https://www.kcur.org/environment-agriculture/2026-06-29/prairies-woodland-shrubs-threat-new-ecosystem 2026-06-29 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-06-29T05:00:00-04:00 Great Plains prairies now include woodland. Goats may help prairie, grasslands, Conservation, cattle, Wildlife, Harvest Public Media, The Harvest is Past https://www.kcur.org/news/2026-06-29/automated-license-plate-readers-alpr-kansas-city-lenexa-weston-police 2026-06-29 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-06-29T05:00:00-04:00 Missouri and Kansas police use cameras to track license plates, but residents resist surveillance police, kcpd, Lenexa, cars, Surveillance, Weston https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2026-06-28/for-her-world-cup-installation-a-kansas-city-artist-wants-visitors-to-recognize-a-piece-of-home 2026-06-28 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-06-28T05:00:00-04:00 For her World Cup installation, a Kansas City artist wants visitors to 'recognize a piece of home' World Cup, World Cup KC, Local Business, Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, Kansas City Missouri (KCMO), culture, Visual arts, KC Media Collective https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-06-28/missouri-election-august-2026-amendment-4-5 2026-06-28 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-06-28T05:00:00-04:00 Millions of dollars pour into Missouri ballot fights over taxes and majority rule voters, voting, Missouri elections 2026, sales tax, taxes, Income Taxes, Missouri constitution, Ballot Issue https://www.kcur.org/environment-agriculture/2026-06-29/cattle-herd-size-beef-prices-high 2026-06-29 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-06-29T05:00:00-04:00 Small U.S. cattle herd keeps beef prices high cattle, beef industry, meatpacking, Harvest Public Media, Harvest Share https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2026-06-28/what-jennifer-lopez-taught-me-about-being-a-missourian 2026-06-28 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-06-28T05:00:00-04:00 What Jennifer Lopez taught me about being a Missourian Missouri, New York, Identity https://www.kcur.org/2026-06-26/why-taylor-swifts-rumored-wedding-has-fans-watching-new-york 2026-06-28 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-06-28T05:00:00-04:00 Why Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's rumored wedding has fans watching New York https://www.kcur.org/sports/2026-06-27/algeria-extends-world-cup-stay-with-draw-at-kansas-city-stadium-were-gonna-party-all-night 2026-06-29 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-06-28T00:55:33-04:00 Algeria extends World Cup stay with draw at Kansas City Stadium. 'We're gonna party all night' World Cup KC, World Cup, Lawrence, Arrowhead Stadium https://www.kcur.org/sports/2026-06-28/on-to-the-knockout-round-4-takeaways-from-the-fifa-world-cup-so-far 2026-06-29 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-06-29T09:46:08-04:00 4 takeaways from the FIFA World Cup as knockouts begin World Cup KC, World Cup, soccer https://www.kcur.org/health/2026-06-29/weather-extreme-heat-wave-missouri-kansas 2026-06-29 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-06-29T09:57:40-04:00 'Heat dome' over Missouri and Kansas expected into July 4 weekend heat, extreme heat, summer heat, heat wave, Fourth of July, National Weather Service, weather https://www.kcur.org/news/2026-06-29/missouri-childrens-division-launches-overhaul-of-child-abuse-investigator-roles 2026-06-29 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-06-29T10:14:13-04:00 Missouri Children’s Division launches overhaul of child abuse investigator roles children, Missouri Department of Social Services, social services, child abuse, Missouri https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-06-29/the-supreme-court-upholds-grace-periods-for-mail-in-ballots-siding-against-the-gop 2026-06-29 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-06-29T10:24:12-04:00 The Supreme Court upholds grace periods for mail-in ballots, siding against the GOP voting rights, voting, U.S. Supreme Court, courts, Elections https://www.kcur.org/sports/2026-06-29/world-cup-favorite-moments 2026-06-29 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-06-29T13:53:00-04:00 Favorite off-the-pitch moments from the World Cup group stage World Cup, World Cup KC, Lawrence https://www.kcur.org/news/2026-06-29/kansas-city-dangerous-heat-warning-cooling-centers-safety 2026-06-29 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-06-29T15:22:57-04:00 Kansas City is dangerously hot this week. Here’s how to stay cool and safe weather, National Weather Service, heat, summer heat, Kansas City Parks Department, World Cup KC