https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-04-08/kansas-education-bills-legislature-immigrants-phones 2026-04-08 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-04-08T05:00:00-04:00 Here’s where key Kansas education bills stand ahead of the legislature’s veto session Kansas News Service, Kansas Legislature, Kansas, education, special education, Education funding, higher education, Laura Kelly https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-04-07/jackson-county-executive-phil-levota-2026-election 2026-04-07 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-04-07T05:00:00-04:00 Phil LeVota breaks promise not to run for Jackson County executive Phil LeVota, Jackson County, Elections, Missouri elections 2026, DaRon McGee, Frank White Jr., KC Media Collective https://www.kcur.org/environment-agriculture/2026-04-07/american-prairie-restoration 2026-04-07 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-04-07T05:00:00-04:00 Most American prairies are gone. These people are working to bring them back prairie, tallgrass prairie, Conservation, Harvest Public Media, Harvest Share https://www.kcur.org/health/2026-04-07/these-kansas-elementary-students-dissect-frogs-and-it-could-help-fight-a-doctor-shortage 2026-04-07 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-04-07T04:00:00-04:00 These Kansas elementary students dissect frogs — and it could help fight a doctor shortage rural health, health care, Pittsburg, Kansas News Service, kids, Kansas, Audio Feature https://www.kcur.org/education/2026-04-06/university-of-missouri-defunds-identity-based-student-organizations 2026-04-06 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-04-06T15:15:47-04:00 University of Missouri defunds identity-based student organizations University of Missouri, University of Missouri System, diversity, speech https://www.kcur.org/news/2026-04-07/kansas-city-woman-suspected-kcur-reporter-death-aviva-okeson-haberman-shooting-sentenced-drug 2026-04-07 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-04-07T05:00:00-04:00 Kansas City woman suspected of killing KCUR reporter was sentenced to jail in a drug case guns, gun violence, shooting, KCUR, drugs, East Side, Oak Park, Kansas News Service https://www.kcur.org/health/2026-04-07/rsv-cases-are-still-high-this-spring-but-missouri-wont-extend-its-vaccination-window 2026-04-07 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-04-07T10:08:19-04:00 RSV cases are still high this spring, but Missouri won't extend its vaccination window RSV, vaccines, Missouri, disease, infectious disease https://www.kcur.org/education/2026-04-07/university-of-missouri-student-groups-diversity-cuts 2026-04-07 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-04-07T10:48:15-04:00 Mizzou student leaders blast university cuts to Black, LGBTQ+ and Latino groups University of Missouri, University of Missouri System, Missouri, diversity, higher education, college, race https://www.kcur.org/health/2026-04-08/bracing-for-federal-cuts-missouri-and-other-states-are-already-paring-back-medicaid-services 2026-04-08 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-04-08T05:00:00-04:00 Bracing for federal cuts, Missouri and other states are already paring back Medicaid services Medicaid, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), rural health, rural doctors, hospitals, Missouri, disabilities, reproductive health https://www.kcur.org/education/2026-04-08/voters-in-6-kansas-city-school-districts-approve-nearly-200-million-for-buildings-and-staff 2026-04-08 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-04-08T04:00:00-04:00 Voters in 6 Kansas City school districts approve nearly $200 million for buildings and staff Hickman Mills, Independence School District, Lee's Summit School District, Grain Valley, school funding, public education, Elections, budget, finances, Missouri elections 2026 https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-04-07/kansas-city-voters-renew-earnings-tax-city-revenue-elections 2026-04-07 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-04-07T23:04:25-04:00 Kansas City voters renew earnings tax, the city’s largest single revenue source Kansas City Missouri (KCMO), earnings tax, taxes, Economic Development, economy, Elections, Missouri elections 2026 https://www.kcur.org/education/2026-04-08/kansas-city-schools-board-elections-hickman-mills-lees-summit-independence-center-north-kc 2026-04-08 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-04-08T09:22:31-04:00 Kansas City election results: School boards Lee's Summit School District, Center School District, Hickman Mills, North Kansas City Public Schools, Park Hill School District, Independence School District, Elections, Missouri elections 2026, KC Media Collective https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-04-08/missouri-residents-would-pay-for-utilities-to-build-nuclear-power-plants-under-bill-passed-by-house 2026-04-08 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-04-08T09:53:41-04:00 Missouri residents would pay for utilities to build nuclear power plants under bill passed by House utilities, nuclear power, Missouri House of Representatives, Missouri, Missouri legislature, energy https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-04-08/missouri-pregnant-women-divorce-law-kehoe 2026-04-08 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-04-08T09:46:29-04:00 Missouri just made it easier for pregnant women to divorce Missouri, Missouri legislature, Missouri Governor, Missouri government, pregnancy, criminal justice, criminal justice reform, juvenile justice, Mike Kehoe