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The campaign to repeal Missouri’s newly redrawn congressional map says it will submit 300,000 signatures this week to put the issue up for a statewide vote — nearly three times as many as law requires.
Missouri anti-redistricting group will submit 300,000 signatures to force vote on new map
People Not Politicians, the citizen-led campaign seeking to overturn Missouri’s newly passed congressional map, must submit signatures to the Secretary of State this week. If accepted, the gerrymandered map will be blocked from taking effect before the 2026 election.
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December 8, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The campaign to repeal Missouri’s newly redrawn congressional map says it will submit 300,000 signatures this week to put the issue up for a statewide vote — nearly three times as many as law requires.
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During the group stage of the World Cup, reigning champion Argentina and three-time finalist Netherlands will each play a match at Arrowhead Stadium — and local residents originally from the nations are thrilled.
Kansas Citians from Argentina and the Netherlands say World Cup matches are a ‘dream come true’
Soccer fans can now enter the latest draw for FIFA World Cup 2026 tickets, including the six matches in Kansas City. During the group stage of the tournament, reigning champion Argentina and three-time finalist Netherlands will each play a match at Arrowhead Stadium — and local residents originally from the nations are thrilled.
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December 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
During the group stage of the World Cup, reigning champion Argentina and three-time finalist Netherlands will each play a match at Arrowhead Stadium — and local residents originally from the nations are thrilled.
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Organizations across Missouri shared stories of pregnant women who are facing labor in isolation, their husbands deported and the fear of the same fate keeping them housebound, at times too afraid to seek medical care. (@missouriindependent.com)
Undocumented mothers in Missouri fear ICE as they navigate pregnancy and postpartum
Oscarina gave birth to her son without her husband after he was deported from Missouri months earlier. Advocates, activists and attorneys say many undocumented mothers are foregoing medical care out of fear of being detained and deported.
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December 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Organizations across Missouri shared stories of pregnant women who are facing labor in isolation, their husbands deported and the fear of the same fate keeping them housebound, at times too afraid to seek medical care. (@missouriindependent.com)
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A new report from the Mid-America Regional Council, the nonprofit association of city and county governments in the nine-county area around Kansas City, says the region’s economy has lost all momentum, and lags behind the nation’s overall growth.
Kansas City’s economy needs momentum. What can be done to boost it?
The Kansas City region’s economy is lagging behind the nation overall. Experts say that’s driven by flat employment numbers and slower-than-average growth from many of the region’s most prominent industries.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
A new report from the Mid-America Regional Council, the nonprofit association of city and county governments in the nine-county area around Kansas City, says the region’s economy has lost all momentum, and lags behind the nation’s overall growth.
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The group, Respect Missouri Voters, wants to put a measure on the November 2026 ballot that would require a bipartisan supermajority — 75 or 80% of lawmakers — to overturn a law passed by initiative petition. https://loom.ly/dEBTRAI
Missouri organizers want to make it harder for lawmakers to overturn voter-led ballot measures
Missouri lawmakers overturned a paid sick leave law, and advanced an amendment to overturn abortion rights, only six months after voters originally passed both measures. Now, the bipartisan group Respect Missouri Voters wants to put a new initiative on the ballot to prevent that from happening.
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August 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The group, Respect Missouri Voters, wants to put a measure on the November 2026 ballot that would require a bipartisan supermajority — 75 or 80% of lawmakers — to overturn a law passed by initiative petition. https://loom.ly/dEBTRAI
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Between "Ted Lasso" shooting on location last month, "Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story" last summer, and plenty of commercials starring sports stars such as Patrick Mahomes, the Kansas City metro is attracting more film projects these days. https://loom.ly/1o2gKMM
Kansas City is attracting more projects like 'Ted Lasso.' But the city's film industry isn't new
Film crews seem to be getting more common in Kansas City thanks to state and local tax incentives. Two veterans of the Kansas City film industry also remember the 1990s as a heyday of filming in town.
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August 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Between "Ted Lasso" shooting on location last month, "Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story" last summer, and plenty of commercials starring sports stars such as Patrick Mahomes, the Kansas City metro is attracting more film projects these days. https://loom.ly/1o2gKMM
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You CAN go home again.
"...at this point in my life and career, singing for my community and pouring back into a place that gave me a lot growing up, that's the goal."
"...at this point in my life and career, singing for my community and pouring back into a place that gave me a lot growing up, that's the goal."
Overland Park singer Hailes wants her music to 'be the soundtrack to people's moments'
Hailes spent the last several years in New York, where she performed in Hadestown on Broadway and started her own solo career. She's back in Kansas City ahead of a show at The Blue Room on August 5.
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August 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
You CAN go home again.
"...at this point in my life and career, singing for my community and pouring back into a place that gave me a lot growing up, that's the goal."
"...at this point in my life and career, singing for my community and pouring back into a place that gave me a lot growing up, that's the goal."
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Greg Justice, a 64-year-old Prairie Village resident, recently competed on this season of NBC's obstacle course reality show "American Ninja Warrior." He wanted to compete in part to show older adults that age shouldn't be a barrier to their fitness journeys. https://loom.ly/Nd2-Odg
'American Ninja Warrior' hopeful from Kansas wants to prove no one is too old to be a ninja
Greg Justice, a 64-year-old Prairie Village resident, recently competed on this season of NBC's obstacle course reality show American Ninja Warrior.
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June 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Greg Justice, a 64-year-old Prairie Village resident, recently competed on this season of NBC's obstacle course reality show "American Ninja Warrior." He wanted to compete in part to show older adults that age shouldn't be a barrier to their fitness journeys. https://loom.ly/Nd2-Odg
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"I know that we're more protective of (our marriage) than we were previously, because there are groups who are actively trying to take every step they can to end our marriage." https://loom.ly/KEU9vDU
LGBTQ+ couples in Kansas City share their love stories, 10 years after winning marriage equality
Today marks 10 years since the U.S. Supreme Court legalized gay marriage nationwide in the Obergefell v. Hodges decision. KCUR spoke to Kansas City couples about their love stories — and what the anniversary means to them.
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June 27, 2025 at 10:28 PM
"I know that we're more protective of (our marriage) than we were previously, because there are groups who are actively trying to take every step they can to end our marriage." https://loom.ly/KEU9vDU
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Mayor Quinton Lucas convened a Commission on Reparations back in May 2023, with the goal of producing recommendations on how the city could repair harms from racism. Two years later, much of that work has yet to begin. https://loom.ly/LHGr2EQ
Kansas City's reparations commission has been working for 2 years, but there's a lot left to do
Mayor Quinton Lucas convened a Commission on Reparations back in May 2023, with the goal of producing recommendations on how the city could repair harms from racism. Two years later, much of that work has yet to begin.
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June 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Mayor Quinton Lucas convened a Commission on Reparations back in May 2023, with the goal of producing recommendations on how the city could repair harms from racism. Two years later, much of that work has yet to begin. https://loom.ly/LHGr2EQ
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Missouri Rep. Mark Alford said at a KCUR town hall that he's "not a huge fan of tariffs," but argues they're working to pressure countries to reach trade deals.
"It is going to be a little bit painful for some business owners who have been relying on goods from China." https://loom.ly/DkyTRFI
"It is going to be a little bit painful for some business owners who have been relying on goods from China." https://loom.ly/DkyTRFI
We invited Missouri Rep. Mark Alford to a Q&A with his constituents. Here's what he said
KCUR hosted a town hall in Belton, Missouri, with Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Alford of the 4th Congressional District. He answered questions from constituents about what's happening in Washington — including the Trump administration's immigration policies and tariffs, recent protests, and violence against lawmakers.
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June 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Missouri Rep. Mark Alford said at a KCUR town hall that he's "not a huge fan of tariffs," but argues they're working to pressure countries to reach trade deals.
"It is going to be a little bit painful for some business owners who have been relying on goods from China." https://loom.ly/DkyTRFI
"It is going to be a little bit painful for some business owners who have been relying on goods from China." https://loom.ly/DkyTRFI
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KCUR invited Congress members from Kansas and Missouri to answer questions from their constituents about what's happening in Washington.
Despite multiple invitations to each of the area’s federal elected officials, just two answered - and no Republicans agreed to attend. Here's what we heard.
Despite multiple invitations to each of the area’s federal elected officials, just two answered - and no Republicans agreed to attend. Here's what we heard.
We invited Kansas City's Congress members to a Q&A with residents. Only Democrats answered
KCUR invited Congress members from Kansas and Missouri to answer questions from constituents about what's happening in Washington. Despite multiple invitations to each of the area’s federal elected of...
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April 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
KCUR invited Congress members from Kansas and Missouri to answer questions from their constituents about what's happening in Washington.
Despite multiple invitations to each of the area’s federal elected officials, just two answered - and no Republicans agreed to attend. Here's what we heard.
Despite multiple invitations to each of the area’s federal elected officials, just two answered - and no Republicans agreed to attend. Here's what we heard.
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In Oakley, Kansas, Republican Sen. Roger Marshall abruptly ended a town hall meeting after attendants shouted and booed about Trump's actions.
Days earlier, in Belton, Missouri, residents filled a coffee shop and lined up down the block to share similar sentiments with Rep. Mark Alford.
Days earlier, in Belton, Missouri, residents filled a coffee shop and lined up down the block to share similar sentiments with Rep. Mark Alford.
Kansas and Missouri see more political involvement in response to Trump's actions
Political scientists from universities in Missouri and Kansas are noticing more participation at town halls and legislative committee hearings since President Donald Trump took office last month. But ...
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March 5, 2025 at 7:35 PM
In Oakley, Kansas, Republican Sen. Roger Marshall abruptly ended a town hall meeting after attendants shouted and booed about Trump's actions.
Days earlier, in Belton, Missouri, residents filled a coffee shop and lined up down the block to share similar sentiments with Rep. Mark Alford.
Days earlier, in Belton, Missouri, residents filled a coffee shop and lined up down the block to share similar sentiments with Rep. Mark Alford.
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At the University of Kansas, aspiring journalists cut their teeth as staff for The University Daily Kansan.
But a recent proposal from the student government would have taken away 80% of the newspaper's funding — a concerning threat in an already threatened media landscape.
But a recent proposal from the student government would have taken away 80% of the newspaper's funding — a concerning threat in an already threatened media landscape.
KU's student newspaper faces a massive budget threat. Here's why it matters
The University Daily Kansan would have had its funding cut by 80% under a budget proposed by the student government. Although th at proposal failed, but the publication still faces an uncertain future...
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February 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
At the University of Kansas, aspiring journalists cut their teeth as staff for The University Daily Kansan.
But a recent proposal from the student government would have taken away 80% of the newspaper's funding — a concerning threat in an already threatened media landscape.
But a recent proposal from the student government would have taken away 80% of the newspaper's funding — a concerning threat in an already threatened media landscape.
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After more than a decade of standing empty, with an uncertain future, a historic 20th century mansion built by a Kansas City insurance tycoon is on the cusp of a new life.
Oh yeah, and it has a history of reported hauntings and ghosts.
Oh yeah, and it has a history of reported hauntings and ghosts.
UMKC’s historic, maybe-haunted Epperson House will be reimagined as boutique hotel
The century-old, 54-room mansion has sat vacant for more than a decade. Now there are plans to transform the historic building, on the University of Missouri-Kansas City campus, into a boutique hotel ...
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January 22, 2025 at 7:26 PM
After more than a decade of standing empty, with an uncertain future, a historic 20th century mansion built by a Kansas City insurance tycoon is on the cusp of a new life.
Oh yeah, and it has a history of reported hauntings and ghosts.
Oh yeah, and it has a history of reported hauntings and ghosts.
here’s something fun to break up your (probably) depressing news feed — my latest for @kcur.org: www.kcur.org/podcast/up-t...
If dating apps give you the ick, this event offers a new way for queer Kansas Citians to meet
Apps like Tinder and Hinge have taken over the dating game, but not everyone is having luck. A new event, "Where To Find Us," aims to create an offline opportunity for Kansas City's queer community — ...
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January 21, 2025 at 7:38 PM
here’s something fun to break up your (probably) depressing news feed — my latest for @kcur.org: www.kcur.org/podcast/up-t...