Scott Canon
KMUW
Kansas City, MO, United States
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On First Day As Governor, Kelly Says Partisanship Cost Kansas 'Its Sense of Self'
Kansas swore a new governor into office on Monday and saw the end of eight years of Republicans in the office. New Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly told → Read More
Kelly Beats Kobach, Promises She'll Ditch Partisan Ways As Governor
Democrat Laura Kelly fended off perhaps the most energizing and divisive figure in Kansas politics on Tuesday to become the next governor of Kansas. Kelly → Read More
Here's What's At Stake When Kansans Vote This Year Boiled Down In One Place
Election Day will be here before you know it. It’s like finals week in your civic life. So when Tuesday, Nov. 6, arrives, you’ll be ready, right? Because → Read More
Trump In Topeka: Vote Republican Unless 'You're Tired Of Winning'
Fresh off a victory that cemented his latest, controversial pick on the nation’s high court, President Donald Trump came to Kansas on Saturday night hoping → Read More
Governor's Race Still In Limbo After Wild Election Night In Kansas
The Republican race for governor looks destined for a recount. Out of more than 300,000 votes cast in the GOP race, unofficial final results showed Kansas → Read More
Your Shortcut To Sorting Out The Tuesday Primary In Kansas
Now it starts to get real. Tuesday’s primary, and the early voting that wraps up at noon on Monday, could begin to clarify what direction Kansas politics → Read More
NRA Backs Colyer In Kansas Governor Race
Tooling through parades in a flag-themed Jeep with a faux machine gun mounted on the back apparently wasn’t enough for Secretary of State Kris Kobach to → Read More
What Kansas Lawmakers Did, And Didn’t Do, This Year (Hint: Not Tax Cuts)
In an election year with a state Supreme Court ruling hanging over their heads, Kansas lawmakers wrestled over school spending, taxes and guns. They fought among themselves and often split ways from legislators they’d chosen as leaders. In the end, they decided not to throw a tax cut to voters. It would have partly reversed tough political choices they made a year before to salvage state… → Read More
Eclipse ‘wasn’t a total bust’: People in soggy St. Joseph see bright side amid clouds
By some reckoning, there were few places that should have been as sweet to watch a total solar eclipse than St. Joseph, Mo. Then the rain started. → Read More
Minnesota couple travel to St. Joseph for eclipse in memory of son
Travis Brekken lived with muscular dystrophy and had been talking about the eclipse for years. After he died, his parents came to St. Joseph for him. → Read More
Cloudy weather forecast spreads anxiety among eclipse watchers in St. Joseph
As hopeful eclipse watchers moved in on St. Joseph, Mo., many worried about a disappointing weather forecast calling for clouds to spoil the view. → Read More
Solar eclipse will test cell service in the boonies
Cell carriers say they can handle traffic concentrated along the line of the eclipse. → Read More
Computer security discussion on passwords, Google Fiber and voting on podcast
Computer science professor Dan Wallach of Rice University talks passwords, online security and electronic voting. → Read More
Technology is changing Generation Smartphone, and not always for the better
Generation smartphone is altered by a technology that dominates the teen years. Psychologist Jean M. Twenge considers “iGen” in an Atlantic article. → Read More
North Korea, ‘fire and fury’ and Guam: Missouri-based B-2 bombers play a key role
Guam, in North Korea’s crosshairs, is sometimes home to Missouri-based B-2 stealth bombers that could figure in North Korea–U.S. tensions. → Read More
Kansas Real ID tripping up license renewals, frustrating some drivers
Kansas driver’s licenses complying with federal Real ID rules require more documentation since Aug. 1, 2017. To comply users need proof of their Social Security number and a certified birth certificate or a valid U.S. passport. → Read More
President Donald Trump chose Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback as ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom
President Donald Trump chose Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback as ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom after a game-changing run as the state’s chief executive. → Read More
Indian Creek's flood problems won't be fixed any time soon
Indian Creek flooding along Wornall Road came because of a particularly heavy storm and could be handled by construction expected in the years ahead. However, bolstering Indian Creek against flooding would be preceded by projects along the Blue River and Turkey Creek. → Read More
KC team comes up with a chatbot to corral your drug bill
A Kansas City group won $10,000 for a chatbot to help patients fill prescriptions more cheaply and conveniently. → Read More
Frank White: I'm not trying to fire Sheriff Mike Sharp
Jackson County Executive Frank White said Monday that he had no intention of unseating Sheriff Mike Sharp over a memo that steered deputies away from responding to minor crimes at the county jail. → Read More