A recent survey by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics revealed that 67% of back-to-school shoppers started their shopping early this year.

From June 2024 to June 2025, electricity costs in the Midwest increased by 7.5%, according to the region's Consumer Price Index.

A new mental health hospital is coming to Independence, Mo., offering much-needed services for the Kansas City area.

Detectives used DNA evidence on a baseball hat left at the scene of a July 2024 homicide in Grandview to file charges against a suspect.