President Donald Trump's new budget package cuts funding for programs like Medicaid and SNAP through work requirements.

The law that President Trump signed on July 4 ending tax incentives for wind and solar projects is expected to drive up electricity bills across the U.S., with some of the sharpest increases in Republican-led states, according to Energy Innovation, a nonpartisan think tank.

DRONE FOOTAGE FROM JOHNSON COUNTY SHOWS HOW HIGH MILL CREEK IS RIGHT NOW. THIS WAS SENT IN BY DAN CRONK AROUND 11 THIS MORNING. THE RUSHING WATER NOW SITS WAY CLOSER TO THOSE BANKS COVERING PARTS OF THE TRAIL.

In Kansas City, Kansas, the right lane on westbound K-32, also known as the Kaw Valley Scenic Highway, is closed between South 78th Street and Swartz Road due to flooding. The Kansas Department of Transportation expects the lane to be closed for the next week or two, Kansas City area public information officer Delaney Tholen said.

After a night of storms in eastern Kansas and western Missouri, Evergy is working to restore power to tens of thousands of customers. Evergy shares that it has 570 active outages in the affected area.

On July 17, 2025, in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, @uciduous shared a video of a thunderstorm sweeping through the area. In the video shows strong rainfall and active thunderstorms. According to reports,

Now that Congress has voted to eliminate all federal funding for public broadcasting, thousands of public media stations across the country will face a budget shortfall.

U.S. citizens living in the states from census counts that the 14th Amendment says must include the "whole number of persons in each state." Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt and Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall are co-sponsors of the bill.

Police in Kansas City, Missouri, say a woman was found shot to death Tuesday morning in an apartment building.