https://www.kcur.org/sports/2026-07-29/former-athletes-in-kansas-say-the-world-cup-inspired-them-to-go-back-to-the-soccer-pitch 2026-07-29 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-07-29T05:00:00-04:00 Former athletes in Kansas say the World Cup inspired them to go back to the soccer pitch World Cup KC, World Cup, soccer, KU, University of Kansas, sports, Youth Sports, Athletics https://www.kcur.org/health/2026-07-28/abortion-springfield-missouri-planned-parenthood-medication 2026-07-28 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-07-28T09:43:01-04:00 Abortion returns to southwest Missouri after more than 20 years without local access abortion, Missouri abortion amendment, medication abortion, Abortion pill, Springfield, Missouri, reproductive health, Reproductive rights, birth control https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-07-29/kansas-city-election-housing-trust-fund-bond-question 2026-07-29 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-07-29T05:00:00-04:00 Kansas City Question 1: Housing Trust Fund bond Elections, Missouri elections 2026, Kansas City, Housing, affordable housing, KC Media Collective https://www.kcur.org/2026-07-28/kansas-board-of-regents-names-jennifer-bonds-raacke-as-its-next-president 2026-07-28 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-07-28T14:40:43-04:00 Kansas Board of Regents names Jennifer Bonds-Raacke as its next president Kansas News Service https://www.kcur.org/housing-development-section/2026-07-29/kansas-city-downtown-data-center-revitalization-unlimited-historic-building 2026-07-29 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-07-29T05:00:00-04:00 Kansas City residents question if 20-story data center is developer's Trojan Horse data centers, data, downtown, Kansas City Missouri (KCMO), Kansas City Council, development, historic preservation, tax incentive https://www.kcur.org/news/2026-07-28/panera-to-relocate-headquarters-from-missouri-to-the-boston-area 2026-07-28 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-07-28T16:49:22-04:00 Panera to relocate headquarters from Missouri to the Boston area food, Food & Drink, restaurants https://www.kcur.org/environment-agriculture/2026-07-29/cyclospora-parasite-sick-food-supply 2026-07-29 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-07-29T05:00:00-04:00 How exactly did cyclospora infiltrate our food supply? We still don't know food, FDA, CDC, Harvest Public Media, Harvest Share, cyclospora, illness, Food safety https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-07-29/missouri-rainbow-story-time-columbia-library-lgbtq-books 2026-07-29 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-07-29T05:00:00-04:00 Missouri Republicans threaten to cut library funding over ‘rainbow story time’ event LGBTQ+, censorship, Rick Brattin, Denny Hoskins, Missouri Secretary of State, Missouri, Missouri legislature, Catherine Hanaway, Missouri Attorney General, Books https://www.kcur.org/2026-07-29/iowa-unhoused-camping-bans-removal 2026-07-29 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-07-29T07:00:00-04:00 Unhoused people in Missouri and Kansas face the bulldozer, 2 years after Supreme Court decision unhoused, homelessness, camp, housing shortage, Housing, economy, Kansas, KNS, Missouri, Midwest https://www.kcur.org/sports/2026-07-29/royals-crown-center-stadium-plans-public-funding 2026-07-29 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-07-29T11:52:29-04:00 Royals defend Crown Center ballpark plans as critics demand vote on public funding Kansas City Royals, Royals stadium proposal, Crown Center, KC Media Collective, Kansas City, zoning, Hallmark https://www.kcur.org/news/2026-07-30/missouri-mayor-ice-guatemala 2026-07-30 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-07-30T05:00:00-04:00 Missouri mayor says he wasn't told about ICE operation that led to couple's death in Guatemala Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Missouri, immigration, immigrants, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) https://www.kcur.org/news/2026-07-30/missouri-executions-death-penalty-rate 2026-07-30 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-07-30T05:00:00-04:00 Missouri has executed prisoners at a high rate in the 50 years since death penalty's return Missouri, death penalty, Execution, Missouri executions, lethal injection, criminal justice https://www.kcur.org/news/2026-07-29/independence-police-officer-lawsuit-fatal-shooting 2026-07-29 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-07-29T13:00:06-04:00 Independence police officer who killed mom and baby is suing city over his return to duty Independence police , Independence Missouri, lawsuit, police, Police shootings, Jackson County https://www.kcur.org/2026-07-29/worst-experience-ive-ever-had-kansas-woman-suing-taco-bell-over-cyclosporiasis 2026-07-29 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-07-29T14:51:03-04:00 Kansas woman suing Taco Bell over cyclosporiasis: ‘Worst experience I’ve ever had’ Kansas News Service, illness, food, Food & Drink, cyclospora https://www.kcur.org/housing-development-section/2026-07-30/kc-streetcar-18th-vine-downtown-kansas-city 2026-07-30 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-07-30T05:00:00-04:00 KC Streetcar proposes route connecting downtown to 18th & Vine, at a cost of $175 million Kansas City Missouri (KCMO), KC Streetcar Authority, streetcar, public transit, 18th and Vine, downtown https://www.kcur.org/news/2026-07-30/missouri-gov-kehoe-requests-federal-disaster-declaration-following-july-floods 2026-07-30 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-07-30T05:00:00-04:00 Missouri Gov. Kehoe requests federal disaster declaration following July floods Mike Kehoe, Missouri Governor, Missouri, disaster relief, flooding, FEMA https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-07-29/kansas-city-police-chief-stacey-graves-retire-4-years 2026-07-29 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-07-29T19:09:27-04:00 Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves to retire after 4 years in department's top job Stacey Graves, kcpd, police, Kansas City Police Department, Kansas City Missouri Police, Kansas City Chief of Police