Savannah Hawley-Bates
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KCUR 89.3
Kansas City will vote in April 2027 on public money for stadiums. Could it halt the Royals ballpark?
The workers’ rights group who brought forward the petition to have citizens vote say a “for” vote will force city leaders to put the planned Royals stadium in front of voters. The mayor disagrees.
Calen Moore
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Kansas News Service
@kcur893 Kansas City just opened a new public roller skating rink right next to the historic 18th & Vine Jazz District. And a little rain didn’t stop skaters from celebrating this as a “big, big deal.” City officials on Wednesday unveiled a 16,000-square-foot roller-skating rink at Blues Park, with a ribbon cutting ceremony that featured a performance by skating instructors from SK8SHOT Studios, and a free skating lesson for interested residents. (And one nervous KCUR reporter.) It’s one of more than a dozen projects being funded by the Revive The Vine initiative, a city effort to invest $400 million into improvements at the historic jazz district. KCUR’s Celisa Calacal spoke with residents about the new skating rink and what it means for the neighborhood. 🎤Hosted by Celisa Calacal 📹Filmed and produced by Zach Perez 🖥️Edited by Gabe Rosenberg #kansascity #rollerskating #skating ♬ original sound - KCUR - Kansas City
On Nov. 3, voters in Kansas and Missouri will decide multiple consequential ballot issues and major federal and state races. Get KCUR's comprehensive guide.
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As of Oct. 1, Missouri's Department of Social Services will now review documentation of housing costs, childcare expenses and assets in applications for SNAP benefits. -
Nonprofit hospitals are required to help those who can’t pay, but as medical costs rise and health insurance coverage shrinks, some patient advocates say hospitals need to do more. Recent reporting about Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall has raised broader questions about the ethics and methods of collecting debt. -
The Kansas City Council approved new traffic restrictions to keep children safer on the roads after a driver hit and killed a child last fall. KCUR wants to hear from families about whether their kids walk or bike to school, and whether they feel like the recent safety measures are working. -
According to AAA, Missouri diesel hit $5.91 a gallon last month, which is $2.50 more than a year ago. Those record prices are squeezing Missouri farmers, testing the state's cattle-and-crop economy and raising concerns about fertilizer costs. -
The Missouri senator accused former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith of attending an Atlanta Hawks game in Georgia, and called him a "dirtbag." Except it turned out that Schmitt was wrong, and Smith was actually at an Iowa Hawkeyes game in Maryland. -
Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, of Missouri, introduced the Stop Flock Abuse Act, calling the automated license plate reader system “a nightmare for individual liberties.” -
Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins has sent letters to about 1,000 registered voters notifying them that they’ve been flagged as potentially being noncitizens. The U.S. Supreme Court last week allowed the continued use of the SAVE database. -
A St. Louis scientist has spent her career studying sound and is now speaking out about the noise pollution that data centers could bring to the region. -
After the USDA admitted in 1997 that its programs had routinely discriminated against Black farmers, tens of thousands of them sued the federal government. A judge ultimately ruled in their favor, and farmers were promised nearly $2.2 billion in compensation. But all of these years later, some victims — including in the historic town of Nicodemus, Kansas — still haven’t received anything.
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