In reviewing thousands of court documents, the Star found no other medical providers that charged annual interest at 18% or any other specified rate above 12%.

Seven election officials who spoke to The Star said despite the Secretary of State’s assurance, legal uncertainty remains for their offices.

The legislation, which passed the Senate 30-10 and the House 78-44, now heads to Gov. Laura Kelly’s desk.

The decision leaves few options on the table to pause Missouri’s new map. It could have big implications for Kansas City’s congressional representation.

His retirement, which had been rumored for weeks, is virtually certain to set off a rush of Republicans hoping to vie for his seat.

The long-awaited decision found that the Missouri Constitution does not expressly prohibit lawmakers from redistricting more than once a decade

The Federal Bureau of Investigation probe has thrust into the spotlight a local nonprofit leader.

The subpoena, obtained by The Star, marks the first documented confirmation of a Federal Bureau of Investigation probe that has roiled Kansas City politics.

“Each side tells the Court ‘harm will happen’ to their side no matter what the Court does,” District Court Judge James McCabria wrote.

Leavenworth cleared the way for CoreCivic to open an ICE detention center, approving a zoning permit Tuesday night after a yearslong battle.

“He had a terrible end to his life, a terrible death filled with fear and anxiety and pain. And we feel that this was so preventable.”

While arguing against a temporary restraining order, the attorney general offered to halt enforcement of the law for the next three weeks.

A bill with bipartisan support to restore voting rights to people on probation and parole passes in the Missouri House.

Preliminary data from local election authorities suggests that the campaign is close to qualifying for the ballot.

The proposed crackdown on free assembly during the school day comes amid backlash over a series of student walkouts in Olathe.

The outlines of a widening federal investigation have come into view.

The 2022 case has quietly moved through court for nearly four years, with more than $200,000 in legal fees approved by the police board.

Adam Hamilton, the founding pastor of the nation’s largest United Methodist church, is embarking on a listening tour across Kansas.

Under the law, trans Kansans who updated the gender markers on their driver’s licenses and birth certificates also must surrender them for replacement.

Republican supermajorities in the Legislature could attempt to override Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto as soon as next week.

KC cop Blayne Newton, who community leaders say has “problem” tenure, resigns from KCPD over a 2023 shooting in the East Side where he killed 2 people.

Kris Kobach in 2013 drafted a resolution that sharply opposed federal control of states’ voter registration systems.

Despite scoring an initial zoning victory, CoreCivic argued in court that it should be allowed to open an ICE prison without local approval.

Police Chief Stacey Graves said the main cause of her department’s budget shortage is a combination of legal settlements and overtime.

All four candidates for Kansas secretary of state expressed confidence that elections in the Sunflower State are free and fair.

The withdrawal, revealed in a letter obtained by The Star, removes Heather Hall from the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners.

An internal memo calls for sweeping cuts to ensure basic services within the department through the end of the fiscal year.

“Our democracy cannot endure if those at the highest levels of government are allowed to operate above the law or beyond consequence,” the congressman said in a statement.

Will Pope, a Topeka Jan. 6 defendant, says he sees no double standard at play in the treatment of the Capitol riot cases and the Minnesota shootings. But he had mixed feelings about the current federa...

A Missouri man was among those who brought weapons to the U.S. Capitol grounds on Jan. 6, 2021, and were pardoned. The killing of Alex Pretti was justified by some officials because he had a gun.

A letter obtained by The Star raises the stakes of one of Gov. Mike Kehoe’s most high-profile appointments.

A letter obtained by The Star raises the stakes of one of Gov. Mike Kehoe’s most high-profile appointments.

The gut and go maneuver — also known as hog-housing and radiator capping in other states — is expressly banned in the Missouri Constitution.

The restrictions on restroom usage would apply to all buildings owned by the state of Kansas, local governments and school districts.

The restrictions on restroom usage would apply to all buildings owned by the state of Kansas, local governments and school districts.

The striking concession appears to cool the possibility of a North Kansas City stadium for now.

Kansas City residents decry ‘reprehensible’ decision to keep officer after fatal shooting, following prosecutor declining charges.

The verdict came on the first day on the job for newly appointed Kansas City Fire Chief Craig Buckley.

The vote comes amid fury over the Trump administration’s aggressive ICE crackdown on American cities and a pair of fatal shootings in Minneapolis.

The reactions appear to contradict decades of Republican messaging in Kansas and Missouri, where guns are both ubiquitous and fiercely defended.

The reactions appear to contradict decades of Republican messaging in Kansas and Missouri, where guns are both ubiquitous and fiercely defended.

Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse, was shot by a Border Patrol agent after being pepper sprayed, wrestled to the ground, and struck by officers.

Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse, was shot by a Border Patrol agent after being pepper sprayed, wrestled to the ground, and struck by officers.

“The story’s a microcosm of what’s going on in the country, and not just from a political sense,” the director said. “It’s how we relate to each other and how we live in community together.”

New KC fire chief Craig Buckley is inheriting a department in turmoil.