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KCUR 89.3
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority will begin charging fares again next month. When it does, United Way will connect with area nonprofits to provide free and reduced fares.
Brian Munoz
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St. Louis Public Radio
Reece Thompson
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Missouri News Network Graphics Desk
@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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Google will operate the second data center in the New Florence area, which already has an Amazon Web Services data center in the works. -
Douglas County District Court Judge Carl Folsom said provisions the Kansas "Help Not Harm Act" likely violate the state constitution. Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach called the decision “is a stark example of judicial activism.” -
An invasive worm is destroying forest floors and gardens across the country. Once jumping worms get into the soil, they're nearly impossible to get rid of — so experts say curbing their spread is the best tool against them. -
The lawsuit alleges CVS secretly kept prescription drug discount savings instead of passing them on to the University of Kansas Hospital Authority. The suit says CVS then terminated its contract when the hospital asked for an audit. -
The U.S. Department of Justice reached agreement with The Kroger Co., which owns Dillons stores in Kansas, regarding its mismanagement of refrigerant chemicals, including payment of a $2.5 million penalty. -
Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt signaled that Republicans will target majority-minority districts in blue states as they try to gerrymander maps ahead of the 2026 election. Some officials are already targeting Missouri's 1st District near St. Louis. -
The invasive golden oyster mushroom has been spotted in Boone County forests and is threatening native fungal biodiversity. -
The Congressional race for Missouri's 4th District is set after the district was redrawn by the Republican legislature. Here are the candidates voters will see on the ballot this year on August 4. -
Noncitizens routinely won release or a bond hearing, according to a review of habeas corpus cases from Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. But the legal landscape is changing.
Can I still get World Cup tickets? How do I get to the stadium? Where can I join a watch party? KCUR has all the answers — whether you’re a local or new to town for the tournament.
