KCUR Newscast
9:36 am
Mon June 27, 2011

KCUR Morning News 6-27-11

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Tens of thousands of people in Missouri and Kansas were briefly without power after two rounds of heavy thunderstorms made their way across the Kansas City area and communities to the north.

A Missouri House Committee is convening in Joplin as it examines the state's disaster response efforts.

A two-person office that helped film directors scout locations and find equipment and employees in Missouri will close on Thursday.

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KCUR Newscast
5:07 pm
Sat June 25, 2011

Top Stories of the Week

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KCUR Newscast
5:04 pm
Fri June 24, 2011

KCUR Evening News 6-24-11

KANSAS CITY, Mo. –

  • Levee breaches upstream delay crests in KC area.
  • Flood forces Lewis and Clark state park closing.
  • Planned Parenthood Overland Park passes inspection.
  • Gay right group protests Brownback prayer rally plans.

     

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    KCUR News
    1:42 pm
    Fri June 24, 2011

    Cigarette Tax Proposal Draws Scrutiny

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Secretary of State has approved a petition for circulation that would raise the state's cigarette tax by a dollar. But as KCUR's Elana Gordon reports, the petition is not gaining popularity among some long-time tobacco-tax supporters.

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    KCUR News
    10:13 am
    Fri June 24, 2011

    Council Approves MAST Pension Proposal

    Credit Photo by Steve Bell

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. – More than a year after merging MAST ambulance service into the fire department, the Kansas City city council has a pension plan it believes will avoid or shorten a pending arbitration.

    The firefighters union wants full credit for years of service by the ambulance workers. Under the proposal the council unanimously approved only a handful of long-term employees would get that, and would get credit for half or less of their years worked.

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    KCUR Newscast
    9:40 am
    Fri June 24, 2011

    KCUR Morning News 6-24-11

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A meeting is planned this evening along the Platte River, close to where it joins the Missouri River, to add teeth to the fight to keeping land dry.

    The Kansas City council took what it hopes will be a cost-efficient step toward lowering the homicide rate.

    The Missouri Secretary of State has approved a petition for circulation that would raise the state's cigarette tax by a dollar.

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    Performance
    9:10 am
    Fri June 24, 2011

    Search for Birth Mother Uncovers Difficult Truths

    Credit Photo by Sylvia Maria Gross / KCUR.

    Growing up in Overland Park, Brian Stanton always knew he was adopted. And like many adoptees, he wanted to know something about his birth parents.

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Brian Stanton's search for his birth mother ended up uncovering some difficult truths, which as a playwright and actor, he explores in a one-man play. He's performed Blank around the country, but last night was his first performance in his hometown.

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    KCUR Newscast
    5:41 pm
    Thu June 23, 2011

    KCUR Evening News 5-30-11

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. –

  • Quick rise in area river levels expected.
  • Town of Fortescue, MO ordered evacuated.
  • Abuse suit names Conception Abbey choir director.

     

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    KCUR News
    5:09 pm
    Thu June 23, 2011

    Holding Rivers at Bay

    Credit photo by dan verbeck
    Beverly, MO. field where some of 50 thousand sandbags are stockpiled. They will line tops of levees on the Missouri River just east of Leavenworth. ( Click to enlarge)

    Farley, MO. – Fifty thousand sandbags are filled and stacked and more are being made in a Missouri area five miles east of Leavenworth. Local observers expect a quick rise in the Missouri River by early next week.

    Levee district leaders want to add another 2 to 3 feet to the tops for a margin of safety. 18 years ago water was running over the protective ridge for a mile.

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    Kemper ARTcasts
    2:50 pm
    Thu June 23, 2011

    Kemper ARTcast: Family Insight on Artist Jules Olitski

    Jules Olitski, Prince Patutszky Pleasures, 1962; acrylic on canvas, 89.75 in. x 88 in.; Bebe and Crosby Kemper Collection, Gift of the R. C. Kemper Charitable Trust, 2009.21

    Jules Olitski's daughter Lauren Olitski-Poster, and granddaughter Ariel Poster, provide a glimpse into the late artist's motivations and practice.

    Kansas City, Mo. – Jules Olitski's daughter Lauren Olitski-Poster, and granddaughter Ariel Poster, provide a glimpse into the late artist's motivations and practice.

    Revelation: The Major Paintings of Jules Olitski
    May 20-August 28, 2011
    Kemper Museum

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