By Emily Wolf On Tuesday, Overland Park will elect a new mayor for the first time in 16 years, after Carl Gerlach announced he would not run for re-election. Longtime
By Emily Wolf On Tuesday, Overland Park will elect a new mayor for the first time in 16 years, after Carl Gerlach announced he would not run for re-election. Longtime
By Maria Benevento and Sophia Belshe College students in Kansas now have access to the new Kansas Promise Scholarship designed to help keep their talents in the state after they
By Maria Benevento and Sophia Belshe College students in Kansas now have access to the new Kansas Promise Scholarship designed to help keep their talents in the state after they
By Sophia Belshe When 22-year-old Anthony Hugo first invested in AMC in February, he and his fellow Redditors were hoping to push the stock price over $8. On June 2,
By Sophia Belshe When 22-year-old Anthony Hugo first invested in AMC in February, he and his fellow Redditors were hoping to push the stock price over $8. On June 2,
By Roxie Hammill The pandemic has presented a two-sided coin to the four big public universities in Kansas and Missouri. On one side, the dire enrollment predictions of the summer
By Roxie Hammill The pandemic has presented a two-sided coin to the four big public universities in Kansas and Missouri. On one side, the dire enrollment predictions of the summer
By Brittany Callan With rapidly rising COVID-19 cases and a shortage of staffed hospital beds, most of the Kansas City metro is tightening COVID-19 restrictions. But while most area counties are working in
By Brittany Callan With rapidly rising COVID-19 cases and a shortage of staffed hospital beds, most of the Kansas City metro is tightening COVID-19 restrictions. But while most area counties are working in
By Sidney Steele For Will Hanson, a junior at Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas, it’s surprising how many people his age don’t understand the importance of voting. This year,
By Sidney Steele For Will Hanson, a junior at Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas, it’s surprising how many people his age don’t understand the importance of voting. This year,
By Anne Kniggendorf, freelance reporter with The Beacon Taryn Pierce of Shawnee, Kansas decided at the beginning of August to make a big change: She’d remove her three school-aged children,
By Anne Kniggendorf, freelance reporter with The Beacon Taryn Pierce of Shawnee, Kansas decided at the beginning of August to make a big change: She’d remove her three school-aged children,
By Roxie Hammill For anyone who’s not a lawyer, accessing court records in Kansas is a headache. Depending on the type of court, successfully obtaining records can involve an endless
By Roxie Hammill For anyone who’s not a lawyer, accessing court records in Kansas is a headache. Depending on the type of court, successfully obtaining records can involve an endless
By India Garrish Like millions of others across the country, Heather Savio Wolf is depending on home internet access more than ever. But the Shawnee Mission School District teacher says
By India Garrish Like millions of others across the country, Heather Savio Wolf is depending on home internet access more than ever. But the Shawnee Mission School District teacher says
By Celisa Calacal If more Missouri residents had completed the 2010 Census, there’s a chance the state wouldn’t have lost a seat in Congress. Kansans could have received more funding for essential programs like
By Celisa Calacal If more Missouri residents had completed the 2010 Census, there’s a chance the state wouldn’t have lost a seat in Congress. Kansans could have received more funding for essential programs like
By Barbara Shelly The morning of Saturday, April 25, dawned crisp and clear — perfect conditions for Kansas City’s 32nd annual AIDS Walk. But this year, Theis Park in Kansas
By Barbara Shelly The morning of Saturday, April 25, dawned crisp and clear — perfect conditions for Kansas City’s 32nd annual AIDS Walk. But this year, Theis Park in Kansas
By Barbara Shelly While Chely Scarbrough signed up to work as an election judge in Kansas City this year, she isn’t crazy about the prospect of being in close contact
By Barbara Shelly While Chely Scarbrough signed up to work as an election judge in Kansas City this year, she isn’t crazy about the prospect of being in close contact
By Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian In the midst of a busy workday filled with online meetings, presentations, and childcare, daily walks outside have become a highlight for Crystal Everett, her husband,
By Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian In the midst of a busy workday filled with online meetings, presentations, and childcare, daily walks outside have become a highlight for Crystal Everett, her husband,
By Andy Marso, The Beacon At Evergreen Community of Johnson County, everything has changed. Visitors and volunteers are no longer allowed at the Olathe nursing home. Vendors are met at
By Andy Marso, The Beacon At Evergreen Community of Johnson County, everything has changed. Visitors and volunteers are no longer allowed at the Olathe nursing home. Vendors are met at
By Celisa Calacal, The Beacon For nearly five years, Violet Nudson has been a bus driver in the Olathe School District. But in recent weeks, with the spread of the
By Celisa Calacal, The Beacon For nearly five years, Violet Nudson has been a bus driver in the Olathe School District. But in recent weeks, with the spread of the
