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The city is giving the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority an additional $13 million as part of a contract agreed on in August. But the KCATA still plans to cut two bus lines and limit hours on more than a dozen others.
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Fred Sherman had served as Johnson County election commissioner since 2021. "I was given the option to resign or be terminated from the position, and I elected to resign," Sherman wrote on social media. -
Legislators will consider a billion-dollar public funding package in hopes of luring the NFL team to Kansas. The Royals will not be discussed Monday, leaving the MLB team’s future uncertain. -
Kansas City’s transit agency is getting rid of its CEO after years of budget problems and route cutsFrank White III has led the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority since 2022. The KCATA board decided to not renew his contract amid high tensions between the agency and Kansas City, and a looming fiscal cliff that has threatened service cuts multiple times this year. -
Leaders of a Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation-owned business were fired after they accepted a $30 million federal contract to assist with designing large-scale immigration detention centers. Now, Tribal Council chair Joseph Rupnick says the tribe is no longer involved in the project. -
When Missouri lawmakers voted on the bill, the tax cut was estimated to reduce revenue by about $111 million annually. Now the state budget director says the loss could be as much as $500 million the first year and $360 million annual annually. -
Congress is poised to leave for a scheduled holiday recess without a solution for addressing the expiration of enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act marketplace plans. "I do know the effect on people at home," Hawley told NPR after the Senate vote. -
A new photo shows the person being sought outside the Clayton home where the fires started on Aug. 5. The FBI, the Jewish Federation of St. Louis and other groups are offering rewards that total about $57,000. -
Children, homeless people and even city officials entered the building in Berger, Missouri, unaware they were inhaling toxic dust. -
Equine herpesvirus can spread easily and debilitate an animal. A recent outbreak canceled several events across the country, but animal health authorities say cases seem to be easing.
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.
