Maria Ioudenitch

This weekend, two teams based in Olathe, Kansas will play in the Granny Basketball national championships. Organizers want to foster camaraderie, sportsmanship and a “gentle game” for women over age 50. Plus: the elite violinist whose world-renowned musical family called Kansas City home.

The U.S. trade war with China has created a financial burden for farmers and companies that import Chinese goods. Consumers, on the other hand, have...

Segment 1: What medical marijuana looks like in practice.Missouri votes approved Amendment 2 in November, legalizing the use of medical marijuana in the…

Growing up in Topeka, Kansas, Maria and Tess Cuevas didn’t live in a Mexican-American neighborhood. So their after-school gigs were a little hard to…

Innovation, it is sometimes said, is finding a new way to solve a problem.In 2003, would-be entrepreneurs in Kansas City had a problem, according to Maria…

This story was rebroadcast as part of our best-of 2015 series. It was first reported in March 2015. On First Fridays, the Crossroads Arts District…

The band Maria the Mexican describes its sound as Americana soul and Mexicana groove. Sisters Maria and Tess Cuevas got their start in Mariachi Estrella,…

The Missouri House has passed yet another bill that expands the rights of gun owners, less than 24 hours after passing legislation aimed at blocking the…

Missouri’s budget for the next fiscal year has been passed by the State House. While Medicaid expansion has dominated most of the debate, spending hikes…

Decades ago, scientists and energy experts predicted that 2013 would include flying cars and that by now, oil would be a thing of the past. But the state…

The announcement was made last week: a UMKC-led consortium claimed a winning spot in the third round of the federal i6 Challenge.The result is a $1…

Kansas City voters will decide two measures in August. It’s increasingly difficult for mid-sized farms to compete against both large and small farmers.…