Missouri

The Green Belt Express will create clean energy power lines in Kansas and Missouri.

Grain Belt Express Wins Final Approval in Missouri

Regulators have given final approval to the owners of the Grain Belt Express transmission line to drop off thousands of megawatts of clean energy in Missouri. 

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A caregiver meets with a patient.

Kansas Struggles with Shortage of Alzheimer’s Care Workers

The Alzheimer’s Association recently released a study that found Kansas is one of the states that can be considered a “desert” for dementia care.

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Michael Tisius shows his tattoos during an interview at Potosi Correctional Center.

Witnessing the State-Sanctioned Killing of Michael Tisius

A pastor shares her story of watching Missouri execute Michael Tisius in June. Tisius was convicted of killing two jailers in 2000.

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young cows with tags on their ears stand in the mud of a hoop barn.

Missouri Cattle Producers Slash Herds Amid Worsening Drought

The worsening drought in Missouri is forcing livestock producers to sell off their cattle herds, decisions that will be felt at the supermarket cash register.

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Folks hold up pink white and blue signs that read "We Are Still Here" at a transgender rights protest in Kansas City.

Lawrence Follows KC in Becoming a Transgender Safe Haven

Lawrence City Commission has passed an ordinance declaring the city a transgender safe haven, following a similar step taken by Kansas City in May.

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Drag Queen “Manic High” applying makeup.

Drag Queens Persevere in Face of anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation in Kansas and Missouri

The Kansas City and Lawrence drag community is persevering in the face of a wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation in Kansas and Missouri. Here’s how.

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Evergy offices in downtown Topeka, Kansas.

Missouri Plan for Peak Power Pricing Prompts Pushback

A Missouri regulatory plan to adopt time-of-use pricing for electrical power is running into resistance from some politicians and utilities such as Evergy.

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Monument sign for the Herzog Foundation in Smithville.

Smithville Nonprofit Seeks to Become ‘Epicenter of the School-Choice Movement’

Before his death, Stanley Herzog’s largesse bankrolled a generation of GOP candidates. His fortune is now focused on expanding ‘Christ-centered K-12 education.’

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Attendees of the Kansans for Constitutional Freedom watch party celebrate after primary election results verify Kansans voted to keep abortion a constitutional right.

Positive Polling Doesn’t Guarantee Victory for Abortion Rights

Polls show that most Americans, even in red states, oppose the strict abortion bans Republican state lawmakers have enacted in the year since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade.

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A sinkhole in Barry County, Missouri.

That Sinking Feeling: Missouri Full of Caves, Sinkholes

Missouri is unusually fertile ground for sinkholes and caves, thanks to its landscape. The Show-Me State is home to the second most caves in the country.

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