Latinos

Conservatives decry the decision, but a ruling by the Supreme Court is being celebrated by hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children. Two DACA recipients living in Kansas City offered their reactions, and an expert on the court analyzed the decision.

Reactions to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on an Obama-era immigration program, a comparison of current Kansas City protests to those that occurred after the death of Martin Luther King Jr., and how to make the best grilled burger for dad on Father's Day.

Kansas City area DACA recipients and immigration attorneys react to Thursday's 5-4 decision to uphold the program, which grants temporary protection from deportation for those brought to the United States without authorization as children.

Black Kansans are more at risk for both testing positive for COVID-19 and dying from it than white people. Experts say it's a mix between long-standing racial disparities in health care treatment and access, lack of inclusivity and a higher likelihood that black residents are working "essential" jobs.

WICHITA, Kansas — The good news for Kansas public colleges: 1,000 more Latino students will be enrolled a decade from now.

Segment 1: How Title IX applies to transgender students.With the background of a couple of court cases currently in progress, a KU law professor has…

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Public universities in Missouri haven’t been able to offer in-state tuition to students living illegally in the U.S. since 2015. Some state lawmakers are…

Segment 1: Who gets to tell what stories? Controversy over a novel called “American Dirt” led to a canceled book tour—a week before author Jeanine Cummins…

Segment 1: A Kansas native moderated the last Democratic debate in Iowa.Brianne Pfannenstiel grew up in Lawrence and got her first job in journalism at…

Segment 1: Health insurance can be hard to get in Kansas City, especially if you're Latino or an immigrant.A recent study found that immigrants and U.S.…

Segment 1: How Making Movies' latest album gave a nod to Lou Reed.Making Movies, a Kansas City band, released an album this year that got a lot of…