Jonathan Shorman is The Kansas City Star’s lead political reporter, covering Kansas and Missouri politics and government. He previously covered the Kansas Statehouse for The Star and Wichita Eagle.

Getty Images/iStockphoto A Mega Millions ticket sold in Missouri just missed the $44 million jackpot but won $50,000, lottery officials said. The ticket matched four of five winning numbers ...

A kindergarten teacher at Kalihi Uka Elementary School was honored Tuesday as Hawaii’s sole recipient of the 2025 Milken Educator Award. Read more ...

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Legal Missouri sports betting will officially arrive in 2025. On Nov. 5, 2024, Missouri voters approved Amendment 2, allowing retail sportsbooks and up to 14 online betting sites to operate in the ...

Missouri basketball will finish the opening month of Southeastern Conference play with five wins and two losses in the league. No. 24/22 Missouri basketball beat No. 16/16 Ole Miss 83-75 on ...

Raise shields, red alert — we’re going to try and put all the Star Trek movies in order. And we do mean try. When they were focused on the Original Series era, the Star Trek movies were so ...

The deceased are Shafikul Islam, 35, his wife Sumona Khatun, 30, and his sister Laki Khatun, 25, of Purbo Baoitara village in Sirajganj's Sadar upazila A 42-year-old Jubo Dal leader allegedly ...

The singer made a name for herself in the film Selena in the nineties and then went on to star in big movies such as Maid In Manhattan, The Wedding Planner and Shades of Blue. As well as singing ...