New funding will expand a program that shares childcare costs among employers, families and the state. But finding available ...

To cut costs, Kansas City Council moved to retrofit the temporary city jail built for the World Cup instead of building a new ...

The roughly 150 fixed license plate readers are part of a network also mounted in parks and on municipal buildings, KCK ...

Karrie Krause had to take out a bank loan to pay off a hospital bill from 2022. (Suzanne King/The Beacon) In December 2022, a ...

Kansas City’s latest changeup in a yearslong effort to build a permanent municipal jail involves a $120 million retrofit of ...

These notes were produced through Kansas City Documenters, which trains and pays community members to take fact-checked notes at public meetings, strengthening transparency and accountability in local ...

Jackson County COMBAT Executive Director Murray Woodard II holds up a copy of COMBAT’s 2025 impact report at a Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners meeting on May 12, 2026. (Screenshot/KCPD Board ...

Potholes line an alleyway that runs behind Armourdale Community Center. The proposed sales tax could fund repaving of 27 miles of alleyway per year. (Josh Merchant/The Beacon) At the end of a long ...

Healthcare debt is the leading cause of bankruptcy in the United States. (Canva image) This week thousands of Kansans will get a Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes-style surprise. But instead of a ...

Fitzgibbon joins the ranks of nearly a dozen hospitals in Missouri that have shuttered labor and delivery services since 2010. (Fitzgibbon Memorial Hospital/Facebook) For pregnant women living north ...

Missouri voters will decide on five statewide ballot questions — four amendments and one proposition. The Beacon put together a guide on what a yes or a no vote means for each.