In Lexington, Missouri, a natural gas leak had been reported hours before an explosion killed a 5-year-old boy and severely injured his father and sister. Why didn’t police and fire officials evacuate ...

Lexington city officials said they could not speak with The Star about the gas explosion that killed a 5-year-old boy and ...

There is a crash on Wyandotte Street from exit 2T to I-35 South. The traffic alert was issued Sunday at 3:12 a.m., and the ...

Hummingbirds are experts at using tailwinds to help reach their destination faster. Research suggests that a hummingbird can travel as much as 23 miles in one day. For a bird that tiny, that’s quite ...

Severe storms will bring strong winds, large hail, and flooding downpours across multiple states in the Central U.S. this ...

Tornados have been reported in at least eight states this week, after powerful storms swept across the country.

Dake Wells is a Missouri-based architecture firm with offices in Kansas City and Springfield. Its early commissions were K–12 ...

Board members of a local Christian school are knowingly choosing to relocate to a site surrounded by more than a dozen registered sex offenders, according to a parent with children who attend.

Tornado sirens have sounded today in several parts of Missouri. For the second time in less than one month, the Show Me State has dealt with a barrage of twisters striking in one day. A National ...

A violent stretch in Kansas City has left eight people dead in separate homicides across the metro since Friday.

and former restaurant critic who lives in Kansas City, Missouri. She is also the creator of the experimental food newsletter, Haterade. Eater maps are curated by editors and aim to reflect a ...

Severe thunderstorms are expected to smack 12 states in the Midwest and South over the weekend, with some tornadoes possible.