Frank Morris

In a tiny, remote farm town, a chef who grew up nearby runs what many call the best restaurant for hundreds of miles around. It's an effort to serve local foods and keep a shrinking town alive.

On the high plains of Kansas, a beloved restaurant uses local products to help keep a shrinking farm town alive.

Wild temperature swings are driving cases of trench foot and frostbite among homeless people — especially in the Midwest. As COVID surges, some people spurn shelters through extremes of cold and wet.

Missouri prosecutors have charged two adults with second-degree murder following last week's shooting that killed one person and injured 22 others at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade.

One person died in the violence that broke out at the end of the Kansas City Super Bowl celebration. 43 year old Elizabeth Galvan was a radio DJ, and well known in the community.

The victory parade and rally for the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl win turned into a tragedy as one person was killed and several others were injured during a mass shooting

Soon after the victory celebration for the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs ended, shots were fired nearby — breaking the joyful mood of thousands who had come to take part in the day.

In 2023, traffic fatalities seemed to be on the decline from recent years, but the numbers are still higher than before the pandemic — and pedestrian deaths on roadways remain at crisis levels.

A fiery train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio pushed a demand for new rail safety measures in 2023.

Women's soccer will pass a milestone next year when what's billed as the first stadium designed and built specifically for women's professional sports opens in Kansas City.

Federal workers across the country are bracing to lose pay indefinitely. Many have weathered shutdowns before and some face losing income at particularly inconvenient times in their lives.

Climate change is making insuring crops more risky, but the federally subsidized crop insurance program's payouts are up 500%. With a new Farm Bill coming, critics want to rethink the program.

Climate change is making insuring crops more risky, but the federally subsidized crop insurance program's payouts are up 500%. With a new Farm Bill coming, critics want to rethink the program.

High levels of distrust undermined the country's pandemic response and possibly caused half a million deaths. Distrust continues to erode health care, diminish access and give old diseases a chance.

A "miracle" has pilgrims flocking to a tiny monastery in rural Missouri. The body of a nun who was buried without embalming in a wooden casket four years ago is remarkably well preserved.

A deep and persistent drought has parched much of Kansas, and wheat farmers there now expect the smallest harvest in at least 60 years.

A wayward duck helped a man in crisis and opened up a whole world of wildlife, death and reproduction he never imagined he would find in a Kansas City creek.

When Dave Hughes lost his job and his place to live, he found refuge living under a bridge on Brush Creek in the middle of Kansas City, Mo. Then an ostracized duck gave him a new lease on life.

Canadian Pacific is buying Kansas City Southern. The first big railroad merger in decades will create North America's first transcontinental railroad. There are concerns about competition and safety.

The U.S. is low on rockets and artillery shells. Congress is funding a huge arms buying spree, but U.S. factories can't produce munitions fast enough. Price gauging is also a concern.