Growth in the Northeast and among English language learners is driving the increase.
Kansas City Public Schools reports more kids in classrooms — for the third year in a row
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Weathered COVID before? Scientists say every new infection puts you at risk of getting long COVID
Salam Kabbani wears a smile, and many of her sentences trail into laughter. That tends to mask the fact that she got COVID-19 three years ago — and never got better. The 34-year-old Overland Park pharmacist is one of 17 million Americans battling long COVID, an amorphous constellation of symptoms that scientists are only beginning […]
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Kansas City LGBTQ community vows to ‘fight like hell’ amid mental health and rights worries after Trump win
Election night at BlaqOut in Kansas City was always going to double as a launch party for the organization’s fight for policy and attitude changes toward the Black LGBTQ+ community. As vote results came in, a particular sense of urgency followed. “We have to continue to organize beyond Election Day,” said D. Rashaan Gilmore, the […]
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From swing state to red state: A peek below the surface of county results in Missouri
An analysis of Missouri election results shows a steady shift to Republicans, including smaller movement in urban Democratic strongholds.
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An Independence school is retooling an auditorium to take the load from overflowing classrooms
Fairmount Elementary School in Independence tore the shelves out of a storage closet, installed a smart television and a whiteboard — and started using the space for teaching. With enrollment booming, every room counts. “There is literally not a single space that is not being utilized,” Principal Nicholas Younts said. The school can’t squeeze an […]
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Kansas Republicans gain even more control over abortion, taxes and transgender rights
Kansas Republicans have an even tighter grip on state politics after dominating in local legislative elections. Republicans expanded their supermajority in the state Legislature in Tuesday’s elections. Democrats failed to unseat Republicans in the Kansas City suburbs and lost key races in Hutchinson, Leavenworth and Manhattan. Democrats had seen this cycle as their best chance […]
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Amendment 5 results: Missouri voters reject casino at the Lake of the Ozarks
Missouri voters rejected Amendment 5 on Tuesday, which would have amended the state constitution to allow a casino to be built at the Lake of the Ozarks. The measure failed to reach the simple majority needed to pass, with 47.6 of Missouri voters giving their approval according to unofficial results. The measure would have amended […]
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Missouri election results: Republicans sweep lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer
Missouri Republicans are sweeping state office contests by wide margins with incumbents Andrew Bailey and Vivek Malek joined by Denny Hoskins and Dave Wasinger. More than 93% of the precincts were reporting as of midnight Tuesday. Attorney general After serving as attorney general for two years, Bailey cruised through his first election bid. Bailey was […]
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Kansas Board of Education election results: Conservatives gain ground
The Kansas Board of Education will retain its Republican majority and shift more to the right. Republicans appeared headed to win two of five races on Tuesday, giving conservatives a 7-3 majority over Democrats on the board. Sally Cauble, a former board member, said the new crop of Republican winners that joined the current board […]
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Missouri voters reject funding sheriff and prosecutor pensions through court fees
Due to an editor’s error, the first version of this story reversed the results. Missouri voters rejected an amendment allowing for court fees to fund sheriff and prosecutor retirement benefits. Amendment 6 was failing by a margin of roughly 61% with 95% of the vote in when the Associated Press called the race. The issue […]