https://www.kcur.org/environment-agriculture/2026-09-08/monarch-highway-lost-momentum 2026-09-08T18:41:05-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-08T05:00:00-04:00 Native plants near interstates support butterfly migration Monarch Watch, butterflies, Conservation, pollinators, Harvest Public Media, Harvest Share https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-09-08/do-kansas-anti-trans-laws-count-as-fascism-an-expert-on-authoritarianism-says-yes 2026-09-08T05:01:16-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-08T05:00:00-04:00 Do Kansas’ anti-trans laws count as fascism? An expert on authoritarianism says yes transgender, Law, drivers license, New York Times, Lawrence, Kansas News Service https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2026-09-08/kansas-citys-cure-for-the-dog-days-of-summer-pooches-in-pools 2026-09-08T05:01:24-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-08T05:00:00-04:00 Kansas City’s cure for the dog days of summer? Pooches in pools summer heat, heat wave, dogs, extreme heat, Swimming https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-09-07/missouri-attorney-general-trashes-legal-fiction-of-missouri-supreme-courts-map-ruling 2026-09-07T18:15:55-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-07T18:15:55-04:00 Missouri Attorney General trashes 'legal fiction' of Missouri Supreme Court's map ruling Missouri 4th District, Missouri 6th District, Missouri 5th District, redistricting, Elections, Missouri elections 2026, Catherine Hanaway, Missouri Attorney General, Missouri Supreme Court, courts https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-09-08/an-afghan-man-helped-the-u-s-fight-the-taliban-ice-took-him-on-terrorism-allegations 2026-09-08T05:01:26-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-08T05:00:00-04:00 An Afghan man helped the U.S. fight the Taliban. ICE took him on terrorism allegations Missouri, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), immigration, immigrants, refugees, military, U.S. Military https://www.kcur.org/environment-agriculture/2026-09-09/new-missouri-research-shows-wind-and-solar-energy-can-boost-rural-economies 2026-09-09T05:00:18-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-09T05:00:00-04:00 New Missouri research shows wind and solar energy can boost rural economies green energy, solar energy, wind energy, University of Missouri, Rural Economy https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-09-09/trump-takes-aim-at-aircraft-maker-bombardier-which-manufactures-in-kansas-as-trade-war-escalates 2026-09-09T05:00:21-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-09T05:00:00-04:00 Trump takes aim at aircraft maker Bombardier, which manufactures in Kansas, as trade war escalates aviation, Wichita, tariffs, Trade, Donald Trump, foreign relations, U.S. Foreign Policy, economy, Kansas economy https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-09-09/former-kansas-prison-officials-pressure-governor-to-commute-death-sentences 2026-09-09T05:00:23-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-09T05:00:00-04:00 Former Kansas prison officials pressure governor to commute death sentences death penalty, Laura Kelly, ACLU, Topeka, Kansas Department of Corrections https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-09-08/missouris-redistricting-fight-in-turmoil-as-u-s-supreme-court-and-federal-rulings-clash 2026-09-08T22:16:34-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-08T19:39:17-04:00 Missouri's redistricting fight in turmoil as U.S. Supreme Court and federal rulings clash redistricting, Missouri, Congress, Emanuel Cleaver II, Denny Hoskins, Catherine Hanaway, Missouri Attorney General, Missouri Secretary of State, Missouri Supreme Court, U.S. Supreme Court https://www.kcur.org/inside-kcur/2026-09-09/kcur-partnership-with-giving-docs-provides-free-will-planning-tools 2026-09-09T15:59:08-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-09T15:59:08-04:00 KCUR partnership with Giving Docs provides free will planning tools https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-09-09/missourians-early-votes-could-be-voided-if-legal-dispute-over-congressional-map-drags-on 2026-09-09T17:35:10-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-09T17:28:56-04:00 Missourians' early votes could be voided if legal dispute over congressional map drags on redistricting, Denny Hoskins, Missouri Secretary of State, Missouri Supreme Court, U.S. Supreme Court, Emanuel Cleaver II, lawsuit https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-09-09/hoskins-faces-contempt-charges-at-missouri-supreme-court-as-street-fight-over-map-rages 2026-09-09T17:43:26-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-09T17:42:28-04:00 Hoskins faces contempt charges at Missouri Supreme Court as 'street fight' over map rages Denny Hoskins, Missouri Secretary of State, Missouri Supreme Court, U.S. Supreme Court, Emanuel Cleaver II, lawsuit, redistricting