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A student works on a math problem with the help of a laptop and smart board in Vetta Manning's summer school class at Lee's Summit High School on June 11.

Technology is Reshaping Education. Are Schools Ready?

From laptops to AI software, technology is changing the education field. Educators at all levels are grappling with how to use new technology most effectively.

An aerial view of Truman Sports Complex.

Kansas Legislature Passes Bill to Lure Kansas City Chiefs, Royals

Kansas lawmakers on Tuesday approved legislation to lure the Kansas City Royals and Chiefs from Missouri and build new stadiums across the state line.

Patrick Mahomes throws a pass against the Buffalo Bills during the third quarter in the AFC Divisional Playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium on Jan. 23, 2022.

Chiefs, Royals ask Kansas for Incentives to Help Teams Leave Missouri

The Kansas City Chiefs and Royals urged Kansas lawmakers to expand a tax incentive program to help the teams leave Missouri and move across the state line.

Students and staff at North Kansas City High School celebrate the new cohort of KC Scholars.

Kansas City Area High School Students Get Big Scholarships

Great Jobs KC on Saturday will formally award $48 million in college scholarships to 1,210 students from 87 high schools in the Kansas City area.

A rendering of a potential Kansas City Chiefs domed stadium in Kansas.

Kansas Bill Offers Bonding to Cover 75% of Cost to Build Chiefs, Royals Stadiums

Kansas lawmakers will gather Monday to consider legislation that could finance up to 75% of the cost of new stadiums for the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals.

"Kansas City Week in Review" host Nick Haines.

Nick’s Picks | Juneteenth, Stadium Drama and Summer Solstice

A busy week in Kansas City includes more stadium drama for the Chiefs and Royals, Juneteenth and the summer solstice. Here’s your agenda.

A man holds a brain used for research.

Why You Might Want to Donate Your Brain to Science

Organ donor programs do not include brains, creating a tissue shortage that impedes research into Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and concussions.

Sprinklers irrigate a field in Hamilton County, Kansas, where some farmers have petitioned to be removed from a local groundwater management district. State lawmakers are pressuring the district to do more to conserve water in the Ogallala Aquifer.

‘Time for a Reckoning.’ Kansas Farmers Brace for Water Cuts to Save Ogallala Aquifer

After decades of local inaction, Kansas lawmakers are pushing for big changes in irrigation to conserve water and save the Ogallala Aquifer.

crowd of people in red t-shirts with red balloons at a memorial vigil.

Kansas City Launches New Effort to Counter Gun Violence

Kansas City has launched a “focused deterrence” program, named SAVE KC, that engages potential victims or perpetrators of gun violence before it happens.

A dairy cow in a pen at Be Whole Again Farm in Excelsior Springs.

Bird Flu has Hit Cows in Kansas and Sparked Precautions in Missouri. Here’s What that means for You

Bird flu has hit cows in Kansas and sparked precautions in Missouri. Scientists say the more it spreads, the more chances it has to become a problem for people.

The womyn of the newly formed Womontown march in the 1989 Kansas City Pride Parade.

Honoring Womontown: Kansas City’s Intentional Lesbian Community

The Gay and Lesbian Archive of Mid-America will install a historic marker honoring Womontown on Thursday, June 13, at 27th Terrace and Charlotte Street.

A water tower in Guymon, Oklahoma, which relies on the Ogallala Aquifer for drinking water.

Parched in the Panhandle: Town Frets About Water

How Seaboard Foods rebuilt the Oklahoma panhandle’s economy, which ushered in a new era of groundwater depletion from the Ogallala Aquifer.

"Kansas City Week in Review" host Nick Haines.

Nick’s Picks | Kansas Makes a Play for Chiefs and Royals

This week’s news in Kansas City includes the latest on stadiums for the Chiefs and Royals, more woes for the Country Club Plaza and an update on Buc-ee’s.

Petitioners with Missourians for Healthy Families and Fair Wages unload dozens of boxes of signatures to deliver to the Secretary of State.

Boone County Becomes Focus of Missouri Initiative Petition Campaigns Following Redistricting

The 2022 Missouri congressional map split Boone County in half. Will it make a difference in the effort to get abortion on the ballot in November?

A crowd of people gather in the background of an image, taken down a row of boxes, low to the ground. The boxes are full of yellow and red tomatoes and read "Missouri Grown" and "Fresh Missouri Produce"

Do We Have a Bid? Auctions Sell Produce by the Lot 

Produce auctions in Missouri and Kansas allow wholesale buyers to shop local, offering a key link in the food distribution chain.