Cassandra Isobelle Flores
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KCUR 89.3
On Thursday morning, federal officials raided a food manufacturing facility in Kansas City’s Historic Northeast. The operation is an extension of federal efforts to ramp up immigrant arrests during the World Cup.
Savannah Hawley-Bates
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KCUR 89.3
Travis Heying
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The Kansas City Star
David Condos
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Kansas News Service
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Gov. Mike Kehoe on Thursday also signed into law harsher penalties for drunk driving and age verification requirements for pornography websites. -
The majority of tornadoes this year have blasted through states in the Midwest and Southeast, including Illinois, Missouri, Indiana and Iowa. Tornado activity has been increasing east of the Great Plains in recent decades. -
Construction began in April as Beale Infrastructure expanded its project scope to include four buildings and nearly 2.9 million square feet. One resident called it "a breach of understanding with this community." -
Ramsingh said living in Mexico allows his family to be closer to friends and relatives in the U.S. When he was detained by ICE, Ramsingh had a green card he had been renewing since he arrived in the U.S. in 1986 at age 5. -
The Sunflower Summer program runs through August 2. It provides Kansas students and a guardian free admission to zoos, museums and other attractions. -
A preliminary court order reinstated federal grants largely helping Black, Indigenous, veteran and immigrant farmers access land, which the U.S. Department of Agriculture cut earlier this year. Now, organizations are cautiously moving forward with their projects. -
In an election cycle dominated by taxes, Missouri voters will decide this August whether to renew a levy that funds the state parks system. Here's what to know about Amendment 1. -
Kansas City leaders are already talking about holding onto the giant red Heart Gateway even after the Fan Festival closes. But what about the transportation system that connected people to the stadiums and the airport? It's time to start thinking big about the region's future. -
Pornography websites operating in Missouri will need to use a third party to conduct “reasonable” age verification. Under the bill, the attorney general could sue commercial entities accused of knowingly violating the law.
A new episode of A People's History of Kansas City explores the origins of America's favorite red-white-and-blue popsicle, created in Kansas City in 1955.
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