Kansas City’s immigrant rights advocates echo national call for nonviolent resistance - Story by Mary Sanchez for The Beacon on August 20, 2025

Audit finds that Independence school board violated Missouri Sunshine Law, but district earned ‘good’ rating overall - Story by Maria Benevento for The Beacon on August 18, 2025

Independence School District chooses familiar Missouri group to run superintendent search - Story by Maria Benevento for The Beacon on August 15, 2025

Closing reporting loops: How The Beacon’s dyslexia reporting resulted from community listening - Story by Maria Benevento and Estrella Gonzalez for The Beacon on July 30, 2025

Child care ‘is like paying a mortgage.’ New cost-sharing program is here to help - Story by Ceilidh Kern for The Beacon on July 7, 2025

Developers eye idle KCK power plant as the region pursues data center projects - Story by Martin Rosenberg for The Beacon on July 1, 2025

Turmoil over Trump’s tariffs, fate of tax credits shadows De Soto’s Panasonic $4B battery plant - Story by Blaise Mesa for The Beacon on June 20, 2025

Hotel rooms, buses and liquor laws: Is Kansas City ready for the 2026 World Cup? - Story by Josh Merchant for The Beacon on June 19, 2025

Meet the tiny Kansas City-area school with a mission of teaching kids who have dyslexia - Story by Maria Benevento for The Beacon on June 11, 2025

Kansas Republican considers limits on police surveillance abilities - Story by Blaise Mesa for The Beacon on May 19, 2025

Dyslexia is common, but these KC-area parents had to push for it to be taken seriously - Story by Maria Benevento for The Beacon on May 15, 2025

Amid dozens of bills, Missouri lawmakers’ hopes of restricting abortion access ride on one - Story by Ceilidh Kern for The Beacon on May 13, 2025

A seat at the table: How primary care shortages are affecting Missouri’s communities - Story by Estrella Gonzalez for The Beacon on April 25, 2025

Air quality worsened in Missouri from 2021 to 2023 - Story by Meg Cunningham for The Beacon on April 24, 2025

International students in Missouri sue Trump administration over revoked status - Story by Mary Sanchez for The Beacon on April 23, 2025

Teaching Kansas students to read gets tougher after $22.6 million federal funding cut  - Story by Blaise Mesa for The Beacon on April 23, 2025

Missouri lawmakers look to roll back Proposition A’s paid sick leave protections - Story by Ceilidh Kern for The Beacon on April 18, 2025

Jackson County may roll back property assessments — but don’t hold your breath for a refund - Story by Josh Merchant for The Beacon on April 10, 2025

Election results: Here’s what Kansas City-area voters decided about school boards and bonds April 8 - Story by Maria Benevento for The Beacon on April 9, 2025

Endorsers see key differences among Lee’s Summit school board candidates - Story by Maria Benevento for The Beacon on April 4, 2025

Kansas ends grace period for mail ballots. Democrats warn legally cast votes will be thrown out - Story by Blaise Mesa for The Beacon on March 25, 2025

What to know about the $175 million North Kansas City Schools bond issue on the April 8 ballot - Story by Maria Benevento for The Beacon on March 21, 2025

Teacher salaries and building updates: Park Hill has two tax increases on the ballot April 8 - Story by Maria Benevento for The Beacon on March 20, 2025

KCPS wants to pass its first bond in decades. Here’s what to know before you vote April 8. - Story by Maria Benevento for The Beacon on March 19, 2025

What you need to know about the Lee’s Summit school bond on the ballot April 8 - Story by Maria Benevento for The Beacon on March 18, 2025

KC meteorologists rely on the National Weather Service — nearly 2,500 job cuts put storm warnings at risk - Story by Josh Merchant for The Beacon on March 18, 2025

It is illegal to try certain experimental medications in Kansas. Terminally ill Kansans might soon have options. - Story by Blaise Mesa for The Beacon on March 11, 2025

Historic renovations, new buildings and empty lots. Twelve projects to watch along the streetcar extension - Story by Josh Merchant for The Beacon on March 4, 2025

As Missouri teens get into deadly car wrecks, a lawmaker wants to require driver’s education - Story by Josh Merchant for The Beacon on Feb. 20, 2025

Religion, gender identity and elections: Missouri K-12 education bills to watch in 2025 - Story by Maria Benevento for The Beacon on Jan. 28, 2025

Cellphones, cursive and teacher pay: A round up of Missouri teaching and learning bills in 2025 - Story by Maria Benevento for The Beacon on Jan. 22, 2025

New Missouri rule tries to protect mail-order medications from extreme cold and heat - Story by Suzanne King for The Beacon on Jan. 15, 2025

Private school, charters, home schooling and open enrollment: Missouri bills to watch in 2025 - Story by Maria Benevento for The Beacon on Jan. 13, 2025

State line competition complicates economic development for the Kansas City metro - Story by Mark Wiebe for The Beacon on Jan. 10, 2025

One reason Kansas City has lousy public transit: state line - Story by Mark Wiebe for The Beacon on Jan. 8, 2025

How Kansas City is both defined, and held back, by the state line - Story by Mark Wiebe for The Beacon on Jan. 6, 2025

Voter-approved minimum wage and sick leave measure under fire in courts and the Capitol - Story by Mili Mansaray for The Beacon on Dec. 26, 2024

Even after voters, and now a judge, backed abortion rights, access in Missouri will remain difficult - Story by Meg Cunningham for The Beacon on Dec. 23, 2024

Missouri ended its cannabis prohibition. Now it’s looking at the public health consequences - Story by Suzanne King for The Beacon on Dec. 13, 2024

Hickman Mills schools meet its performance goal, but Missouri moved the goalposts - Story by Maria Benevento for The Beacon on Nov. 25, 2024

What Kansas City Public Schools will do if voters pass the district’s first bond in 58 years - Story by Maria Benevento for The Beacon on Nov. 20, 2024

An Independence school is retooling an auditorium to take the load from overflowing classrooms - Story by Maria Benevento for The Beacon on Nov. 8, 2024

Kansas City LGBTQ community vows to ‘fight like hell’ amid mental health and rights worries after Trump win - Story by Suzanne King for The Beacon on Nov. 8, 2024

Missouri minimum wage election results: Proposition A passes to impose higher pay and more sick leave - Story by Savannah Hawley-Bates for The Beacon on Nov. 6, 2024

Amendment 5 results: Missouri voters reject casino at the Lake of the Ozarks - Story by Meg Cunningham for The Beacon on Nov. 6, 2024

Missouri voters restore abortion rights, but access is still on a long legal path - Story by Meg Cunningham for The Beacon on Nov. 5, 2024

Derek Schmidt headed to Congress, Sharice Davids reelected to U.S. House - Story by Blaise Mesa for The Beacon on Nov. 5, 2024

How to find out what’s really happening with 2024 election results (spoiler alert: not social media) - Story by Blaise Mesa for The Beacon on Nov. 4, 2024

The growing stakes in the Kansas City rent strike as it passes 30 days - Story by Mili Mansaray for The Beacon on Oct. 31, 2024

Would sports betting boost Missouri school funding? There’s no guarantee, experts say - Story by Maria Benevento and Meg Cunningham for The Beacon on Oct. 22, 2024

Long-awaited Kansas City psychiatric hospital sparks resistance among Northeast residents - Story by Mike Sherry for The Beacon on Oct. 7, 2024

How to attend, watch or comment at your Kansas local school board meeting this year - Story by Maria Benevento for The Beacon on Sept. 27, 2024

How Southwest High School could reopen as a neighborhood middle school - Story by Maria Benevento for The Beacon on Sept. 30, 2024

An Overland Park pharmacist quit the drug insurance game. He says it could save you money - Story by Suzanne King for The Beacon on Sept. 25, 2024

Missouri and Kansas keep losing pharmacies, and a key part of health care - Story by Suzanne King for The Beacon on Sept. 25, 2024

Kansas City pharmacists’ walkout a year ago highlighted industry troubles. The problems haven’t gone away - Story by Suzanne King for The Beacon on Sept. 19, 2024

Do some kids learn better online? A new Kansas City virtual academy thinks so - Story by Maria Benevento for The Beacon on August 30, 2024

How green technology is reshaping what buyers expect from Kansas City’s housing market - Story by Mili Mansaray on August 22, 2024

Johnson County opens a facility for kids in mental health crises - Story by Blaise Mesa for The Beacon on August 20, 2024

Johnson County schools expected a flood of open enrollment students. It didn’t arrive - Story by Maria Benevento for The Beacon on August 13, 2024

Around 120 Kansas kids are abandoned by their families because their mental health needs are too high - Story by Blaise Mesa for The Beacon on August 13, 2024

Kansas teen got handed over to the state to get him sober. Now he’s in foster care and missed months of school - Story by Blaise Mesa for The Beacon on August 12, 2024

Central High School football is back amid growing enrollment - Story by Maria Benevento for The Beacon on August 2, 2024

Year-round school is out at three KC-area schools, but another says it’s boosting test scores - Story by Maria Benevento for The Beacon on July 25, 2024

A high school in midtown Kansas City says it found more time for learning when it locked up cellphones - Story by Maria Benevento for The Beacon on July 3, 2024

Missouri counties say they lose money housing people headed to state prison - Story by Meg Cunningham for The Beacon on July 2, 2024

World Cups displace homeless people. What’s Kansas City’s plan for the event in 2026? - Story by Mili Mansaray for The Beacon on June 28, 2024 

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