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The Kansas City Zoo and AquariumCotton-top tamarins are a critically endangered species. Wyoming toads were once listed as extinct. Recent births of both animals at the Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium are a show of some progress in their wildlife conservation efforts. -
Carlos Moreno/KCUR 89.3KCUR hosted a town hall in Belton, Missouri, with Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Alford of the 4th Congressional District. He answered questions from constituents about what's happening in Washington — including the Trump administration's immigration policies and tariffs, recent protests, and violence against lawmakers.
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- Latinos se reúnen en Kansas City, Kansas, durante la celebración del Cinco de Mayo: ‘Estamos aquí para quedarnos’
- Una madre e hijo colombianos buscaban una vida mejor. ICE lo dejó morir en Missouri
- La detención de una persona cerca de una escuela en Kansas City no fue una operación del ICE, pero algunas familias aún están muy consternadas
- Los grupos de asistencia médica de Kansas City reclutan a los padres en la lucha contra la crisis de salud mental juvenil
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Both Missouri and Kansas have banned hormone therapy and other gender-affirming care for transgender youth under age 18. A conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a similar law on Wednesday, which local advocates say is "devastating." -
Republican lawmakers put a measure on the 2026 ballot that would not just cement an abortion ban in the Missouri Constitution, but would also prevent transgender youth from accessing gender-affirming health care. -
Missouri's House Speaker declined to sign a letter calling for passage of the "Big Beautiful Bill," citing its potential impact on the state's Medicaid program. Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley said the latest proposal "needs work." -
Jeff Suchman, president of the union representing local U.S. Department of Labor employees, says that layoffs and budget cuts have undercut basic functions like workplace safety and child labor investigations. He argues the Trump administration is trying to destroy morale to get more employees to leave. -
An important prop from the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz" is now on temporary display at the Oz Museum in Wamego, Kansas. -
Attorney General Kris Kobach instructed the Kansas Department of Revenue, which houses the division of motor vehicles, not to make gender marker changes while the issue is in litigation. -
Uniting more than 200 sites across eastern Kansas and western Missouri, Freedom's Frontier preserves the story of the border war and the settlement of the western frontier. But the Trump administration has blocked funding for National Heritage Areas. -
One Wichita manufacturer says tariffs are buoying demand for its products. But industry leaders warn of long-term harm to American planemakers. -
One lawmaker said Missouri runs the risk of becoming a "sanctuary state for pedophiles" if the General Assembly doesn't pass a bill that would give victims of child sex abuse more time to press civil charges against their abusers.
As the gay rights movement began picking up steam in the 1970s, Barbara Grier co-founded the largest lesbian publishing company in the world — right from her Kansas City home.
