As state and federal lawmakers propose measures to curb how firms like VineBrook operate, tenants continue to grapple with poor maintenance and customer service.

Representatives from Illinois, Kansas and Missouri are part of the caucus behind a package of bills that would promote healthy outcomes for Black mothers, who die from pregnancy-related causes at far higher rates than women of other races.

The man, known only as Sniper 1, fatally shot two-year-old Clesslynn Crawford during a 2022 standoff. He is still working for the Joplin Police Department.

In March 2022, a Missouri sniper shot and killed a toddler in error, acting — according to experts — contrary to training and best practices.

A KCUR and Midwest Newsroom investigation reveals the chain of events that ended in the death of Clesslynn Crawford in March 2022.

The university's national alumni group issued a "no confidence" rebuke to the Board of Curators, for accepting the review's findings and reinstating President John Moseley.

Sunshine Week, observed each year in mid-March, aims to shine a national spotlight on these regulations that entitle Americans to information about government at all levels.

En los estados centrales de Estados Unidos, la información acerca de las tasas de mortalidad materna entre las mujeres hispanas no es fiable. Eso es un desafío para las organizaciones de salud que dependen de esas estadísticas para enviar recursos a esa población.

Black women have some of the highest new infection rates regionally and nationally, and many still face systemic barriers in receiving the health care they need to live healthy and normal lives.

In Missouri and Nebraska, information about maternal mortality rates among Hispanic women is not reliable. That’s a challenge for health care organizations that depend on those statistics to send resources to that population.