Steve Kraske

Would you pay more for an article of clothing if it meant the person who made it worked in safe factory conditions and earned a fair wage?

If you just grab the highest SPF sunscreen when you head out to the lake, you might not be making the best choice. 

Omaha, Juno, Utah, Gold and Sword. The names of the Normandy beaches echo in the annals of World War II history, but the iconic invasion wasn’t the last step of the European campaign.

The Missouri General Assembly wraps up today. Will your income taxes be cut? Will sales taxes jump to pay for highways?

Dr. Gary Yarbrough has practiced family medicine in small towns for 30 years.  In that time he's met some memorable people.

With 61 people indicted last week on weapons and drug charges, Kansas City is making a statement. 

When you're a parent—especially a first-time parent—you worry about all kinds of things you see in your baby's development.

With one of the highest infant mortality rates in the country, Wyandotte County is taking steps to fix that problem.

William Whitener became Artistic Director of the Kansas City Ballet in 1996.  After having staged, taught, acquired, commissioned or created 85 works for the organization and seeing it move into its new rehearsal and performance spaces, Whitener now prepares to leave the Ballet and embark on yet another chapter in his remarkable career.

After seven nominations, Bluestem's Chef Colby Garrelts took home the prize this week as Best Chef of the Midwest at the James Beard awards in New York City. 

Writing can be a solitary pursuit, and that can mean the tricks of the trade remain quiet. 

Looking back, desegregating the military seems like the obvious thing to do, but in the 1940s and 50s, it wasn't so clear for Harry Truman.