Kansas City Kansas (KCK)

The Hollywood Casino next to the Kansas Speedway was closed for a month by the coronavirus pandemic and has seen revenue significantly shrink. Falling revenue at the casino means falling revenue for the Unified Government.

Weeks into the outbreak at Riverbend in Kansas City, Kansas, inspectors still saw health workers caring for COVID-19 patients without proper protective gear.

Schools count on census to help them serve vulnerable kids, but many of those families haven't filled it out yet. Disruption caused by the coronavirus could mean less money for years to come.

Marissa Graczyk's family is from the tiny town of Centerview in Johnson County, Missouri, where there are no parks or playgrounds for kids with disabilities. She and her brother have an illness that requires them to use wheelchairs. The first all-inclusive playground in Wyandotte County allows all six siblings to play together.

Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, spoke Saturday with local health officials and Gov. Laura Kelly about what more needs to be done in the state to halt the spread of the virus.

Officials expect to see higher turnout in this primary than in previous years.

A pair of editorials in the Kansas City Star over the last week highlighted much of the negative feedback that community members have about the Wyandotte County District Attorney's Office under Mark Dupree.

How Kansas is navigating the impending reopening of its public schools, when and why face masks protect us from coronavirus infection, and how language might evolve during interstellar space travel.

The Kansas State Board of Education put out a 1,100-page guide to reopening schools for the 2020 academic school year.

Rep. Sharice Davids explains why she's backed the bills she has since the country was engulfed in pandemic and protests, and a renowned Kansas City screenwriter offers his recommendations for something to stream over the holiday weekend.

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation has been looking into allegations of sexual violence involving Roger Golubski, who is now retired.

Long-term financial reports were already painting a challenging picture of Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, finances. One forecast published by the UG finance office last year predicted an economic downturn, one that would lead to $32 million in losses collectively over five years if the UG did nothing.