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A reform school in rural Missouri closes after allegations of abuse and neglect, how the local job market is responding to the coronavirus pandemic, one Kansas City university is rolling out a new academic department, and a retrospective analysis of MTV's video content in the 1990s.

The plant, one of the biggest employers in Independence, makes small-caliber ammunition for the U.S. military.

U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley’s proposes that the federal government help pay employee’s wages at companies affected by the COVID-19 crisis.

Tens of thousands of people across Kansas and Missouri filed for unemployment benefits as many businesses were ordered to close to slow the spread of the…

Segment 1: What aspiring Foreign Service Officers from Kansas City are taking away from the impeachment hearings.Recent congressional hearings have put…

Segment 1: The most reliable source of qualified teachers now produces half the candidates it once did.The number of undergraduate education degrees…

Segment 1: A KU research team got a grant to bring technology training to women's prisons.The population of women in U.S. prisons has risen 834 percent…

Missouri workers providing care for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities make less than a Walmart or Target worker, even after a pay…

Segment 1: A difficult image re-ignites debate over ethics in photography.In a recent photograph, a migrant from El Salvador lies face down in water…

Segment 1: Investors invited to consider five areas in Kansas City, Missouri, in need of development capital.The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce…

Segment 1: USDA research facilities will relocate to Kansas City area.The headquarters of the Economic Research Service and the National Institute of Food…

(This story was updated at 5:15 p.m.)The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced plans Thursday to move headquarters of two large research agencies from…