Grace Hills
/
KCUR
The vice president will come to Kansas to support Republican Sen. Roger Marshall in his tight race with Democrat Adam Hamilton. President Trump rallied for Marshall earlier this week.
Homeland Security Investigation
/
via X
@kcur893 A 9-year-old Kansas City girl named Hazen Workman-Duffy was killed by a car last year while riding her bike to school. Her death led to cries from Kansas City parents and advocates for more pedestrian safety measures on roads — and for a culture change among drivers. A year later, how much has the city actually done? KCUR’s Jodi Fortino reports on Kansas City’s latest efforts to eliminate traffic fatalities, and how local families are taking their kids’ safety into their own hands. 🎙️Hosted by Jodi Fortino 📹Filmed and produced by Zach Perez 🖥️Edited by Gabe Rosenberg #kansascity #traffic #safety ♬ original sound KCUR - Kansas City
On Nov. 3, voters in Kansas and Missouri will decide multiple consequential ballot issues and major federal and state races. Get KCUR's comprehensive guide.
-
Ferguson has been under a consent decree since 2016, two years after a Ferguson police officer killed Michael Brown Jr. and a DOJ investigation found the city violated residents' civil rights through policing, traffic stops and court fines. -
Democrat Adam Hamilton sold a centrist message while Republican Sen. Roger Marshall urged Trump voters to show up to the polls to continue the president’s agenda. -
Stacey Preis stepped down as interim Missouri Commissioner of Education after just four months, as speculation grows about Senate President Pro Tem Cindy O’Laughlin being named the next leader. -
Investigators said the driver, who plowed through a crowd of people at a Wichita sports complex Saturday, had a valid license and no documented criminal history or outstanding warrants. They also condemned false claims that have been circulating about the driver's legal status. -
Shawn Harris initially pleaded not guilty in the 2025 killing of Ming during a shootout in the Argentine neighborhood of Kansas City, Kansas. As part of a new plea deal, prosecutors will seek life imprisonment charges. -
The temporary jail was supposed to be open for the World Cup, but city officials now say it probably won’t open until next year. -
Families in many Midwestern states face long waiting periods for Home and Community-Based Services Medicaid waivers that help keep people with disabilities out of institutions. -
Inside a former Missouri asylum, a psychiatric museum has a haunted reputation — and a noble missionThe Glore Psychiatric Museum in St. Joseph, Missouri, attracts lovers of the macabre, odd and supernatural for its eerie exhibits. But its founder, longtime state hospital employee George Glore, wanted to document how far the field of mental health care had advanced in the hopes of combating negative stereotypes. -
As we enter the third quarter of 2026, the Kansas City Police Department has reported 108 homicides, a five-year low for the department. Police credit the drop to more cops on the street, focused deterrence and collaboration with the community.
Want more news you can trust? Get more of KCUR's coverage in your search results.
