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  • Amateur archaeologists are digging into Kansas history

    Amateur archaeologists are digging into Kansas history
    2025/07/11
    Crews of volunteers are digging into the ruins of a 168-year-old mansion in Lecompton, Kansas, that belonged to a territorial governor. The work is done through the Kansas Historical Society's annual archaeological field school. Plus: Children’s author Derrick Barnes from Kansas City is known for books that are all about making Black kids feel seen.
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  • Why Jackson County is having a recall vote on Frank White Jr.

    Why Jackson County is having a recall vote on Frank White Jr.
    2025/07/10
    Jackson County’s top elected official is facing a recall election. County Executive Frank White Jr. says it’s a political vendetta, while lawmakers say it’s actually aboutproperty taxes. But will it actually happen next month?
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  • An Overland Park teen fights to protect cancer funding

    An Overland Park teen fights to protect cancer funding
    2025/07/09
    The Trump administration proposed slashing billions of dollars from federal health agencies, but a high school student from Overland Park has been pushing lawmakers to preserve cancer research funding. Plus, we remember a beloved Kansas City singer who died after a long battle with cancer.
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  • Missouri activists step up to comfort ICE detainees

    Missouri activists step up to comfort ICE detainees
    2025/07/08
    President Trump's mass deportation efforts have led to the arrests of tens of thousands of immigrants, some of whom end up at the Phelps County Jail in Rolla, Missouri. Now some local activists are trying to provide comfort and assistance to detainees stuck in an unfamiliar place.
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  • Missouri's governor cut funding to Kansas City institutions

    Missouri's governor cut funding to Kansas City institutions
    2025/07/07
    Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed the state budget into law last week, approving more than $50 billion in spending. But he also stripped more than half a billion dollars out that had been approved by lawmakers, including for dozens of programs and projects in Kansas City.
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  • The immigrants who brought soccer to Kansas City

    The immigrants who brought soccer to Kansas City
    2025/07/03
    Kansas City will be the smallest city in North America to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. But it may not have embraced the sport at all, if not for the efforts of immigrants who fought for the beautiful game — before there were even soccer fields to play on.
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  • Preserving Missouri's night sky

    Preserving Missouri's night sky
    2025/07/02
    People across Missouri and Kansas are losing their starry views to light pollution. But the right lighting decisions can help preserve night skies and benefit animal and human health.
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  • Kansas City's IRS workers struggle after cuts

    Kansas City's IRS workers struggle after cuts
    2025/07/01
    Many federal workers in Kansas City have seen their jobs and departments cut and their work devalued under the Trump administration. We're bringing you another conversation about the Department of Government Efficiency's impacts in town, this time with a local union representative for the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
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    14 分