Episodios

  • Kansas City nonprofits stepped up during the shutdown
    Nov 12 2025
    The longest government shutdown in U.S. history appears to be near an end. But weeks without paychecks and cuts to SNAP benefits put many Kansas Citians in desperate situations — and turning to local support systems like food pantries, mental health services and utility assistance programs.
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    14 m
  • Mexican American veterans lend their voices to Kansas City project
    Nov 11 2025
    A Kansas City historian is preserving the stories of Mexican Americans who served during Vietnam. The new oral history project is titled "In Their Own Words: Mexican American Vietnam Era Veterans."
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    13 m
  • What the shutdown has meant for one Kansas City IRS worker
    Nov 10 2025
    As the government shutdown drags on, what’s the experience like for federal workers — not just the thousands who have been furloughed, but those left behind to carry on the work without pay? KCUR spoke with an IRS customer service agent about her experiences working through the shutdown, and her worries for the future.
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    14 m
  • The Kansas City walking group that's building up a community
    Nov 7 2025
    A Kansas City therapist started a walking group in a disadvantaged neighborhood that aims to make sure everyone can keep up. We'll take a Friday stroll with the “Marlborough Unstoppables." Plus, a 1962 plane crash heading to Kansas City killed eight crew members and 37 passengers — in what turned out to be the country's first jet bombing.
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    14 m
  • Kansas City, Kansas, Police's secret misconduct list
    Nov 6 2025
    A major breach of the KCKPD has revealed a list of alleged officer misconduct for the first time, including allegations of sexual harassment, excessive force, false arrests and more. Even still, some accusations of misconduct by known corrupt cops, such as disgraced former detective Roger Golubski, did not make the list.
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    14 m
  • Kansas City election results
    Nov 5 2025
    Voters in Kansas and Missouri went to the polls yesterday to decide on a range of issues, including how many days kids should be in school and whether they should abandon their current form of government. Today, we bring you election results from across the metro.
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    8 m
  • Missouri voters could counter GOP redistricting plans
    Nov 4 2025
    Missouri Republicans are facing the sobering reality that the new congressional map they passed in September isn’t a done deal. A voter-led referendum could derail the GOP’s plans for more favorable congressional lines.
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    11 m
  • Independence's 4-day school week goes up for a vote
    Nov 3 2025
    The Independence board of education first approved a four-day school week in December 2022 to help recruit and retain teachers amid a chronic shortage across the state. Whether the district can keep its shortened week, though, will be decided by voters on Tuesday.
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    11 m