Craig Auge
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Kansas City Public Library
Heidi Pitre’s series merges literature, nostalgia, and history, featuring pen-and-ink drawings on about 160 vintage library checkout cards. Interest in the pieces has expanded, but her supply of old-school, ephemeral cards is dwindling.
Erin Bormett
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Courtesy of the Missouri Department of Conservation
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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Kansas City Today is a daily news podcast from KCUR Studios bringing you all things Kansas City, wrapped up in 15 minutes or less.
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The Republican Missouri senator introduced bipartisan legislation that would require data centers to build their own power plants and would increase transparency around data center energy use. -
Federal officials first toured the building in January, sparking speculation over whether the owners had sold the building to the U.S. government. Media reports suggested the sale was part of a push to use warehouses across the country as immigration detention centers. -
At his State of the City address, Mayor Quinton Lucas detailed his priorities for the end of his term and previewed the city’s budget for the next fiscal year, which will see cuts or stagnation in most departments but a major increase in police funding. -
The Netherlands are the third World Cup country to pick Kansas City as its home base this summer. The Dutch men's national team will play a group stage match at Arrowhead Stadium in June. -
The new plant will be on the site of the retired Rush Island coal plant in Jefferson County. It is being built, in part, to power proposed data centers. -
The Unified Government’s Planning Commission advanced a two-year ban on special permits for jails and detention centers. In a letter to federal officials, U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids opposed any ICE detention centers in the Kansas City area. -
Kansas City broke an 83-year record when it reached 76 degrees on Monday. Experts say with more warm weather ahead, gardeners need to be cautious of planting too soon. -
Friday afternoons at the Kansas City Bridge Studio in Overland Park, Kansas, bring out all the local stars. For decades, the competition has also turned teammates into longtime friends, and even sparked a marriage or two. -
Two more teams can still make their home in and around Kansas City for the upcoming tournament, with training sites in Lawrence and Riverside still available.
Whether you’re a local or among the hundreds of thousands of people expected to travel into Kansas City for the 2026 World Cup, KCUR put together some pointers for what to expect from the tournament — and how to become a soccer fan.
