First Warn Forecast: Humid conditions persist across Kansas City area

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The summer heat and humidity are in full swing today and into the 4th of July holiday weekend. However, rain and storm chances have risen for Saturday, and a First Warn is in place. Rain chances hang on at 30% for Sunday. Hot and …

In Kansas City, most immigrants facing deportation receive no legal counsel

Kansas City’s immigration court is on the fifth floor of a nondescript downtown office building. The area is better known for the bustling shops of Crown Center to the south, or nearby Washington Square Park, a potential site for a new Royals stadium. Yet …

The immigrants who brought soccer to Kansas City

Kansas City will be the smallest city in North America to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. But it may not have embraced the sport at all, if not for the efforts of immigrants who fought for the beautiful game — before there were even soccer fields to play on. …

Kansas has some of U.S.'s lowest homeownership rates

Lawrence and Manhattan, Kansas, have two of the five lowest homeownership rates in the U.S. The low rates are attributed to the high student populations and rental demand in these university towns. The national homeownership rate was 65.7% in the last …

Kansas' ban on foreign campaign contributors stands

A Kansas judge denied a request to temporarily block a new law prohibiting foreign-funded groups from campaigning on state constitutional amendments. The judge ruled the group challenging the law, Kansans for Constitutional Freedom, failed to demonstrate a …

Kansas university presidents get pay raises

The Kansas Board of Regents approved raises for the presidents of five state universities and the Regents president. The raises range from 4% to 12% despite budget cuts and tuition increases at most Kansas universities. The Regents chairman defended the …

Kansas State football's productive recruiting month overshadowed by the one that got away

MANHATTAN — What should go down as a productive month of June for Kansas State football's 2026 recruiting cycle will more likely be defined in the short term by the one that got away. The Wildcats added 12 commitments for their 2026 class in June and …

Kansas City tried one of Zohran Mamdani's big ideas for NYC. Here's how it could change riding the bus in the Big Apple.

New York City's Democratic nominee for mayor, Zohran Mamdani, is running on some eye-catching promises. One of them is free public buses. Mamdani argues that ending fees on buses, whose 2 million daily riders are disproportionately low-income, would …

State leaders meet in Kansas City for summit on antisemitism, US-Israel relations

3 questions facing Kansas football with Big 12 Media Days approaching

LAWRENCE — Kansas football coach Lance Leipold is entering his fifth season in charge of the Jayhawks. Before kickoff of the regular season opener, though, which is scheduled for Aug. 23 at home against Fresno State, Leipold and a handful of his players …