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TOPEKA ― The “Kidney Stone Belt” is a thing, and it’s coming for Kansas.Climate change is expanding that swath of America, currently in the south and…

In the early 2000s, Tim Finn was raising two young daughters while working as The Kansas City Star's full-time pop music critic. His wife, Lauren Chapin,…

Tim Finn has been a fixture in Kansas City's music scene since the late 1990s. As the Kansas City Star's music critic, he covered local and national acts…

Slate Magazine says it's the "The Year of the Tick." A local entomologist tells us all about these creepy-crawly disease-carriers.Then, the city of…

State health officials say a Missouri resident has tested positive for a rare virus spread by ticks, and they are encouraging people to protect…

A lawsuit filed on behalf of a Missouri state representative is aimed at changing a mandate from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that he

Summer is the season for camping, walks and bike rides in wooded areas, but this also means it's the season of ticks. From April to September is tick…

This Sunday, the lawn of The Nelson Atkins Museum of Art will be transformed into the main stage for the larger-than-life puppets of StoneLion's puppet…

Kansas Board of Regents members say they will study the issue of allowing guns on campuses, but for now they'll continue barring concealed weapons.A bill…

In the history of the locomotive, natural gas may prove to be as game-changing to the railroad industry in this century as diesel was in the last. Edit |…

A day of municipal mayhem is winding to a close.The Kansas City Star’s Eric Adler writes that the whiteout of February 21, 2013 is a “100-year storm,”…

If you spend any amount of time going to concerts or music shows in Kansas City, you’ve probably seen a tall, thin man with a shock of grey hair usually…