https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-09-16/missouri-republicans-redistricting-referendum-map-november-election 2026-09-16T11:26:54-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-16T11:26:54-04:00 Missouri Republicans ask federal court to revive gerrymandered map and block referendum redistricting, Missouri, Missouri constitution, Missouri legislature, Missouri Secretary of State, Missouri Supreme Court, Denny Hoskins https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-09-16/hawley-and-moran-joined-democrats-to-defeat-trump-backed-crypto-bill-heres-why 2026-09-16T12:27:53-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-16T12:27:53-04:00 Hawley and Moran joined Democrats to defeat Trump-backed crypto bill. Here's why U.S. Senate, Josh Hawley, Jerry Moran, Cryptocurrency , Donald Trump https://www.kcur.org/environment-agriculture/2026-09-17/hemp-federal-ban-thc-growers 2026-09-17T09:41:00-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-17T05:00:00-04:00 American hemp sellers prepare for a looming ban on most of their products: ‘This is devastating’ Hemp, marijuana, Food & Drink, Harvest Public Media, Harvest Share https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-09-16/missouri-governor-orders-guardrails-on-flock-cameras-and-automated-license-plate-readers 2026-09-16T13:50:51-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-16T13:50:51-04:00 Missouri governor orders guardrails on Flock cameras and automated license plate readers Mike Kehoe, law enforcement, Public Safety, Surveillance, Missouri https://www.kcur.org/health/2026-09-17/missouri-maternity-ward-birth-access-rural-health-care 2026-09-17T05:00:16-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-17T05:00:00-04:00 Rural Missouri families face riskier births as maternity wards vanish Missouri, rural health, rural, maternal health, maternal mortality, KC Media Collective, hospitals https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-09-17/royals-ballpark-plan-pay-600-million-downtown-stadium-crown-center 2026-09-17T10:31:36-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-17T05:00:00-04:00 Kansas City is taking on a big risk to pay for the Royals ballpark. This is its $600 million plan Royals stadium proposal, Kansas City Royals, taxes, sales tax, Crown Center, Kansas City Council, Economic Development https://www.kcur.org/housing-development-section/2026-09-18/kansas-osawatomie-data-center-economy-revitalize 2026-09-18T05:00:44-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-18T05:00:00-04:00 A rural Kansas town considers data center as a big swing to revitalize its economy data centers, Rural Economy, power plant, Kansas News Service https://www.kcur.org/2026-09-17/if-you-have-a-mental-health-crisis-in-rural-kansas-its-hard-to-get-transportation-to-help 2026-09-17T09:59:24-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-17T04:00:00-04:00 If you have a mental health crisis in rural Kansas, it’s hard to get transportation to help Kansas News Service, mental health, mental health services, rural, rural transit, rural health, Kansas https://www.kcur.org/housing-development-section/2026-09-17/data-center-protest-missouri-capitol-legislature-construction-moratorium 2026-09-17T10:22:18-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-17T10:22:18-04:00 Data center protesters fill Missouri Capitol demanding a statewide construction freeze data centers, Missouri, Missouri legislature, Missouri House of Representatives, protests, artificial intelligence https://www.kcur.org/news/2026-09-17/watches-cologne-mowers-former-modot-supervisor-accused-in-80-000-fraud-scheme 2026-09-17T10:25:01-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-17T10:25:01-04:00 Former MoDOT supervisor accused in $80,000 fraud scheme Missouri Department of Transportation, Missouri, fraud https://www.kcur.org/environment-agriculture/2026-09-18/harvey-a-mutant-cockroach-who-baffled-missouri-scientists-has-died-a-great-ambassador 2026-09-18T05:00:16-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-18T05:00:00-04:00 Harvey, a mutant cockroach who baffled Missouri scientists, has died: 'A great ambassador' insects, St. Louis, Missouri, research https://www.kcur.org/education/2026-09-18/umkc-wages-pay-union-university-missouri-budget 2026-09-18T05:00:19-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-18T05:00:00-04:00 UMKC workers go public with fight for higher pay: 'MU pays poverty wages' UMKC, University of Missouri, University of Missouri System, Missouri, higher education, Unions, labor, organized labor https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-09-17/kansas-city-voters-sue-missouri-secretary-of-state-redistricting-referendum 2026-09-17T14:57:37-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-17T14:56:37-04:00 Kansas City voters sue Missouri secretary of state for delaying redistricting referendum redistricting, Missouri elections 2026, Missouri, Missouri Secretary of State, Denny Hoskins, Congress https://www.kcur.org/housing-development-section/2026-09-18/a-lees-summit-bridge-got-demolished-one-of-many-modot-projects-reshaping-kansas-city 2026-09-18T07:31:11-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-18T05:00:00-04:00 A Lee's Summit bridge got demolished, one of many MoDOT projects reshaping Kansas City Kansas City, Lee's Summit, bridges, Missouri Department of Transportation, highways, transportation, cars, road conditions https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-09-17/is-it-too-late-for-missouri-to-use-trump-backed-map-in-november-federal-court-now-deciding 2026-09-17T15:48:53-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-17T15:48:53-04:00 Is it too late for Missouri to use Trump-backed map in November? Federal court now deciding redistricting, Missouri Supreme Court, Missouri, Missouri constitution, courts, U.S. Supreme Court, Missouri elections 2026, Elections https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-09-17/platte-county-prosecutor-eric-zahnd-in-office-since-2002-has-died 2026-09-17T18:11:51-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-17T18:11:51-04:00 Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd, in office since 2002, has died eric zahnd, Platte County, Missouri Attorney General, Kansas City Missouri (KCMO)