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Kansas City’s over-crowded animal shelter is a step closer to becoming a state-of-the-art animal “campus.”Kansas City's Finance and Governance committee…

Nearly 900 streets in the U.S. are named for Martin Luther King Jr. But there's not one in Kansas City.Several prominent, local black political and…

In a budget year that remains challenging for many school districts in Kansas, 34 districts got some bad news Friday afternoon.The state sold the…

Kansas lawmakers have approved a school funding plan that they say will end the risk of a legal fight closing Kansas schools. The bill is in response to a…

Community members and civic leaders gathered Saturday for the 9th annual Urban Summit at the Kansas City Police East Patrol Station to talk about how to…

The Kansas Senate Ways and Means Committee heard testimony this week on a bill that would essentially sever financial ties between the state and the…

Scherenschnitte. This was 13-year-old Olathe resident Vanya Shivashankar's final word right before she was named co-champion of the Scripps National…

In early July, Robyn Zwolinski and her husband, Gene, decided it was time to put down their 13-year-old West Highland terrier, Blaire. The past few years…

Olathe’s own Vanya Shivashankar is returning from Washington, D.C. this week after competing at the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee, just a few years…

Next week, while the NBA and NHL playoffs drag on, ESPN will turn its attention to the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Many will again wonder, "What's a…

In 2008, elected officials and urban residents came together under the direction of 2nd District Jackson County Legislator, Bishop James Tindall, Sr. to…

Local shelters are seeing a record number of animals coming into their facilities each day.On Wednesday's Central Standard, we'll explore the state of pet…