Ferguson

Michael Brown Jr.'s father and stepmother are still hopeful the former Ferguson police officer who shot their son will be held accountable. Yet the family also is focused on healing.

After the 2014 killing of Michael Brown and the unrest that followed, Ferguson became ground zero for protests over police violence.

The new mayor of Ferguson, Missouri, says she'll take an active role in community dialogue and reform, Kansas City receives a $50.8 million federal grant to help expand streetcar service south, and Rebekah Taussig's memoir examines disabilities in pop culture and her experience living in a wheelchair.

Segment 1: While the rest of the nation has seen a decrease in the number of drug overdose deaths, Missouri and Kansas have seen a rise.In 2018 death by…

Segment 1: Jabari Asim on race in America."We Can't Breathe" is a collection of essays exploring how the legacy of racism fits into the stories we tell…

After the August primaries, it’s clear many people — young, black and progressive — played a major role in helping former Ferguson Councilman Wesley Bell…

Segment 1: Missouri's 2015 reform bill means fewer defendants bother to appear in court for traffic violations.In the wake of Ferguson, then-Missouri…

Increasing violence in Kansas City has gotten a lot of attention, leading one church to sponsor a forum where community members can workshop ideas to…

Laying out a central theme of his first-year agenda, Missouri Gov.-elect Eric Greitens told a group of law enforcement officers, recruits and their…

Kansas City’s murder rate is getting a lot of attention.The number of lives lost to murder in Kansas City, Missouri, spiked 40 percent between 2014 and…

At a crowded campaign stop in Clay County, Missouri, on Saturday, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Chris Koster emphasized his opponent Eric Greiten's…

Speaking at a campaign stop in Lee’s Summit Friday, Missouri Republican gubernatorial hopeful Eric Greitens tried to position himself as more qualified…