Government & PoliticsMasterson, Holscher land blows in first face-to-face Kansas gubernatorial debateKansas voters’ two choices for governor spent Saturday morning clashing over the issues and trading vitriolic personal attacks during a debate at the state fairgrounds.Updated September 13, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Local Italian-American family to open all-day diner in downtown IndependenceSeptember 12, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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Sen. Marshall contends with Hamilton-friendly crowd at Kansas State Fair debateUpdated September 12, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Government & PoliticsSen. Marshall contends with Hamilton-friendly crowd at Kansas State Fair debateUpdated September 12, 2026 at 6:42 PM
EducationHickman Mills district sells former Truman Elementary building for $1.4MSeptember 12, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Government & Politics8th Circuit to hear Missouri redistricting case following U.S. Supreme Court rulingUpdated September 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Government & PoliticsAfter map chaos, these are the districts Missouri voters will cast ballots inUpdated September 12, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Government & PoliticsKansas State Fair to feature governor, U.S. Senate debates. Here’s how to tune inSeptember 11, 2026 at 4:08 PM
LocalAfter high court ruling, are KC-area election boards ready with right map and ballots?September 11, 2026 at 2:59 PM
LocalIndependence names 4 finalists for next police chief as force faces turnover, lawsuitsSeptember 11, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Government & PoliticsConfused about your congressional district? Here’s how to check in the KC metroSeptember 11, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Government & PoliticsAs top Missouri Republicans concede, Kehoe remains committed to gerrymandered mapUpdated September 11, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Government & PoliticsKansas Democrat leans into law enforcement background in attorney general raceUpdated September 11, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Government & PoliticsMissouri will use old congressional map in November, GOP attorney general saysUpdated September 10, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Government & PoliticsVice President JD Vance set to speak at Olathe manufacturing company MondayUpdated September 10, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Government & PoliticsKansas City-area Democrats take a victory lap after SCOTUS blocks new Missouri mapSeptember 10, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Government & PoliticsRepublican efforts to gerrymander Missouri congressional map struck down by courtsUpdated September 10, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Government & PoliticsHoskins found in contempt of court; reverses himself on Missouri’s gerrymandered mapUpdated September 10, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Government & PoliticsAttorney opposing Republican-backed Missouri congressional map reacts to Supreme Court casesUpdated September 10, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Government & PoliticsU.S. Supreme Court again blocks Republican-backed Missouri congressional mapUpdated September 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Government & PoliticsMissouri’s chief justice tells Hoskins not to ‘venture far’ after contempt hearingUpdated September 10, 2026 at 12:57 PM
LocalIndependence can keep its agreement on payments to former chief secret, judge rulesUpdated September 10, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Government & PoliticsWichita is home to Bombardier’s U.S. headquarters. Trump wants to block plane salesUpdated September 9, 2026 at 8:07 PM
LocalIndependence delays vote on new data center rules as residents demand more oversightSeptember 9, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Government & PoliticsAppeals court declines to block Missouri’s gerrymandered map as case heads to SCOTUSUpdated September 9, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Government & PoliticsPoll: No clear leader in Missouri referendum on gerrymandered congressional mapSeptember 10, 2026 at 6:00 AM
EducationKCK-area school fired employee for talking politics with state rep, lawsuit claimsSeptember 9, 2026 at 4:32 PM