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Of the original nine schools that received the Trump administration's Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education, which would commit them to certain policies in exchange for preferential access to federal funding, the majority have indicated they are not planning on signing.
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The latest: Government shutdown
- How the federal shutdown is hurting Midwest farmers — already dealing with a difficult year
- Thousands protest Trump administration at Kansas City's No Kings rally: 'We're going to rise up'
- Thousands of Kansas City federal workers lost a paycheck to the shutdown. Another will hit hard
- Judge pauses shutdown layoffs at more than 30 federal agencies
Missouri's new Congressional map has been signed into law, and the Republican Kansas legislature is trying to take similar action.
Join KCUR's Steve Kraske and a panel of experts to talk about redistricting on Thursday, Oct. 30 from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Kansas City Public Library.
Join KCUR's Steve Kraske and a panel of experts to talk about redistricting on Thursday, Oct. 30 from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Kansas City Public Library.
- Los recortes al seguro Medicaid son una bomba de tiempo para los hospitales rurales de Kansas. Un cambio podría ayudar.
- Una educadora de Olathe es nombrada Maestra del Año de Kansas. Sus alumnos te dirán por qué
- Las mujeres afirman que sus sostenes activan las alarmas de seguridad en el juzgado del condado de Wyandotte
- Un mural en Kansas City, hecho por un artista español, 'advierte' en contra del fascismo
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Catherine Hanaway recently returned to public office after nearly 20 years. As Missouri's attorney general, she’ll be handling major litigation involving abortion and congressional redistricting. -
Since 2023, access to puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones has radically diminished in Missouri, thanks in part to national attention and political outcry. -
Giant pumpkins can top the scales at more than 2,000 pounds – and caring for these behemoths is often a full-time job. But for some growers in the central U.S., the dream of raising a world record-setting pumpkin is a tantalizing prospect. -
The city will fund entrepreneurs, artists and leasing support for landlords who open pop-up shops in vacant buildings for the thousands of people who come to Kansas City for the World Cup next year. $10,000 grants will be available through the newly announced Open Doors! Program. -
Randal Halfmann at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research in Kansas City is hoping to treat diseases including cancer and Alzheimer's by influencing how cells make life-or-death decisions. -
Forty years ago this month, the comedic basketball troupe, the Harlem Globetrotters, added a woman to its roster. NPR's Ashley Montgomery has the story of legendary athlete Lynette Woodard, a Wichita native and University of Kansas star. -
Conspiracy theories about health fill a vacuum created by the lack of doctors in Kansas and many other rural communities. Meanwhile, doctors say patients have become increasingly distrustful and sometimes hostile. -
The second wave of mass protests organized by the progressive No Kings network saw protesters unite against President Trump's anti-immigration tactics, slashing of federal programs and other concerns. -
The texts between Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody and a restaurant owner were allegedly deleted amid widespread scrutiny of the chief's August 2023 raids of the Marion County Record newspaper and the homes of the paper's owners.
Artist Luis Quintanilla fled the Spanish Civil War to escape persecution, but most of his work was destroyed. Today, one of his only remaining murals sits in an otherwise ordinary corner of UMKC.
