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  • Missouri's rural hospitals won't get enough from Trump law to survive its enormous Medicaid cuts

    Missouri's rural hospitals won't get enough from Trump law to survive its enormous Medicaid cuts
    2025/07/10
    President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” cuts about $1 trillion in federal Medicaid funding. Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley helped push for the inclusion of money for rural hospitals, but experts say it's just "a drop in the bucket" — and could force even more providers to close.
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  • Why are Jackson County voters being asked to recall county executive Frank White Jr.?

    Why are Jackson County voters being asked to recall county executive Frank White Jr.?
    2025/07/09
    Jackson County's legislature has certified a recall election against County Executive Frank White Jr., although the date has yet to be determined. Legislative Chair DaRon McGee says the recall vote is about White's mishandling of property taxes, but White says the campaign against him is politically motivated.
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  • Kansas City helps homeless youth with new grants for transitional housing and services

    Kansas City helps homeless youth with new grants for transitional housing and services
    2025/07/09
    Kansas City awarded $800,000 in grants to three nonprofits that serve homeless youth— an effort to protect the metro's at-risk residents and prevent adult homelessness.
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  • Kansas House Minority Leader explains latest effort to lure Chiefs and Royals across state line

    Kansas House Minority Leader explains latest effort to lure Chiefs and Royals across state line
    2025/07/08
    On Monday, lawmakers in Kansas opted to extend the deadline for state incentives, so that the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals have more time to negotiate building new stadiums across state lines. Kansas House Minority Leader Brandon Woodard joined KCUR's Up To Date to explain where things stand.
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    18 分
  • New Jackson County Prosecutor is already charging more cases: 'I'm not playing with ya'll'

    New Jackson County Prosecutor is already charging more cases: 'I'm not playing with ya'll'
    2025/07/07
    Melesa Johnson is six months into her as Jackson County Prosecutor after winning election last year. Faced with concerns about burglaries and property crimes, Johnson has drastically increased the rate at which her office has pursued charges, and points to the success of a deterrence initiative.
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  • In 'Whack Job,' a Kansas author explores the bloody history of axe murder

    In 'Whack Job,' a Kansas author explores the bloody history of axe murder
    2025/07/06
    "Whack Job: A History of Axe Murder' by Rachel McCarthy James traces the foundational and violent role of the axe from prehistoric times to the present. And — yes — the infamous Lizzie Borden case does get a chapter, as do a pair of relatively recent Kansas City murders.
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  • What are the best movies of the 21st century? Kansas City film critics share their own lists

    What are the best movies of the 21st century? Kansas City film critics share their own lists
    2025/07/05
    The New York Times published a list of the "100 best movies of the 21st century" so far. So KCUR's Up To Date assembled a panel of Kansas City movie critics to weigh in on the list — which they criticized as not diverse enough — and to find out what movies they'd rank at the top of the chart.
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    30 分
  • We asked Kansas Citians what patriotism means to them in 2025. Here's what they said

    We asked Kansas Citians what patriotism means to them in 2025. Here's what they said
    2025/07/04
    Americans have less national pride than ever, according to new Gallup polling, with a big split along party lines. For many Kansas City residents, patriotism means more than a reflection of support for national political figures.
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    18 分