https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-09-23/missouris-5th-congressional-district-what-to-know-about-the-candidates-running-in-november 2026-09-23T05:00:13-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-23T05:00:00-04:00 Missouri’s 5th Congressional District: What to know about the candidates running in November Missouri 5th District, Missouri, Missouri legislature, Missouri Primary, Missouri GOP, Missouri government, Emanuel Cleaver II, Rick Brattin https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2026-09-24/umkc-olson-conservatory-groundbreaking-performing-arts 2026-09-24T05:00:53-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-24T05:00:00-04:00 UMKC finally breaks ground on new conservatory — a 'playground' for musicians, actors and dancers UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance, Arts & Culture, performing arts, Performance, theater, dance, Music, Kansas City Missouri (KCMO), UMKC https://www.kcur.org/inside-kcur/2026-09-22/kcur-welcomes-2026-2027-class-of-interns-for-9-month-positions 2026-09-22T17:16:16-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-22T17:16:16-04:00 KCUR welcomes 2026-2027 class of interns for 9-month positions internship, Interns, Internship, Journalism jobs, KCUR jobs https://www.kcur.org/2026-09-22/new-wichita-kansas-temple-opens-its-doors-to-the-public-for-a-short-time 2026-09-23T05:00:17-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-23T05:00:00-04:00 New Latter-day Saints temple, the first in Kansas, opens its doors to the public for a short time Kansas News Service, religion, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Mormon Church, Wichita https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-09-23/missouri-and-kansas-offer-no-meaningful-protections-from-flock-cameras-that-may-change 2026-09-23T08:51:42-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-23T05:00:00-04:00 Missouri and Kansas offer no 'meaningful protections' from Flock cameras. That may change Flock , Automated License Plate Reader, red light cameras, immigration, privacy, Kansas, KNS, Midwest, Midwest Newsroom, Missouri https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-09-23/missouri-absentee-voting-november-election-legal-fight-over-congressional-map 2026-09-23T08:48:05-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-23T05:00:00-04:00 Absentee voting begins in Missouri, even as legal fight over congressional map drags on redistricting, Missouri elections 2026, voting, voters, lawsuit, Missouri Supreme Court, U.S. Supreme Court, Jackson County https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-09-23/hamilton-holscher-kansas-elections-independents-democrats 2026-09-23T05:01:21-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-23T05:00:00-04:00 Why would independent Kansans vote for a Democrat for U.S. Senate but not for governor? Kansas News Service, Kansas, Kansas Governor, Kansas elections 2026, Kansas Senate https://www.kcur.org/2026-09-23/ice-agents-in-kansas-cause-schools-to-warn-families-and-meatpacking-plants-to-delay-shifts 2026-09-23T10:35:13-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-23T04:00:00-04:00 After ICE sweeps Kansas, schools warn families of detentions and a meatpacking plant delays shifts Kansas News Service, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), immigration, immigrants, Dodge City, meatpacking, schools https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-09-23/missouri-redistricting-fight-returns-to-us-supreme-court-for-third-time 2026-09-23T08:45:55-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-23T08:45:55-04:00 Missouri redistricting fight returns to US Supreme Court for third time redistricting, Denny Hoskins, Missouri Secretary of State, Missouri Supreme Court, U.S. Supreme Court, Emanuel Cleaver II, Rick Brattin, lawsuit, voters, voting https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2026-09-23/kansas-city-black-youth-are-told-to-take-advantage-of-information-in-road-to-success 2026-09-23T18:16:04-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-23T13:57:29-04:00 Kansas City nonprofit offers Black youth goal-setting advice: 'You have access to the whole world’ Kansas City, Union Station, youth, Teenagers, African Americans, juvenile, Muticultural Education, Nonprofits https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-09-24/kansas-is-failing-to-meet-housing-and-mental-health-needs-of-vulnerable-children-in-foster-care 2026-09-24T05:00:14-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-24T05:00:00-04:00 Kansas is failing to meet housing and mental health needs of vulnerable children in foster care Kansas Department for Children and Families, foster care, children, family https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-09-24/missouri-supreme-court-to-decide-legality-of-statute-that-prompted-removal-of-school-library-books 2026-09-24T05:00:47-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-24T05:00:00-04:00 Missouri Supreme Court to decide legality of statute that prompted removal of school library books Missouri Supreme Court, Books, children's books, schools, libraries https://www.kcur.org/education/2026-09-24/missouri-attorney-general-probes-pro-palestine-student-group-suing-um-system-president 2026-09-24T05:00:49-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-24T05:00:00-04:00 Missouri attorney general probes pro-Palestine student group suing UM System president Mun Choi, University of Missouri System, University of Missouri, First Amendment, lawsuit, Palestine https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-09-24/kansas-residents-are-reeling-amid-sweeping-ice-enforcement-action-at-meat-processing-plants 2026-09-24T15:39:18-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-24T13:24:38-04:00 Kansas residents are reeling amid sweeping ICE enforcement action at meat processing plants Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), immigration, immigrants, Dodge City, Kansas, KNS, law enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, Midwest, Midwest Newsroom https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-09-24/u-s-sen-josh-hawley-of-missouri-raises-privacy-alarms-over-nationwide-ai-camera-network 2026-09-24T11:04:29-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-24T11:04:29-04:00 U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri raises privacy alarms over nationwide AI camera network Josh Hawley, U.S. Senate, artificial intelligence, Flock , safety, law enforcement, police, abortion