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The Justice Department is suing Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools in what it calls a “first-of-its-kind" lawsuit over its policies for transgender students. The school district said it's compliant with federal law.
Julie Denesha
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KCUR 89.3
@kcur893 Can the long-struggling Country Club Plaza get an energy boost? Kansas City is giving the shopping district’s new owner $1.49 billion in bonds and tax breaks to try. Port KC’s Board of Commissioners approved a massive economic development package for Dallas-based Gillon Property Group as part of their plan to improve the neighborhood, which has been beset by vacant storefronts and falling property values in recent years. It comes after Kansas City Council greenlit $600 million in public funds for a new Royals stadium at Crown Center. The plan calls for the construction of several new, taller buildings, two new bouquet hotels, hundreds of housing units, and millions of square-footage of retail space. KCUR’s Zach Perez breaks down some of the Plaza’s recent struggles and what the new redevelopment plan hopes to accomplish. 🎤Hosted and produced by Zach Perez 🖥️ Filmed and edited by Gabe Rosenberg ✍️Based on reporting by KCUR & The Beacon #kansascity #development #plaza ♬ original sound - KCUR - Kansas City
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A massive flood 75 years ago ravaged Kansas City’s central industrial district and surrounding neighborhoods. A new episode of A People's History of Kansas City explores.
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Lara Korte, a graduate of the University of Kansas, has worked for the Pentagon-run publication Stars and Stripes since 2024, covering the U.S. military in the Middle East. She was fired for "insubordination" after comments about the publication's editorial freedom. -
Missouri's highest court will hear arguments Wednesday over whether voters can challenge the congressional map, with decades of constitutional rulings offering clues to how the judges may approach the case. Republicans have prevailed in every case around gerrymandering so far. -
State officials can’t spend billions in federal funding to connect remote areas to the internet until the Trump administration provides information on how to use the money. Broadband offices are hopeful guidance is on the way – but when remains unclear. -
The Haitian community around Kansas City is generations deep and growing, filled with nurses, dentists and other health professionals. Newer arrivals fear deportation after courts allowed the Trump administration to strip 330,000 Haitian refugees of "temporary protected status." -
Republican Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach runs in a rematch against Democrat Chris Mann, a race that the incumbent won by a slim margin four years ago. -
The Republican senator, who's running for reelection this November, rationalized the president’s move to import beef from foreign countries, arguing that it's necessary to replace the Mexican cattle exports lost to screwworm infections. -
An NPR investigation found that people in the U.S. are dying from heat much more often than official counts show. We explore the reasons why — and how lives can be saved. -
In November, Missourians will be asked whether they want to repeal the abortion rights amendment they approved in 2024 and reinstate an abortion ban. Unions and reproductive rights groups already worked together to defeat Amendments 4 and 5 in the August election. -
The Natural Resources Conservation Service lost nearly a quarter of its staff nationwide in 2025 after the Trump administration’s cuts to the federal government. Many were local experts that help farmers with soil and water conservation efforts.
