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Kansas City mayor, in tears, tells police board that juvenile killings are ‘getting to me’
In the final few minutes of a Kansas City Board of Police meeting where juvenile crime and juvenile victims dominated the ...
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Kansas threw out 1,000 primary election ballots because of mail delays, Secretary of State says
Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab, a Republican who serves as the state’s chief elections officer, told Postmaster ...
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Kansas City librarian Irene Ruiz refused to let the city forget the Westside
Armed with a tape recorder, Kansas City librarian Irene Ruiz captured the evolving history of the Westside and made the library a more welcoming place for the Mexican immigrants and Latinos who lived ...
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KC Soundcheck: honeybee
The Kansas City-based band released their debut EP, "saturn return," this year. Led by Makayla Scott, the group says they want to make music that feels honest and authentic. KC Soundcheck is KCUR's ...
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Man accused of killing Lisa Lopez-Galvan at Chiefs Super Bowl parade now has a trial date
Dominic Miller will go to trial in January 2026. The two other adults who face weapons and murder charges in the same ...
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What did Kansas look like 150 years ago? A KU professor’s photo book shows the drastic change
Robert Benecke captured 19th-century western Kansas landscapes before massive European migrations to the area transformed ...
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Missouri Supreme Court keeps abortion rights amendment on the November ballot
A circuit court ruling Friday put a constitutional amendment that would repeal the state’s abortion ban at risk of not being ...
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Missouri-based Mission Taco rebrands as Session Taco after lawsuit from tortilla company
Mission Taco Joint in February settled a trademark infringement lawsuit filed by the company that makes Mission Foods. The St ...
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Genetic testing for rare diseases is hard to find if you live in rural Kansas, but now there's help
Rare diseases are hard to diagnose and often require costly genetic testing and visits to specialists. The testing can be ...
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Prospect Avenue, one of Kansas City's most dangerous roads, will get a federally-funded overhaul
Prospect Avenue is one of Kansas City’s most dangerous streets. The past few years saw nine fatal car crashes along the road, ...
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How did a Missouri university become a mainstay of the presidential debate circuit?
Washington University in St. Louis hosted presidential or vice presidential debates in 1992, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2016.
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100 years of City Union Mission, Kansas City's oldest homeless shelter
The City Union Mission downtown turns a century old this month. The CEO and executive director told KCUR's Up To Date how the city's oldest homeless shelter has adapted to meet the modern day needs of ...