Missouri Hailstorm Damages Hundreds of Vehicles May 1, 2026 By Heather Hollingsworth and Sarah Brumfield Glass shards flew everywhere as Eric Gockel waited out one of the worst hailstorms to hit Missouri. One of the...
Family Sues Kansas Jail Over Inmate’s Death April 21, 2026 By Heather Hollingsworth Relatives of a jail inmate whom investigators determined died after a Kansas sheriff’s deputy shoved his knee into the cuffed...
Kansas Jury Awards $8M to Family of Teen Who Died at Juvenile Intake Center February 9, 2026 By Heather Hollingsworth Jurors have awarded $8.3 million to the family of a Kansas foster teen who died in 2021 after he was...
Missouri Faces Legal Battle with China Over Pandemic Compensation December 24, 2025 By Heather Hollingsworth Missouri’s top prosecutor said China is suing after the state pressed federal officials for help collecting on a roughly $25...
The Rise of Deepfake Cyberbullying Poses a Growing Problem for Schools December 24, 2025 By Heather Hollingsworth Schools are facing a growing problem of students using artificial intelligence to transform innocent images of classmates into sexually explicit...
Kansas County to Pay $3M Over a Raid on a Small-Town Newspaper December 1, 2025 By John Hanna and Heather Hollingsworth A rural Kansas county has agreed to pay a little more than $3 million and apologize over a law enforcement...
Kansas County to Pay $3M and Apologize Over a Raid on a Small-Town Newspaper November 14, 2025 By John Hanna and Heather Hollingsworth TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A rural Kansas county has agreed to pay a little more than $3 million and apologize...
Teenage Basketball Players Among 8 Killed in Kansas Highway Crash May 8, 2025 By John Hanna and Heather Hollingsworth Two teenage basketball players, a coach and a trainer from the Tulsa, Oklahoma, area who were on their way back...
St. Louis to Pay $4M Settlement Over Conditions at Now-Closed Jail May 8, 2025 By Heather Hollingsworth St. Louis has agreed to pay $4 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging that inmates at a former...
Questions About How a Deputy’s Stepson Became the Accused Gunman at FSU Shooting April 21, 2025 By Kate Payne and Heather Hollingsworth Amid the abandoned chemistry notes and other debris left behind after a deadly shooting at Florida State University are lingering...