Rose Brooks is now the first unionized domestic violence shelter in the state. Organizers say they hope the union helps stabilize an industry with high levels of burnout and turnover.

Earlier this month, vandals defaced the William Volker Memorial Fountain by removing the leg of a large, male figure and the arm of a faun — a half-human, half-goat creature from Greek and Roman mythology.

The couple, Natalie and Davy Lloyd, were missionaries with Missions in Haiti, Inc., which was started by Davy's parents.

At all four University of Missouri System campuses, tuition will increase 5% for undergraduate students and between 3-5% for graduate and professional students.

Trust Women and other Kansas clinics have played an outsized role in treating abortion patients from states with bans. The clinic’s new board president says she hopes the pause will be "very temporary."

Mayor Quinton Lucas threatened to veto the ceasefire resolution and another item recognizing the work of a Kansas City nonprofit that's been providing medical aid in Gaza. Palestinian groups have been calling on Kansas City Council to support a ceasefire for months.

Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick's office said the Independence School District audit was not prompted by citizen complaints, but selected because of its four-day school week and because it’s one of the state’s larger school districts.

NFL head Roger Goodell, reacting to Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker's controversial commencement speech, said the league values diversity of opinion. Some fans were quick to argue that hasn't always seemed the case.

Wichita isn’t the only community closing schools. Declining enrollments, aging buildings and the end of federal pandemic relief funds have led several districts across Kansas to close school buildings to balance their budgets.