By Maria Carter

Maria Carter – An ongoing lawsuit against Kansas City mayor Mark Funkhouser has turned up his wife Gloria Squitiro's diary.

Jackson County has taken the final step toward a regional jail.

A proposed ballot initiative to change the way judges are chosen for the Missouri Supreme Court and appeals courts was filed with the Secretary of State's office.

By Steve Bell

Kansas City, MO –

Salina, KS – The State Board of Healing Arts begins five days of testimony today in a disciplinary hearing against an Overland Park osteopath. More from Kansas Public Radio's Bryan Thompson.

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Kansas City, MO – A new report sponsored by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs documents the growth of recent Mexican immigration in the Midwest, and the effect that immigration on the labor pool. The report's author, Rob Paral, was in town a few weeks ago to talk about the effects of this report on immigration reform. KCUR's Sylvia Maria Gross spoke to Paral about a report that includes data on Missouri but excludes Kansas.

By Maria Carter

Kansas City, MO – Kansas City police say a man died after falling from a second-story balcony Monday morning.

Kansas regulators could decide this week whether to revoke license for three closed racetracks.

The Kansas Board of Healing Arts begins five days of testimony in a disciplinary hearing against an Overland Park osteopath.

State Representative. Raj Goyle of Wichita says he will campaign to replace departing Republican Representative Todd Tiahrt, who s running for the Senate.

Kansas City, MO – The Kansas City Jewish Community Relations Bureau is working with the office of Springfield, Missouri representative Sara Lampe to send a message that Southwest, Missouri does not embrace white separatists.

In August, it will be eleven years since a 220-yard mural went up on Metropolitan Avenue in Kansas City Kansas. The mural spans the history of the Argentine neighborhood, from pre-history to the future.

By Sylvia Maria Gross

Kansas City, MO – The artists who collaborated on the project were from Kansas City and Mexico. And for several of them, painting the mural was a turning point in their lives.

Kansas City, KS – Officials at KU Medical Center say stimulus money will carry them through the most recent round of state budget cuts. But as KCUR's Elana Gordon reports, the situation will still mean fewer students next year.

KU Medical Center recently eliminated nearly 80 jobs - including 10 faculty positions - after a ten percent drop in state funding this year. They also cut some graduate teaching and research opportunities.

By Steve Bell

Kansas City, MO –