https://www.kcur.org/education/2026-08-05/midwest-childcare-cost-legislation-subsidies-funding 2026-08-05T08:46:25-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-05T07:00:00-04:00 Childcare in Missouri and Kansas is expensive and hard to find. Proposed laws could change that childcare, children, early childhood education, daycare, daycare deserts, economy, Kansas, KNS, Missouri, Midwest https://www.kcur.org/environment-agriculture/2026-08-06/plains-spotted-skunk-great-plains-species-endangered-threatened 2026-08-06T05:00:05-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-06T05:00:00-04:00 This handstand-performing skunk is disappearing from the Great Plains. It may be endangered soon endangered species, prairie, Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Harvest Public Media, Harvest Share https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-08-05/us-house-kansas-davids-mann-schmidt-estes-primary 2026-08-05T09:02:56-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-05T09:02:56-04:00 Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids and other U.S. House incumbents secure primary victories Kansas elections 2026, Sharice Davids, U.S. House of Representatives, voters, voting, Derek Schmidt, Ron Estes https://www.kcur.org/environment-agriculture/2026-08-06/missouri-wetlands-lakes-algae-pollution 2026-08-06T05:00:28-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-06T05:00:00-04:00 Floating wetlands are helping Missouri lakes stay healthy and keep out algae and pollutants pollution, Water, water quality, Wetlands, Missouri Department of Conservation, Missouri, Missouri S&T https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-08-05/kansas-board-of-education-primary-election-results-2026 2026-08-05T12:46:54-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-05T12:46:54-04:00 Kansas Board of Education primary election results: Here's who won Kansas elections 2026, Kansas, Kansas Board of Education, KC Media Collective https://www.kcur.org/health/2026-08-05/missouri-cyclospora-outbreak-lettuce-mexico 2026-08-05T14:33:28-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-05T14:33:28-04:00 Missouri added to nationwide cyclospora outbreak, state health officials confirm cyclospora, illness, CDC, Food safety, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Missouri https://www.kcur.org/2026-08-06/corecivic-just-sold-its-kansas-immigration-detention-center-to-the-federal-government 2026-08-06T10:36:13-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-06T05:00:00-04:00 CoreCivic just sold its Kansas immigration detention center to the federal government Kansas News Service, immigration, immigrants, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Leavenworth, Kansas, CoreCivic https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2026-08-07/at-this-kansas-city-museum-a-chance-discovery-is-revealing-the-names-of-enslaved-people 2026-08-07T05:00:51-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-07T05:00:00-04:00 At this Kansas City museum, a chance discovery is revealing the names of enslaved people Audio Feature, history, Kansas City Missouri (KCMO), Wornall House, slavery, Black History, Kansas City, museums/galleries, research, Black Archives of Mid-America https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-08-06/respect-missouri-voters-amendment-rejection-lawsuit-secretary-of-state 2026-08-06T14:22:32-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-06T14:22:32-04:00 Missouri secretary of state sued for rejecting amendment limiting changes to voter-passed measures Missouri Secretary of State, Missouri, Missouri legislature, Missouri constitution, Ballot Issue, Denny Hoskins, voting rights, voting https://www.kcur.org/sports/2026-08-06/kansas-city-agrees-to-rezone-crown-center-for-a-royals-ballpark-but-with-some-conditions 2026-08-06T16:18:24-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-06T16:18:24-04:00 Kansas City agrees to rezone Crown Center for a Royals ballpark, but with some conditions Royals stadium proposal, Kansas City Royals, Royals, Crown Center, Kansas City Missouri (KCMO), urban development, baseball https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-08-07/missouri-republicans-amendment-4-5-income-tax-constitution 2026-08-07T05:00:35-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-07T05:00:00-04:00 Missouri Republicans rethink strategy after Amendments 4 and 5 fail miserably Missouri Republican Party, Missouri, Missouri legislature, Missouri elections 2026, Elections, Income Taxes, income tax cuts, sales tax, Ballot Issue https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-08-06/interim-jackson-county-executive-phil-levota-charged-bribing-rival-drop-out-2026-election-daron-mcgee 2026-08-06T20:42:24-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-06T17:16:59-04:00 Interim Jackson County Executive Phil LeVota charged with bribing rival to drop out of 2026 election Jackson County Executive, Jackson County, Phil LeVota, corruption, Missouri elections 2026, Elections https://www.kcur.org/2026-08-06/la-campana-vota-no-declara-victoria-rechazando-la-enmienda-constitucional-por-un-amplio-margen 2026-08-06T18:15:59-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-06T18:13:00-04:00 La campaña ‘vota no’ declara Victoria, rechazando la enmienda constitucional por un amplio margen KCUR En Español, KC Media Collective, Topeka, Kansas, Kansas elections 2026, Kansas Supreme Court, voting, Kansas Republicans, abortion https://www.kcur.org/education/2026-08-07/missouri-back-to-school-sales-tax-holiday-2026 2026-08-07T05:01:19-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-07T05:00:00-04:00 You don’t have to be a student to enjoy Missouri’s back-to-school tax holiday sales tax, schools, classroom, school supplies, Retail