🎥Kansas AG announces friendly Super Bowl wager
The Kansas City Chiefs are going for an unprecedented third consecutive Super Bowl title when they face the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. It’s a rematch of a championship game from two years ago that Kansas City won
Gasoline prices in Iowa hold fairly steady, despite tariff talk
(Radio Iowa) – Iowa farmers, consumers and others are watchful for any impact that may be coming from tariffs President Trump is proposing on trade partners. A new ten-percent tariff is being imposed on China, while planned
Nearly 30,000 federal workers in Kansas City brace for layoffs
The federal government is by far Kansas City’s largest employer and a major economic engine. Experts warn the region’s economy will feel the pain when jobs disappear BY: SUZANNE KING Almost 30,000 federal employees in the Kansas City
Missouri lawmakers seek to restrict cell-phone use in high schools statewide
State Rep. Ed Lewis, a Republican from Moberly, chairs the House Elementary and Secondary Education committee (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). State representatives argue their bills would give school districts say in crafting a cell-phone policy that may be
Cigarettes, alcohol use dropping among Missouri teens
With cigarette ads on display, the Philips 66 gas station 59th and Troost is a few hundred feet from Troost Elementary School in Kansas City (Chase Castor/The Beacon). BY: MEG CUNNINGHAM Missouri teens were less interested in cigarettes,
Four Iowans at White House for Trump's signing of 'No Men in Women's Sports' order
(Radio Iowa) – Four Iowa elected officials were at the White House Wednesday as President Trump signed an executive order banning transgender athletes from women’s and girls’ sports. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, Attorney General Brenna Bird and
Suspect arrested in Ohio warehouse mass shooting that killed 1, injured 5
Authorities confirmed that the suspect in the shooting at an Ohio warehouse that killed one person and wounded five was arrested Wednesday morning. The suspect, Bruce Reginald Foster III, was arrested at a home in nearby Columbus
President Trump signs executive order to ban transgender women from women’s sports
President Trump signed an executive order to ban transgender girls and women from competing on sports teams that match their gender identity. The measure, according to White House officials, is called the “No Men in Women’s Sports
See Sabrina Carpenter’s NPR Tiny Desk Concert performance
Sabrina Carpenter made her debut on NPR’s Tiny Desk series, which saw her performing tracks from her most recent album ‘Short ‘n Sweet’, including ‘Taste‘, ‘Juno’ and a rendition of ‘Bad Chem’ with the addition of new
Brandy announces new memoir to be released this fall
Brandy has announced she will release a career-spanning memoir, set for release on October 7. The memoir, which does not yet have a title, “will chronicle Brandy’s ascent from singing at her hometown church in McComb, Mississippi,