Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Missouri, decried an FBI raid of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, calling it an “unprecedented weaponization” of the Department of Justice against one o…
Kansas City Royals clobber Boston Red Sox 13-5 behind rookie bats and Brad Keller’s arm
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The youth-infused Kansas City Royals started their 11-game homestand by taking three of four against the Boston Red Sox, a club that just traded for former Royals star Eric Hosmer a few days ago and that entered the series still hold…
Maternal mortality in Mo. continues to raise alarm as board pushes for Medicaid expansion
Between 2017 and 2019, 185 women died while pregnant, or within one year of pregnancy, in Missouri. The majority of these deaths were preventable, a recent study found. Death during or soon after pregnancy is known as maternal mortality. In a three yea…
How a Catholic Kansas doctor suddenly became a fierce, vocal abortion rights advocate
That Friday in June when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade threw Dr. Sabrina Markese into an emotional tailspin. She was supposed to go to dinner with her mom and stepfather the next day. But the idea of breaking bread with staunch Catholics who…
Planned Parenthood quietly opened new Kansas abortion clinic after Supreme Court ruling
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Planned Parenthood quietly opened a new abortion clinic in Kansas City, Kansas, this summer, a location that didn’t draw much attention until after Kansans affirmed the right to an abortion with Tuesday’s historic vote. The new healt…
Eric Greitens lost the Missouri Senate primary. He won’t disappear from politics
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Whatever you want to call the two-minute speech former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens made on election night, it wasn’t a concession. He did not congratulate Attorney General Eric Schmitt on winning the Republican primary. He told his s…
‘Shaking, shivering, and shoveling:’ Farmers’ Almanac predicts chilly Midwest winter
As much of the U.S. experiences what might be “its hottest summer ever,” the Farmers’ Almanac is predicting another extreme season — winter. While “frigid temperatures should flow into many areas nationwide,” the long-running publication predicts it wi…
‘Ongoing fight.’ What does Kansas’ strong vote for abortion rights mean for November?
Democrats nationwide latched onto Kansas’ resounding affirmation of abortion rights as a sign of good things to come. The first referendum on abortion in a post-Roe America, Kansas is seen as a bellwether of voter opinion on the issue heading into the …
Editorial: Kansas voters spoke loudly on abortion: Trust women. Now politicians must listen
The nation now knows, and the world: Kansas remains a free state. In a stunning display of common sense, Kansas voters Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected a constitutional amendment that would have put abortion policy completely in the hands of the Legisla…
Biden celebrates abortions rights wins in Kansas as Democrats see midterm message
President Joe Biden on Tuesday night celebrated the failure of a constitutional amendment to eliminate the right to an abortion in Kansas, a significant win for the abortion rights movement in the first popular vote on the issue in the aftermath of a U…