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Travel expert Rick Steves visits Kansas City — and encourages people to get away from home

Classical KC welcomes 'The UMKC Conservatory Hour' to its programming lineup

The Kansas Legislature adjourned, without giving residents any relief from property taxes

KC Soundcheck The Royal Chief

Mayor Quinton Lucas: Royals ballpark in Washington Square Park would 'activate' the neighborhood

A Stowers researcher biked over 2,000 miles to Kansas City. Here’s what she learned on the way

A Cuban cafe owner in Kansas City sends aid to island as Trump suggests U.S. takeover

New Independence mayor wants more transparency after data center fight: 'I'm here to listen'

Anjin, a James Beard Award finalist, wants to foster more ‘adventurous’ Kansas City eaters

Missouri will gives you a free native tree if you cut down your invasive Callery pear

Kansas City election results: Earnings tax wins, data center supporters mostly lose

Are people talking less? Kansas City researcher finds we've lost 338 spoken words per day

Kansas City Symphony aims to construct a new venue in the South Plaza. Here's why

Johnson County's Negro Creek gets new markers explaining how it got named

Kansas City’s Southwest Boulevard gets new sidewalks and bike lanes to make the road safer

Historian Rick Atkinson reflects on the Revolutionary War two and a half centuries later

Foreign travelers to Kansas City's World Cup games may get hit with Trump’s new $15,000 entry bonds

Book recs: Kansas City librarians and booksellers share what to read this spring

Tickets are now open for Kansas City's FIFA Fan Festival during the World Cup

Missouri Attorney General claims voters don’t have the power to overturn gerrymandered map

KC Tenants gets new leadership after 7 years of fighting for renters — and reshaping Kansas City

The wait is over: Opening Day for the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium is here!

Kansas City, Kansas resident is turning vacant lots into affordable homes

A 'full-circle' moment: Kansas City native Bridget Howard joins Royals broadcast team

Kansas City looks to replace concrete with green spaces that can soak up stormwater

How the history of a Kansas City high school reflects the enduring legacy of racism on urban education

After this World Cup, Kansas City aims to host the 2031 Women's World Cup — and more

Author visiting Kansas City explores 'A Short History of Bad Ideas About Women' in new book

Kansas University Cancer Center offering new treatment so patients 'can enjoy your life'

Kansas City, Kansas mayor believes Chiefs stadium will bring development to Wyandotte County

Kansas City voters will decide whether to renew the earnings tax next month. What is it?

Mid-Continent Public Library is teaching people how to not be duped by AI videos and images

A new Kemper Museum exhibit tied to World Cup explores 'The World in Kansas City'

Tipping has gotten out of hand. A University of Kansas professor suggests how to fix it

Johnson County Commission Chair Mike Kelly on how to address property tax concerns

ICE now has deals with dozens of Missouri and Kansas police agencies

Food recs: Kansas City's best spicy food

This Kansas City teen got an internship and career confidence from The Transition Academy

The Whiffs ring in 10 years of rock ‘n’ roll

Kansas City’s Rock Island Bridge redevelopment is finally opening over the Kansas River

Kansas Citians feel financially strained despite strong economic numbers. Here’s why

MARC director David Warm, who helped Kansas City transform for decades, is retiring

Missouri has thousands of fungi species. These citizen scientists are helping catalog them

Is gambling hurting the integrity of sports? Here’s what Missouri and Kansas experts say

Missouri Republicans want to eliminate the income tax. Here’s what their plan entails

Kansas City federal judge says he’s been target of threats after ruling against Trump administration

"Oldest Kansas City" book offers a guide to some of the city's historic treasures

A journalist who has covered the last nine World Cups on the history of the biggest event in sports

‘Freedom Plane’ makes first tour stop in Kansas City to show off America’s founding documents

Hundreds of Kansas farms closed last year, and Trump’s tariffs likely played a big role

What’s next for the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art? Renovations now, a redesigned campus next

Iranians in Kansas City worry for family, but ‘optimistic’ that war will lead to democracy

Missouri Congressman Mark Alford: "It was right to strike (Iran) once again"

Kansas City small businesses have 100 days to get World Cup ready: ‘This is our tryout’

ACLU sues to block Kansas anti-transgender bathroom and ID law: ‘Cruel and horrifying’

Lawrence leaders explain how Algeria’s World Cup team fell in love with their base camp site

Are the Kansas City Current rebuilding this season, or ready for a championship run?

Why Kansas City Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II didn’t boycott Trump’s State of the Union

Kansas City columnist temporarily stuck in Mexico after cartel leader’s death leads to violence

Will Sharice Davids run to represent Kansas in the U.S. Senate? She’s not ruling it out

Spring Training in Arizona is underway for the Kansas City Royals

Kansas City, Kansas, police corruption detailed in new book by Pulitzer Prize winner

Missouri has embraced sports betting. So why isn’t the state raking in tax revenue?

One man shares how Kansas City’s violence prevention program was ‘life changing’

Kansas City's midtown Costco may become a Business Center, and shoppers already say 'it sucks'

Can Kansas City lower crime by restricting some alcohol sales? One business owner says no

500 years of resistance movements are uncovered in “A Protest History of the United States”

Want to try curling after the Olympics? This Kansas City club is teaching a lot of new players

Kansas City expert warns that AI cannot replace human connection: 'There is no depth there'

Many KCUR listeners were outraged by a segment with Trump supporters. Here's why we aired it

‘Where to Find Us,’ aimed at helping queer Kansas Citians connect, grows even bigger

Food recs: Kansas City’s best date night restaurants

Bruce R. Watkins, Kansas City's pathbreaking activist, opposed the highway now named for him

Hear why these Kansas City Trump voters says his second term has 'far exceeded' their expectations

How much should Kansas City’s live musicians get paid? The city wants to set a fair rate

Kansas author tells the story of a forgotten female climate scientist in new book 'Footeprint'

Missouri's gerrymandered map goes on trial this week. Here’s where the many cases stand

KC Soundcheck: Joyce DiDonato

Mayor Lucas expresses concern over possible ICE facility, says Kansas City is ready to take a stand

Some Kansas City residents hope to cash in on the World Cup through short-term rentals

These Kansas City tenants say their rent strike worked: ‘Together we stand, divided we fall’

Here’s what to know before filing this year’s taxes in Missouri

NPR's David Folkenflik: The media is facing 'extraordinary pressure' in this national moment

A $14 million deficit will force students to change schools. Here’s what the superintendent has to say

Former Kansas City reporter is now covering immigration enforcement in Minneapolis

The Missouri legislature is back in session. Is another year of dysfunction in the works?

This Kansas City ‘Jeopardy!’ winner got to compete in the ‘Tournament of Champions’

Kansas City actor score role in critically acclaimed movie

Kansas filmmaker’s documentary on Marion County Record raid to premiere at Sundance

As KCUR leaves its building, longtime staffers reminisce about their decades at 4825 Troost

This Kansas City researcher says dream engineering could help people heal from trauma

Jackson County's interim leader says county is finally 'unified' in talks with Royals and Chiefs

Food recs: Kansas City's best new restaurants

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly says a Royals stadium deal isn’t off the table -- if the team steps up

ICE wants to build a Kansas City detention center that could hold 10,000 people

Affordable Care Act premium spikes force Kansas City business owners to change plans

As Royals drag on stadium search, some Kansas and Missouri officials are done negotiating

Kansas City musicians want regulations on AI content: ‘If we cherish art, we cherish people’

Kansas City Public Library and Kansas City Star release huge database of Star photo archives

A Lawrence author gives an inside look at 40 years of KU basketball history