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kcur.org - 12/01/2025 10:00:00 AM. A recent study by the Latinx Education Collaborative has highlighted a significant increase in the representation of Latino teachers in the Kansas City region, with the percentage nearly tripling since 2019 to reach 2.7% in the 2024-25 school year. Despite this progress, a gap still...

The Missouri General Assembly is about a month away from the start of the 2026 legislative session. Lawmakers have pre-filed 631 bills and more are expected.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Kansas City grandfather and grandson say they’re thankful to spend the holidays together after a recent health scare. Carl Linck, 84, was driving down I-29 with his 15-year-old grandson Parker Van Sickle over the summer when Linck started experiencing cardiac arrest. Parker grabbed...

Half of a Kansas City couple arrested with fentanyl-laced methamphetamine in Pettis County after striking a school bus during a police chase pleads guilty. Alicia Ealey pleaded down Monday to two counts of possession of a controlled substance. She was sentenced to a total of four years in prison. It...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A new exhibit is highlighting the history of Kansas City’s Black firefighters through a partnership between the Kansas City Fire Historical Society and the Black Archives of Mid-America. The exhibit showcases artifacts dating back to the 1800s, including helmets, uniforms, historic photos,...

This will be much more convenient during high-traffic events like the World Cup. Major US city to get exciting new renovations in wake of 2026 World Cup: 'We needed to meet those needs' first appeared on The Cool Down .

Governor Mike Kehoe’s office has announced the appointments of two more judges within the judicial circuit court system. John Gromowsky, of Kansas City, will move up from the Associate Circuit Court to the Circuit Court bench in the 16th circuit to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge S-Margene Burnett.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man who was shot by an officer after hitting a Kansas City police car earlier this year was recently sentenced and convicted in Jackson County Circuit Court. Online court records show Robert Beebe, 35, pleaded guilty in court last month to charges of unlawful...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A midtown nonprofit laid off 10 employees due to uncertainty over federal funding. SAVE Inc. KC cut about a third of its staff as the organization faces budget constraints. The group helps around 1,000 people with housing, emergency assistance, and vouchers. The organization said it...

Missouri schools allow corporal punishment by parents. Yes, archaic, but I assure you that it does happen. In our state, at least 123 school districts allow it to be administered to students , if it is written in their school board policy. That means these schools let parents go onto school property and administer...