Kowthar Shire
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KCUR 89.3
Missouri abortion trial's first week highlights punitive regulations on providers: 'I felt targeted'
For the tens of thousands of Missouri women seeking abortions and the clinic staff charged with offering this health care, the past decade has presented harrowing challenges. That’s what attorneys on behalf of Planned Parenthood argued in the first week of a trial in Kansas City that could reshape Missouri abortion regulations.
Julie Denesha
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KCUR 89.3
Dylan Lysen
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Kansas News Service
The latest: MO + KS lawmakers return
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- Demócrata de Kansas City intenta insertar una disposición anti-ICE de ley
- Sin previo aviso, la única oficina del Departamento de Vehículos Motorizados en Kansas City cerró
- Con la llegada de la Copa Mundial a Kansas City, estos aficionados podrán apoyar aquí a sus países de origen
- Kansas City se acaba de enterar qué equipos jugarán aquí durante la Copa Mundial. El primero: Argentina
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From the Dakotas to Texas, wheat acres have been on the decline, due to higher temperatures, drought and farmers shifting to more profitable crops. New innovations could rejuvenate the state of wheat production. -
Kids in the Kitchen, a yearly event sponsored by Alphapointe, a nonprofit that serves people with vision challenges, focuses on getting young people ready to navigate in the kitchen. The goal is for them to be able to prepare their own meals while living independently. -
A Mexican orphanage relied on donor churches in Missouri and other states. After nearly 60 years, Niños de México announced it would close immediately — a response that former volunteers call "incredibly cowardly." -
More than a decade after escape rooms first arrived in Kansas City, your options for life-size puzzle solving have never been greater — or more challenging. Check out this guide to escape rooms to try around the region, and some tips for better solving. -
The sheer size, scope and total projected dollar amount of the Chiefs' project — which includes a new stadium in Wyandotte County and a new headquarters in Johnson County — dwarfs existing incentive districts in Overland Park and Olathe. -
The Democratic Kansas governor and Republican attorney general don’t always agree about suing or joining existing lawsuits. Now the Kansas Supreme Court could decide. -
The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration canceled $2 billion in grants for mental health and addiction treatment, and then reversed itself almost immediately. "It's just constant whiplash," said the president of First Call KC. -
Riverview mayor Michael Cornell Jr. was arrested Thursday during a traffic stop. He's charged with assaulting four people over the course of 10 years, and is being held on a $1 million cash bond. -
The Band That Fell to Earth marks each anniversary of the performer’s death — and the band’s own founding — with two weekends of shows. The concert series at recordBar has become an annual tradition for fans of the glam rock pop star.
Whether you’re a local or among the hundreds of thousands of people expected to travel into Kansas City for the 2026 World Cup, KCUR put together some pointers for what to expect from the tournament — and how to become a soccer fan.
