By Marco Schaden For voters interested in researching candidates, here are the competitive federal, state and local races that will appear on ballots in Johnson County on Nov. 8, with
By Marco Schaden For voters interested in researching candidates, here are the competitive federal, state and local races that will appear on ballots in Johnson County on Nov. 8, with
By Mili Mansaray On Aug. 1, wage increases and an improved benefits package went into effect for Starbucks stores across the nation — but not for any of the stores that
By Mili Mansaray On Aug. 1, wage increases and an improved benefits package went into effect for Starbucks stores across the nation — but not for any of the stores that
By Josh Merchant This November, voters in Johnson County will elect four candidates to the Johnson County Board of County Commissioners, which oversees a budget of $1.45 billion and about
By Josh Merchant This November, voters in Johnson County will elect four candidates to the Johnson County Board of County Commissioners, which oversees a budget of $1.45 billion and about
By Josh Merchant The Kansas City area is home to more than 2 million people, driving to work, tending to lawns and gardens and enjoying parks and green spaces. As
By Josh Merchant The Kansas City area is home to more than 2 million people, driving to work, tending to lawns and gardens and enjoying parks and green spaces. As
By Celia Hack In the first quarter of 2022, the state of Kansas had nearly 10,000 past-due mortgages. Six of 10 of those mortgages were at least three months late
By Celia Hack In the first quarter of 2022, the state of Kansas had nearly 10,000 past-due mortgages. Six of 10 of those mortgages were at least three months late
By Josh Merchant In a long-awaited announcement on Feb. 25, the Centers for Disease Control said it was no longer recommending indoor mask wearing in communities considered to be at
By Josh Merchant In a long-awaited announcement on Feb. 25, the Centers for Disease Control said it was no longer recommending indoor mask wearing in communities considered to be at
By Madison Hopkins In the early days of the COVID pandemic, millions of taxpayer dollars flowed into the Kansas City area through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economics Security (CARES)
By Madison Hopkins In the early days of the COVID pandemic, millions of taxpayer dollars flowed into the Kansas City area through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economics Security (CARES)
By: Maria Benevento Kansas state lawmakers have filed several dozen additional bills related to education since our roundup of school-related legislation in late January. This new batch of bills covers topics like
By: Maria Benevento Kansas state lawmakers have filed several dozen additional bills related to education since our roundup of school-related legislation in late January. This new batch of bills covers topics like
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,