2+ hour, 40+ min ago   (1600+ words) From Raytown to 51st Street to Fourth Street in Kansas City. That's the commute Chelawnta Lewis and her husband make every day to get their kids to their early childhood care programs. Lewis already had two children under the age of…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1715+ words) Oscarina spent the first week of her son's life moving between his bassinet in the neonatal intensive care unit and her small apartment to care for her 6-year-old daughter. She is sore. She is tired. And she is alone. Oscarina…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1468+ words) ROELAND PARK, Kansas " It's a warm day in November, and Annie Parsons and her 2-year-old son, River, are raking leaves in their yard in Roeland Park. River has a toddler-sized rake he's using to scrape the dirt and collect acorns....

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (532+ words) The holiday season is on the way, and if you're looking for fun things to do during family get-togethers, you might consider a new card or board game. And when you're shopping, you have a lot to think about. "Single-player…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1033+ words) Whether the Independence School District can keep its four-day school week after this year is up to voters on Nov. 4. A Missouri law passed last year requires certain school districts to get voter approval to implement a four-day week. Beginning…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (485+ words) The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services issued an advisory Tuesday warning consumers of health risks it says are associated with a product called 7-OH. The name, 7-OH, is short for 7-hydroxymitragynine, and it's made by'chemically converting the main…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (819+ words) After a brief spike in September, Kansas City flu and COVID-19 levels are low right now. But city health officials say they are still contending with confusing federal vaccine messaging, which is leading to increased uncertainty. It stems most recently…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago   (1496+ words) The cafeteria is a little louder these days at Rockwood Summit High School in Fenton. Students are talking with each other as they scarf down lunch, as opposed to turning their phones on their sides and popping in AirPods to…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (278+ words) Soon, eligible parents in Missouri could benefit from a new child care cost saving program called Child Care Works. This program could cut the price for families by as much as 75%, according to Dr. Toni Sturdivant, director of early learning…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (836+ words) The government shutdown is creating uncertainty about whether a federal food benefit program that helps support pregnant people and young children will run out of money. The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, or WIC, provides food…...