NOW SHE’S ESCALATING THAT FIGHT TO EXPOSE HER STRUGGLES WITH MISSOURI’S GUARDIANSHIP SYSTEM. INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER MATT FLEENER HAS THE NEXT CHAPTER IN OUR PAPER, PRISONS INVESTIGATION, SHOWING HOW A ...

The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office is pushing for changes to Missouri law aimed at strengthening how domestic violence ...

A family is mourning the loss of an Independence, Missouri, man who had “the biggest heart” after he was attacked and killed by a dog he knew.

Jackson County Legislator Sean Smith has entered the race for Congress, becoming the first major Republican to announce a bid for the seat currently held by longtime Democrat Emanuel Cleaver.

Memorial services honoring the life of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. will be expanded beyond Chicago with events in Washington, D.C., and South Carolina ...

Officials said eight families live in the affected area. All were evacuated as a precaution. Six homes were damaged, along with a total of eight buildings.

Students in the Richmond School District will not attend classes Friday after district leaders reported a growing number of students and staff members are sick.

Kansas lawmakers are considering a bill that would treat ICE agents and other federal officers the same as state and local police under several Kansas criminal and traffic laws.

A group of Fort Osage High School students took their learning outside of the classroom on Thursday and ran their own pop-up coffee shop.

February, is that you? It will be windy and colder Thursday evening as temperatures shift in the Kansas City metro.

Actor Eric Dane, star of "Grey's Anatomy" and "Euphoria," has died at 53, according to multiple reports. His death comes nearly a year after he revealed he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral ...

Authorities trying to solve the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie say they might tap DNA genealogy databases, the same step that ...