https://www.kcur.org/environment-agriculture/2026-08-10/usgs-study-nutrient-pollution-dead-zone 2026-08-10T05:00:10-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-10T05:00:00-04:00 Excess nutrients can lie dormant in soil for years before polluting rivers, study finds agriculture, water quality, Mississippi River, Harvest Public Media, Harvest Share https://www.kcur.org/housing-development-section/2026-08-09/kansas-citys-new-pizza-and-cocktail-spot-has-two-rules-be-social-dont-kill-the-vibe 2026-08-09T05:00:03-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-09T05:00:00-04:00 Kansas City's new pizza-and-cocktail spot has two rules: 'Be social, don't kill the vibe' Midtown, Pizza, restaurants, neighborhoods, entrepreneurship, black-owned businesses, KC Media Collective, Food & Drink https://www.kcur.org/sports/2026-08-10/football-players-kansas-missouri-exertional-heat-stroke-deaths 2026-08-10T05:00:47-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-10T05:00:00-04:00 Football players in Kansas keep dying of heat illness. New guidelines may not solve anything football, college football, heat, heatstroke, high school sports https://www.kcur.org/environment-agriculture/2026-08-10/american-cotton-industry-demand-campaign 2026-08-10T05:00:28-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-10T05:00:00-04:00 U.S. cotton industry hopes tax breaks will increase demand farming, Trade, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Harvest Public Media, Harvest Share, Audio Feature https://www.kcur.org/health/2026-08-10/help-us-report-on-freebirth-and-unassisted-pregnancy-in-kansas-and-missouri 2026-08-10T10:55:41-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-10T10:55:41-04:00 Help us report on freebirth and unassisted pregnancy in Kansas and Missouri pregnancy, children, babies, maternal health, maternal mortality, Mothers, Kansas, KNS, Missouri, Midwest Newsroom https://www.kcur.org/housing-development-section/2026-08-09/wildlife-study-missouri-roads-crossings-animals 2026-08-09T05:00:15-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-09T05:00:00-04:00 Wildlife study identifies Missouri roads in need of crossings to keep both drivers and animals safe animals, Wildlife, MoDOT, Missouri Department of Transportation, highways, Interstate 70, research, funding https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-08-09/kansas-us-senate-roger-marshall-adam-hamilton-forecast 2026-08-09T05:00:17-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-09T05:00:00-04:00 Analysts shift Kansas’ US Senate race from ‘safe R’ to ‘likely R’ — a small change with big impact Roger Marshall, Pastor Adam Hamilton, U.S. Senate, Kansas elections 2026, voters, voting, Primary, campaign contributions, fundraising https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-08-09/missouri-abortion-amendment-3-november-election-fundraising-bloomberg 2026-08-09T05:00:19-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-09T05:00:00-04:00 Bloomberg gives $1.25 million to Missouri abortion rights campaign as fundraising gap grows abortion, medication abortion, abortion ban, Missouri abortion amendment, fundraising, voters, campaign contributions, Missouri elections 2026 https://www.kcur.org/housing-development-section/2026-08-10/kansas-city-officials-denied-a-plan-for-downtown-data-center-some-residents-vow-to-keep-fighting 2026-08-10T05:01:31-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-10T05:00:00-04:00 Kansas City officials denied a plan for downtown data center. Some residents vow to keep fighting data centers, data, downtown, Kansas City Missouri (KCMO), Kansas City Council, development, historic preservation, community engagement https://www.kcur.org/2026-08-10/prairie-band-potawatomi-nation-sues-kansas-lottery-over-sovereignty-and-gaming-regulations 2026-08-10T07:37:47-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-10T04:00:00-04:00 Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation sues Kansas Lottery over sovereignty, gaming regulations Kansas News Service, lottery, gaming, lawsuit https://www.kcur.org/health/2026-08-10/missouri-reports-hundreds-of-additional-cyclosporiasis-cases-amid-nationwide-outbreak 2026-08-10T12:12:31-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-10T12:12:31-04:00 Missouri reports hundreds of additional cyclosporiasis cases amid nationwide outbreak Food safety, cyclospora, disease, CDC, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, illness