Jonathan Shorman

6 days ago | kansascity.com | Jonathan Shorman

Artist Juan Diego Gaucin, a second-year resident, is seen inside his studio at Charlotte Street Foundation on Wednesday. Charlotte Street Foundation lost a $25,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. [email protected] Juan Diego Gaucin, an oil painter, moved around his studio on Wednesday afternoon as he prepared for an exhibition at the Mexican Consulate in Kansas City. A few doors down, Erin Dodson showed off a jar of dye made from a walnut tree she's been using to draw.

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Jonathan Shorman

Juan Diego Gaucin, an oil painter, moved around his studio on Wednesday afternoon as he prepared for an exhibition at the Mexican Consulate in Kansas City. A few doors down, Erin Dodson showed off a jar of dye made from a walnut tree she’s been using to draw. Gaucin and Dodson both hold two-year residencies at Charlotte Street Foundation, a Kansas City-based organization that supports contemporary artists across the metro.

1 week ago | kansascity.com | Jonathan Shorman

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe speaks with reporters after the legislative session. Kehoe has said he plans to call a special session focused on stadium funding for the Chiefs and Royals. Missouri Governor's Office Editor's note: The following is from today's Star Politics newsletter, published weekly on Wednesdays. You can sign up here. Good morning, Star readers.

1 week ago | kansascity.com | Jonathan Shorman |Kacen J. Bayless

Exactly 14 months after Jackson County voters rejected a sales tax that would have guaranteed the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals remained in the county, Missouri lawmakers will gather for a special session aimed at keeping them in the state. The session, starting June 2, launches the most pivotal month yet in determining the future of the teams. By June 30, one or both teams may have committed to moving to Kansas or declared they'll stay in Missouri.

1 week ago | gazettextra.com | Kacen J. Bayless |Jonathan Shorman

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Planned Parenthood clinics in Kansas City and Columbia on Tuesday canceled all abortion appointments after the Missouri Supreme Court issued an order that temporarily paused abortions in the state. Emily Wales, the president and CEO of Comprehensive Health of Planned Parenthood Great Plains, confirmed the cancellations in a statement to The Star.