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Kansas City has its share of popular rappers, including Tech N9ne and Amira Wang — but few of them are middle schoolers. This local fifth-grader is making kid-friendly rap music that’s just as cool as the adult stuff.

Camp Encourage is geared towards youth diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. This is its fifteenth year of serving kids in the Kansas City metro.

There were 1,780 instances of foster kids going missing in Missouri over a two-and-a-half year period.

Here's a sneak peak at the new children's area and other renovations made over the past year. They include a drive-thru, but "we're not trying to sell you something," head librarian promises.

Although many parents are excited about the prospect of a vaccine for children under the age of 5, not many kids in the older age group have gotten their own vaccine yet.

From hand-pulled noodles delivered by cat robots to a pick-it-yourself Mongolian grill, KCUR’s food critics and listeners offer suggestions for Kansas City restaurants your kids will love.

With COVID-19 vaccines imminent for children ages 5-11, I wanted to see how Kansas City kids felt about their shots. But I also heard something more: fears about the disease that's changed their lives, and impatience from long-promised parties, trips and concerts.

Kansas City pediatrician sees hopeful trend in coronavirus cases among youngsters.

Tuesday’s hearing was only the latest example of legislative criticism of the Department of Social Services.

Teachers, parents and students are preparing for a new school year as the delta variant surge in Missouri continues.

Cases among children have been steadily growing, but the numbers appear to show that severe illness, hospitalization and death are rare in children infected with the coronavirus.

State funds are allowing FosterAdopt Connect to increase its programs including a drop-in center for homeless and at-risk teens.