https://www.kcur.org/environment-agriculture/2026-07-27/healthcare-premiums-costs-farmers-affordable-care-act 2026-07-27 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-07-27T05:00:00-04:00 Healthcare costs have more than doubled for many farmers this year, on top of soaring expenses healthcare, farm workers, Affordable Care Act, insurance, Harvest Public Media, Harvest Share https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-07-27/kansas-supreme-court-election-ballot-measure-early-voting 2026-07-27 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-07-27T05:00:00-04:00 Organizers make final pitches on Kansas Supreme Court ballot measure amid early voting Kansas elections 2026, Kansas, Kansas Supreme Court, Ballot Issue, Elections https://www.kcur.org/education/2026-07-27/kansas-city-school-supplies-drives-donations 2026-07-27 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-07-27T05:00:00-04:00 Kansas City kids need school supplies again. Here’s where to find and donate school supplies, summer, schools, Kansas City Missouri (KCMO), Jackson County, Clay County, Wyandotte County, Platte County, Kansas City Public Schools, Kansas City Kansas Public Schools (KCKPS) https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-07-27/kansas-city-question-3-economic-development-sales-tax 2026-07-27 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-07-27T05:00:00-04:00 Kansas City Question 3: Voters will decide whether to renew economic development sales tax Kansas City Missouri (KCMO), Missouri elections 2026, Kansas City Council, sales tax, voters, voting, Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City, Economic Development, KC Media Collective https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-07-28/doj-lawyer-testimony-schmitt-hawley-oyer-blanche-missouri-senators 2026-07-28 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-07-28T05:00:00-04:00 Former DOJ lawyer blames Missouri senators for inciting death threats against her Eric Schmitt, Josh Hawley, U.S. Senate, U.S. Department of Justice, Donald Trump, Joe Biden https://www.kcur.org/news/2026-07-27/chiefs-coach-reid-addresses-shooting-of-staff-coordinators-wife-allegedly-by-their-son 2026-07-27 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-07-27T15:34:22-04:00 Chiefs Coach Reid addresses shooting of staff coordinator’s wife, allegedly by their son Kansas City Chiefs, Andy Reid, shooting, football, sports, gun violence, NFL https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-07-28/amendment-5-education-funding-missouri 2026-07-28 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-07-28T05:00:00-04:00 Supporters say eliminating income tax won't harm education funding. Kansas City schools are wary Missouri elections 2026, schools, Income Taxes, sales tax, voters, voting, Kansas City Public Schools, Lee's Summit School District, Independence School District https://www.kcur.org/health/2026-07-28/cyclospora-has-kansans-shopping-for-locally-grown-produce-is-it-safer 2026-07-28 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-07-28T04:00:00-04:00 Cyclospora has Kansans shopping for locally grown produce. Is it safer? Kansas News Service, Food safety, local food https://www.kcur.org/health/2026-07-27/missouri-reports-nearly-600-cyclospora-illnesses 2026-07-27 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-07-27T17:20:57-04:00 Missouri reports nearly 600 cyclospora illnesses disease, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://www.kcur.org/news/2026-07-28/missouri-couple-shot-dead-in-guatemala-after-local-ice-stop-led-to-deportations 2026-07-28 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-07-28T05:00:00-04:00 Missouri couple shot dead in Guatemala after local ICE stop led to deportations immigrants, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), deportation, St. Louis County 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