https://www.kcur.org/2026-04-10/take-a-free-tour-of-the-kansas-statehouse-its-worth-it 2026-04-14 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-04-14T05:00:00-04:00 Take a free tour of the Kansas Statehouse to see murals, fossils, statues and more Kansas News Service, Brown v Board of Education, Topeka, capital, Eisenhower, Amelia Earhart, mural, Audio Feature https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-04-14/even-from-missouri-an-iranian-american-feels-the-toll-of-war-and-oppression 2026-04-14 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-04-14T05:00:00-04:00 Even from Missouri, an Iranian American feels the toll of war and oppression Iran, Middle East, University of Missouri, war https://www.kcur.org/news/2026-04-13/family-of-wyandotte-county-inmate-who-died-after-deputy-knelt-on-him-files-wrongful-death-lawsuit 2026-04-13 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-04-13T12:48:56-04:00 Family of Wyandotte County inmate who died after deputy knelt on him files wrongful death lawsuit Wyandotte County Sheriff's Department, Charles Adair, Unified Government of Wyandotte County/KCK, Kansas City Kansas (KCK), Kansas News Service https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-04-14/missouri-bill-require-hospitals-emergency-contraception-rape-survivors 2026-04-14 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-04-14T05:00:00-04:00 Missouri bill would require hospitals to offer emergency contraception to rape survivors sexual assault, rape, Missouri legislature, contraception, hospitals, health care, CDC, Missouri House of Representatives https://www.kcur.org/news/2026-04-13/joplin-police-sniper-who-killed-a-2-year-old-girl-just-became-a-missouri-state-trooper 2026-04-14 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-04-13T16:09:42-04:00 Joplin police sniper who killed a 2-year-old girl just became a Missouri state trooper sniper, Joplin, Kansas, Missouri, SWAT team, shooting, KNS, Midwest, Midwest Newsroom, Baxter Springs https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-04-14/immigration-arrests-nearly-triple-in-missouri-under-trump 2026-04-14 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-04-14T05:00:00-04:00 Immigration arrests nearly triple in Missouri under Trump Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Donald Trump, immigrants, immigration, Department of Homeland Security, Missouri, Midwest https://www.kcur.org/environment-agriculture/2026-04-13/tornado-storm-kansas-city-ottawa-spring-hill-thunder-hail-weather 2026-04-14 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-04-13T22:19:48-04:00 Tornadoes touch down in Kansas and Missouri as lightning and hail hit Kansas City metro weather, National Weather Service, tornadoes, Kansas, storms https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-04-14/missouri-income-tax-repeal-cost-senate 2026-04-14 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-04-14T10:03:30-04:00 Missouri's income tax repeal would cost state $4.2 billion in its first year, under Senate plan Income Taxes, income tax cuts, taxes, sales tax, Missouri Senate, Missouri, Missouri legislature, Missouri constitution https://www.kcur.org/education/2026-04-14/university-of-missouri-president-says-he-cut-student-group-funding-to-protect-the-institution 2026-04-14 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-04-14T11:09:30-04:00 UM System president says student group funding cuts were 'to protect the institution' University of Missouri, University of Missouri System, Mun Choi, diversity, college, higher education https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-04-15/kansas-republicans-veto-override-laura-kelly-law 2026-04-15 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-04-15T05:00:00-04:00 Kansas Republicans overrode dozens of Gov. Laura Kelly’s vetoes. These bills became law veto, veto session, Kansas, Kansas Legislature, Laura Kelly, speech, protests, social services, voting, voting rights https://www.kcur.org/2026-04-14/kansas-boe-names-jake-steel-as-states-next-education-commissioner 2026-04-14 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-04-14T13:37:40-04:00 Kansas native hired as state's top education official Kansas News Service, Kansas Board of Education, U.S. Department of Education, Garden City https://www.kcur.org/health/2026-04-15/sandwich-generation-caretaking-children-parents 2026-04-15 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-04-15T05:00:00-04:00 Are you taking care of both kids and aging parents? We want to hear from you parenting, parents, children, aging https://www.kcur.org/environment-agriculture/2026-04-14/kansas-city-braces-for-more-storms-as-cleanup-begins-from-mondays-tornadoes 2026-04-14 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-04-14T17:16:52-04:00 Kansas City braces for more storms as cleanup begins from Monday's tornadoes tornadoes, storms, weather, National Weather Service, motels, Kansas News Service https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-04-15/kansas-city-world-cup-missouri-national-guard-emergency-security-safety 2026-04-15 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-04-15T05:00:00-04:00 Missouri begins emergency preparations for World Cup, now two months away World Cup, World Cup KC, soccer, Kansas City Police Department, Missouri Highway Patrol, Mike Kehoe, Kansas City Missouri (KCMO) https://www.kcur.org/sports/2026-04-15/kansas-city-advances-plan-royals-stadium-downtown 2026-04-15 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-04-15T05:00:00-04:00 Kansas City advances plan for a Royals stadium downtown: 'It will change our city for a generation' Royals, Royals stadium proposal, downtown, Kansas City Missouri (KCMO), Kansas City Council