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Kansas City nonprofit seeks approval to open a low-barrier shelter in the Historic Northeast

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Casting an informed vote in Kansas or Missouri can be tricky. Here’s some tips

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KC Soundcheck: Kansas City musician Bobby Watson mentors a new generation of jazz artists

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‘Keep your kids close.’ How Kansas City families can stay safe this Halloween

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UMKC men’s soccer team, ranked among top in country, is Kansas City’s ‘best kept secret’

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Christal Watson

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Kansas City high school robotics teams modified battery cars for toddlers with disabilities

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UTD_10-12-2026 wtdkc roundup

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Food recs: Kansas City's best cheesy foods

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Former FDIC chair: U.S. is ‘slipping backwards’ on financial regulation

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Iconic Englewood Theater slated to begin phase one of revitalization project in early 2027

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Kansas City metro development roundup: Stadiums, skyscrapers and entertainment districts

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‘John Proctor is the Villain’ was a hit play on Broadway. Now you can see it in Kansas City

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Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley featured in new documentary about harms of social media

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More kids are dying by suicide. A Kansas City psychologist warns to ‘take it seriously’

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Missouri Amendment 8 would make sheriff a constitutionally elected office. What to know

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Kansas City turns to the private sector to help house people living on the streets

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Missouri Amendment 6 could make it harder for lawmakers to overturn voter-led ballot issues

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Kansas City's pioneering Black queer nightclub Soakie’s honored with a historic marker downtown

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Record-high gas prices are raising the cost of feeding Kansas City, from farms to food banks

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Missouri Amendment 7 proposes a state investment fund with aim of ending taxes in a century

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Hall of Fame Royals broadcaster Denny Matthews celebrates calling his 8,000th game

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Lucky Rabbit Literature Festival brings award-winning children's book team to Kansas City

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Missouri Proposition A will let voters decide fate of congressional map. What to know

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Journalist Chuck Todd says Kansas could become the next big 'battleground' state

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Your personal tick survival guide, from KCUR's Up From Dust

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Food recs: Kansas City’s best African food

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Missouri could vote to ban abortion again in the midterms. What to know about Amendment 3

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One woman shares how she fled domestic violence with the help of a Missouri nonprofit

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NPR host Jeremy Hobson is looking for common ground in a divided America

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The Moth celebrates two years of StorySLAMs in Kansas City

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Former Jackson County prosecutor said the type of work ‘really does start to hurt your psyche’

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Who is looking at Kansas City Flock camera data?

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Kansas constitutional amendment would 'clarify' voting requirements. What to know

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Students at Kansas City's East High School get a unique education in urban agriculture

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An update on KCUR after moving into our new building on the Country Club Plaza

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Kansas City is full of art fairs right now. For local artists, this is ‘the best time of year’

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The best movies and TV of 2026 so far, according to Kansas City critics

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Kansas' first U.S. Senate and governor debates got pretty raucous

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Missouri’s redistricting legal battle has been chaotic. Here’s what 5th district candidates think

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America’s social contract is fraying. A Kansas professor says civic debate could help repair it

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Overland Park runner will attempt to run seven marathons on seven continents in just one week

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A mental health crisis in a Kansas jail shouldn’t have ended Charles Adair’s life

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Kansas City Renaissance Festival marks 50th season recreating 1500s England

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Haiti's crises and uncertain future will be discussed at Kansas City Haiti Symposium

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Kansas City psychiatrist explores the science behind high emotional sensitivity

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NYT: Kansas' Roger Marshall sued more than 700 of his patients before becoming a U.S. senator

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After Missouri congressional map ruling, Republicans will ask U.S. Supreme Court to intervene

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Kansas City Underground Film Festival champions the cinema underdogs

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Lawrence post-punk band Sweeping Promises embrace 'romanticizing' on new album

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Country Club Plaza’s redevelopment could start with empty Nordstrom lot, a ‘detriment’ to the area

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Republican Alan Rohlfing says he can ‘restore public trust’ as Jackson County Executive

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Lawsuit says 11-year-old boy was attacked by students in a Kansas City, Kansas, school restroom

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Police Chief Stacey Graves reflects on her tenure as Kansas City’s top cop

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Head Start leaders in Missouri and Kansas say looser federal rules could hurt services

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North Kansas City leaders are asking for direct input from the community as they shape the town’s long-term growth

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Port KC president champions Country Club Plaza redevelopment plan

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Kansas City rapper Flare Tha Rebel gives hometown tough love on new album ‘Dear City’

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Book recs: Kansas City writers and professors share the reads they can’t stop thinking about

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Mayor Quinton Lucas pushes back on economists criticizing $600 million Royals stadium deal

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Democrat Stacy Lake wants to ‘clean up the mess’ as Jackson County executive

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Johnson County allocates nearly $1.2 million for habitat restoration projects

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How the University of Kansas is working to increase Indigenous representation in news media

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'A transformational moment': Councilmember Rea defends Kansas City's $600 million stadium investment

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What does Kansas City want in a new police chief? Here’s what community leaders say

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90.9 The Bridge celebrates 25 years of fostering music discovery in Kansas City

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Casual Animal Brewing brings out packed crowds to listen to educational lectures over a beer

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Kansas has few opinion writers left. Is the state losing the ability to tell its own story?

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Could a Kansas Democrat finally win a U.S. Senate seat after 9 decades of Republicans?

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Kansas City Councilmember Johnathan Duncan raises concerns over fast-tracking Royals stadium deal

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Food recs: Kansas City's best dive bars and neighborhood joints

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Kansas City area superintendents see fewer staff vacancies as a new school year begins

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Thousands of jobs have been lost to immigration enforcement. But immigrants in Kansas City are resilient

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The Roseline, a Lawrence, Kansas band wants people to relate to the music and feel less alone

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Medicaid eligibility is changing. Kansas City healthcare providers fear patients aren’t prepared

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Kansas City artist encourages people to slow down and connect through handwritten letters

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Missouri anti-redistricting group sues to force November vote on Republican-drawn map

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Missouri and Kansas voters reject Republican priorities, but don’t expect a November ‘blue wave’

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Seeing more ‘Stop the Chop’ signs this year? Campaign to rename Chiefs goes even bigger

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A Kansas City neighborhood leader is building new, affordable homes in Ivanhoe

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Missouri and Kansas primary elections are a referendum on trust in government

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Kansas Supreme Court amendment: Voters will decide whether to directly elect justices

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Kansas City has new speed limits and age restrictions for e-bikes and scooters

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Missouri Amendment 5 would end the income tax and allow more sales taxes. What to know

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Interim Jackson County Executive says Manny Abarca's removal was consequence of 'dysfunction'

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Linda Hall Library rebrands as a place for all Kansas Citians to pursue scientific curiosity

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A University of Kansas doctor explains new Medicare eligibility for GLP-1 weight loss drugs

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A KU professor played a key role in reframing portrayal of Osage people for new Netflix series

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To organizers, hosting the World Cup set the Kansas City region up ‘to go do big things’

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ReStart opens new apartment complex for Kansas City families experiencing homelessness

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Kansas City folk artist Kirstie Lynn is done ‘singing to an empty bar’ with new record

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Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home in Kansas City is being updated to ‘make it livable for the future’

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Saving money shouldn’t be confusing. Two Kansas City authors share their system

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Midwest organizations face 7% more cyberattacks per week in 2026 than other areas of the country

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A UMKC-led team just won a major boost in funding to build an “ecosystem” of critical materials production

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Missouri Amendment 4 would make it harder for voters to change constitution. What to know

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A University of Kansas TedxKC speaker explores gender violence as a means to communicate

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Was hosting the World Cup worth it for Kansas City? Small business owners weigh in

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Most Republican candidates running to represent Missouri’s new 5th District don’t live there

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Midwest Innocence Project, which helped free Kansas and Missouri's wrongfully convicted, may close