When Randy Dunn was in elementary school in the Kansas City School District, he was placed in a class for academically gifted ...

Find books in every genre, hard to find titles, works by local authors and reading clubs and other events at Kansas City's many indie shops. Ahead of Independent Bookstore Day this April, here are ...

Johnson County Community College (JCCC) is ready to launch an eight-week apprenticeship training program with Panasonic. JCCC ...

After evaluating 40 candidates for the open city manager position, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas and the city council have ...

Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas announced Thursday afternoon that three people who already work for or have worked ...

Students in the Kansas City area are grappling with keeping their grades up and losing friends after the COVID-19 pandemic upended their lives. A group of students at Guadalupe Centers High School ...

With most of its roster in flux, the Knights have begun rebuilding their roster, receiving several commitments for next ...

Median annual household income for Hispanic families is more than 25 percent lower than for white families, the Census Bureau says, meaning that college may seem out of reach. More than three-quarters ...

Board members of a local Christian school are knowingly choosing to relocate to a site surrounded by more than a dozen ...

The Beacon heard from community leaders who gathered at Union Station on April 9 to explore pressing issues facing Kansas ...