https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2026-05-19/after-space-tom-akers-returned-to-missouri-now-hes-in-the-u-s-astronaut-hall-of-fame 2026-05-19 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-19T05:00:00-04:00 After space, Tom Akers returned to Missouri. Now he’s in the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame astronomy, space, Missouri https://www.kcur.org/health/2026-05-19/missouri-kids-keep-getting-stuck-in-hospitals-even-after-being-cleared-for-discharge 2026-05-19 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-19T05:00:00-04:00 Missouri kids keep getting stuck in hospitals, even after being cleared for discharge hospitals, children, Missouri, Missouri legislature, Missouri Department of Social Services https://www.kcur.org/2026-05-19/kansas-food-groups-turn-to-community-gardens-for-produce-as-federal-aid-falls-and-prices-rise 2026-05-19 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-19T04:00:00-04:00 Kansas food groups turn to community gardens for produce as federal aid falls and prices rise Kansas News Service, Gardening, Kansas, food, food deserts, food insecurity, rural food deserts, hunger, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Audio Feature https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-05-19/missouri-group-sues-secretary-of-state-to-force-decision-on-redistricting-referendum 2026-05-19 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-19T09:49:34-04:00 Missouri group sues secretary of state to force decision on redistricting referendum redistricting, Missouri Secretary of State, Missouri, Missouri constitution, Missouri legislature, Missouri elections 2026, Catherine Hanaway, Denny Hoskins, Ballot Issue https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-05-19/jd-vance-kansas-city-missouri-redistricting-manufacturing 2026-05-19 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-19T10:14:46-04:00 Vice President Vance praises Missouri redistricting and manufacturing jobs in Kansas City White House, J.D. Vance, manufacturing, Missouri, Mike Kehoe, redistricting https://www.kcur.org/education/2026-05-20/missouri-schools-could-hire-armed-rangers-under-bill-sent-to-governor 2026-05-20 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-20T05:00:00-04:00 Missouri schools could hire armed 'rangers' under bill sent to governor schools, school shooting, school districts, Public Safety, guns, Gun Control, gun violence, Missouri, Missouri legislature https://www.kcur.org/housing-development-section/2026-05-20/kansas-city-unions-affordable-housing-pensions-investment 2026-05-20 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-20T05:00:00-04:00 Kansas City union group wants to boost affordable housing by investing pension money affordable housing, Housing, housing market, housing shortage, Unions, labor, organized labor, pensions, KC Media Collective, Kansas City https://www.kcur.org/education/2026-05-20/kansas-city-olathe-school-world-cup-curriculum 2026-05-20 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-20T05:00:00-04:00 This Kansas City area school is using the World Cup to teach students about global cultures Olathe School District, teachers, World Cup, soccer, Kansas City Missouri (KCMO), culture, World Cup KC, Kansas News Service, Audio Feature https://www.kcur.org/news/2026-05-19/christopher-dunn-will-stay-free-after-missouri-appeals-court-upholds-innocence-ruling 2026-05-19 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-19T17:27:31-04:00 Christopher Dunn will stay free after Missouri appeals court upholds innocence ruling murder, Missouri Court of Appeals, Missouri Attorney General, Missouri https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-05-20/missouri-4th-district-congress-candidates-kansas-city 2026-05-20 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-20T06:00:00-04:00 Who’s running for Congress in Missouri's 4th District? Here’s a guide to the candidates Kansas City Missouri (KCMO), redistricting, Missouri elections 2026, Elections, Congress, Mark Alford https://www.kcur.org/2026-05-20/ice-detention-habeas-corpus-cases 2026-05-20 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-20T06:00:00-04:00 Missouri and Kansas immigrants got out of ICE detention with this centuries-old legal tool immigration, immigrants, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), courts, Missouri, Kansas, Donald Trump, ICE, Iowa, Kansas https://www.kcur.org/environment-agriculture/2026-05-20/golden-oyster-mushroom-have-begun-to-invade-missouri-its-not-pretty 2026-05-20 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-20T10:01:14-04:00 Golden oyster mushroom have begun to invade Missouri. It's not pretty Mushrooms, invasive species, Nature, Missouri, forests https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-05-20/missouri-sen-eric-schmitt-pushes-for-doj-crackdown-on-majority-minority-congressional-districts 2026-05-20 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-20T10:08:13-04:00 Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt pushes for DOJ crackdown on majority-minority congressional districts redistricting, Missouri, Missouri legislature, Eric Schmitt, Racism, Denny Hoskins, Congress, St. Louis, U.S. Department of Justice https://www.kcur.org/environment-agriculture/2026-05-20/dillons-kansas-clean-air-act-kroger-justice-department 2026-05-20 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-20T15:17:11-04:00 Dillons violated Clean Air Act at Kansas stores, will pay a $2.5 million penalty air quality, air pollution, Clean Air Act, Kansas, U.S. Department of Justice, grocery stores