Trump plans order to cut funding for NPR and PBS
President Trump has called on Congress to rescind $1.1 billion in funding from the public broadcasters. KCUR is one of the 1,300 locally and independently managed stations that are funded in part by...
View ArticleOut-of-state patients drove Kansas abortion numbers up in 2024, study finds
Expanded clinic capacity and an influx of people traveling from other states fueled the increase in abortions, according to researchers.
View ArticleKansas City will get public art honoring Conley sisters, who saved Native...
A new art project commemorating the Conley sisters will be unveiled in Kansas City, Kansas, this summer. The exhibit will help tell how the siblings and Wyandot Nation activists banded together to...
View ArticlePolice warn Missouri Republicans against reviving a controversial gun rights law
As Missouri Republicans push a new version of the Second Amendment Preservation Act through the legislature, law enforcement officials in the state say lawmakers and supporters of the bill are ignoring...
View ArticleMissouri loses $1.2 billion as USDA cancels climate smart program helping...
Many of these programs offered incentive payments to farmers who adopt an environmentally sustainable or “climate-smart” practice. Some partnerships will be renewed and folded into a new program.
View ArticleAn unconstitutional Missouri gun rights law returns
A bill moving through Missouri’s legislature seeks to prohibit police statewide from enforcing federal gun laws — despite federal courts ruling an earlier version of the law was unconstitutional. How...
View ArticleForget something? Here’s how to improve your memory
Our memories are a big part of what makes us human. But why do some moments tend to stick in our brain for years, while others fade away? Neuroscientists Kausik Si and Elizabeth Kensinger explain the...
View ArticleMissouri Attorney General can appeal wrongfully convicted man's exoneration,...
Christopher Dunn, who was exonerated last year for a wrongful murder conviction, spent 34 years in prison. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has fought against Dunn's release.
View ArticleGot your Real ID? Millions of Midwesterners still don’t have the new, more...
After May 7, people age 18 and older who want to travel domestically by air and enter certain federal buildings will need to present a Real ID or a valid passport.
View ArticleWhy an 'enrollment cliff' could be bad news for Missouri colleges
The number of students heading to college is projected to decline after this fall. The financial impact is putting some Missouri institutions at risk of significant cuts — or closure. Plus: Some...
View ArticleAmeren asks Trump to exempt Missouri coal plants from air pollution rules —...
The Labadie Energy Center and the Sioux Energy Center in Missouri will have two extra years to limit emissions of mercury and other hazardous air pollutants.
View ArticleNPR CEO Katherine Maher addresses future of federal funding for public media
Katherine Maher, president and CEO of National Public Radio, talks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about the White House proposal to eliminate federal funding for public media.
View ArticleNPR CEO Katherine Maher addresses future of federal funding for public media
Katherine Maher, president and CEO of National Public Radio, talks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about the White House proposal to eliminate federal funding for public media.
View ArticleKansas will carve out religious vaccine exemptions as it eases some child...
The bill aims to improve access to child care. But some advocates are concerned about provisions related to vaccines and licensing.
View ArticleJackson County will cap property tax assessments this year. But big increases...
The county announced today that it will cap assessment increases at 15% this year. It has been embroiled in a monthslong legal battle over an order to roll back its 2023 assessments, which shocked...
View ArticleRegional Climate Centers shut down abruptly this week. Here's why it matters
The closure of four of the six Regional Climate Centers across the U.S. occurred after funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ran out. A recent report stated that the Trump...
View ArticleThe Van Gogh of the Plains
More than 100 years ago, Swedish-born artist Birger Sandzén helped shape the way Americans picture the Kansas landscape. Today, the largest collection of his paintings, prints, and drawings is in the...
View ArticleLa detención de una persona cerca de una escuela en Kansas City no fue una...
Agentes federales de la DEA detuvieron a una persona cerca de una escuela en Kansas City, de acuerdo con funcionarios de las Escuelas Públicas de Kansas City (KCPS). Aunque el incidente no estuvo...
View ArticlePope Francis greets the faithful during an Easter Sunday public appearance
Francis said: "Brothers and sisters, Happy Easter!" His voice sounded stronger than it has since his hospitalization. "Viva il Papa!" (Long live the pope), the crowd responded.
View ArticleKansas City has long been a federal hub. The pain from DOGE’s cuts is everywhere
Money once promised to the region for public health, environmental, diversity, food aid and an array of other programs has been axed, and thousands of local jobs are in jeopardy.
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