Sam Zeff
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KCUR 89.3
All 1,100 Kansas City police officers are on duty, there are cops from 11 states helping and KCPD's three helicopters are constantly in the air. The city has been mostly peaceful.
Charlotte Keene
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St. Louis Public Radio
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A federal judge blocked five states from banning the use of SNAP benefits for junk food purchases. Missouri has a similar plan, but it was not included in the decision. -
An official review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement begins in July. President Trump already has suggested the U.S. would be better off without it. -
Jordan Rincker, 28, was arrested Sunday and charged with conspiracy to commit murder. He is the second man from Missouri charged in the alleged plot. -
Following the Thursday ruling by a Jackson County judge, Planned Parenthood in Kansas City began providing medication abortions to patients on Monday for the first time since 2018. But affiliates are still fighting limitations as critics again seek to restrict access via a ballot issue in November. -
Four Minnesota paddlers set off Tuesday from western Montana, attempting to break the record of 33 days, 18 hours and 45 minutes. The team will remain on the Missouri River nearly nonstop, but will have a 30-person support crew helping. -
The program is meant to soften the coming cuts to Medicaid. The state health department recently announced the first round of Kansas grantees. Hospitals are using the money to increase healthcare access to rural patients. -
The Supreme Court has left in place a ruling that strikes down a key tool for enforcing Voting Rights Act protections for voters with a disability or an inability to read or write in seven states, including Missouri. -
This year's edition of the FIFA World Cup continues to be thrilling with unexpected performances from tournament first-timers and surprising results from some of the favorites. Among them was Curaçao, the smallest nation to ever quality, which tied Ecuador 0-0 in Kansas City on Saturday. -
Kansas City has welcomed thousands of visitors as the metro enters its second week of the World Cup. But as international crowds come in, many local shop owners feel they're taking a backseat. Some small businesses say the economic boost is not evenly distributed.
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