Sophie Proe
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St. Louis Public Radio
A state appeals court Tuesday unanimously upheld a ruling that cleared Christopher Dunn's murder conviction. It's a defeat for the Missouri attorney general's office, which is considering another appeal.
Jason Rosenbaum
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St. Louis Public Radio
Courtesy of Rachel Hays
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Missouri State Highway Patrol
@kcur893 Ever noticed the crumbling slab of limestone near downtown? It’s all that’s left of 120 feet tall bluffs that once hugged the Missouri River by Kansas City. The bluffs made it difficult to traverse the landscape and expand our then-growing city. So in the mid-1800s, a Catholic priest named Father Bernard Donnelly recruited hundreds of Irish immigrants for a dangerous but critical task: digging streets for the city from rocks and mud. KCUR’s Jacob Smollen reports on how just a few hundred men carved many of the roads we travel today. You can hear the full story on a new episode of @kcpeopleshistory. Listen to “Carving Kansas City out of limestone” at KCUR.org or your favorite podcast streaming app. 🎙️Hosted by Jacob Smollen 📹Produced and filmed by Zach Perez #kansascity #irish #immigrants ♬ original sound - KCUR - Kansas City
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Vance spoke Monday to a small, loud and enthusiastic crowd at a “protecting American workers” event at the nearly century-old Milbank Manufacturing company. The vice president said he hoped "any good Republican" would win the 5th congressional district currently held by Rep. Cleaver. -
Missouri lawmakers have repeatedly introduced bills to try to significantly reduce the number of hospital boarding days each year and eventually end the practice altogether. -
In space, Tom Akers repaired the Hubble telescope. In Missouri, he taught math. -
After years of construction, the Kansas City Streetcar Authority’s Riverfront extension is now open. The 0.7-mile extension takes the streetcar from its previous northern terminus of the River Market to the Berkley Riverfront. -
In some respects, whether the Republican-controlled legislature succeeded in all of its goals isn’t known yet, because priorities like restricting abortion and ending the income tax must be decided by voters. -
The head of the state clerks association says local election officials still lack access to the voter database needed to finalize new district assignments. -
Some Kansans are spooked by data centers as the likelihood of the state hosting more big tech facilities is rising. One positive to all the hullabaloo? Heightened civic engagement early in local proceedings. -
Every spring, high school students from across the country travel to Oklahoma for the National Land and Range Judging Contest. The three-day event tests their knowledge of land and soil. -
The size of the settlement has not been made public.
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.
