By Steve Bell

Kansas City, MO –

During the month of December, the Kansas City Symphony can be found all over the city, and in various configurations - like the TubaChristmas concert and the Chamber Players' Tchaikovsky concert earlier this month.

By Steve Walker

Find out why a volunteer chose to display Christopher Brown's Reach for the exhibition Volunteer Voices: Selections from the Collection of the Kemper Museum.

By Drew Bolton

Kansas City, MO –

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Kansas City, MO – The Kansas City Missouri school district holds the first of a series of public forums tonight for input on future school closures and layoffs. The district would have to close as many as half of its buildings, and lose about one third of its employees to be the same size as other districts with similar enrollment.

Jefferson City, MO – Missouri lawmakers are being urged to provide moral support, as well as funding, to the state's small business interests during the upcoming legislative session.

Mary Davis is president and CEO of Missouri Enterprise, a non-profit group that advocates for small business interests. She asked a House committee Wednesday to publicly commit to supporting the state's small and mid-level manufacturers:

By Maria Carter

Kansas City, MO – The Kansas City Missouri school district holds the first of a series of public forums tonight for input on future school closures and layoffs.

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has announced a series of proposals he says would close "cracks" that have developed in the prosecution of drunk drivers.

Small business interests in Missouri are urging lawmakers to continue their support as the 2010 legislative session approaches.

Kansas City native and international funk singer Marva Whitney returns to the KCUR studios for a talk with Gina and Walt.

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By Steve Bell

Kansas City, MO –

By Maria Carter

Kansas City, MO – Health agencies on both sides of the state line are starting to lift restrictions on the swine flu vaccine.

A free health clinic at Bartle Hall is expected to attract as many as two thousand uninsured people today and tomorrow.

Kansas is delaying $170 million in payments to school districts because of a cash crunch.

Topeka, KS – A cash crunch forced Kansas to delay $173 million in aid payments to its public schools this month, and a top education official said Tuesday that a few districts need help from the state to make their December payrolls.

State Budget Director Duane Goossen confirmed that there hasn't been enough money in Kansas' main account to meet its obligations to its 295 school districts. Some funds due in December might not be sent until early January.