https://www.kcur.org/education/2026-08-05/midwest-childcare-cost-legislation-subsidies-funding 2026-08-05T08:46:25-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-05T07:00:00-04:00 Childcare in Missouri and Kansas is expensive and hard to find. Proposed laws could change that childcare, children, early childhood education, daycare, daycare deserts, economy, Kansas, KNS, Missouri, Midwest https://www.kcur.org/environment-agriculture/2026-08-06/plains-spotted-skunk-great-plains-species-endangered-threatened 2026-08-06T05:00:05-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-06T05:00:00-04:00 This handstand-performing skunk is disappearing from the Great Plains. It may be endangered soon endangered species, prairie, Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Harvest Public Media, Harvest Share https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-08-04/trumps-pick-in-new-5th-district-wins-missouri-republican-primary-to-challenge-emanuel-cleaver-ii 2026-08-05T08:37:23-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-04T22:23:53-04:00 Missouri 5th District primary results: Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II to face Rick Brattin Missouri elections 2026, Missouri 5th District, Kansas City Missouri (KCMO), Congress, redistricting, Emanuel Cleaver II, Missouri Republican Party https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-08-04/missouri-congressional-redistricting-referendum-denny-hoskins-election-2026 2026-08-05T09:05:30-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-04T17:31:56-04:00 Hoskins rejects Missouri congressional redistricting map referendum, setting up court fight Missouri elections 2026, Missouri, Missouri constitution, Missouri legislature, redistricting, Denny Hoskins, Missouri Secretary of State https://www.kcur.org/health/2026-08-05/kansas-judge-abortion-restrictions-supreme-court-amendment 2026-08-05T08:40:37-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-05T05:00:00-04:00 Kansas judge strikes down long list of abortion restrictions, says decision was not 'even a close call' Kansas, Kansas Supreme Court, Kansas Legislature, abortion https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-08-05/missouri-u-s-rep-mark-alford-secures-4th-district-primary-victory-with-trumps-support-jordan-herrera 2026-08-05T12:51:55-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-05T01:36:43-04:00 Missouri 4th District primary results: Rep. Mark Alford to face Jordan Herrera Missouri elections 2026, redistricting, Mark Alford, voting, Kansas City Missouri (KCMO), Missouri, Congress, Missouri 4th District https://www.kcur.org/2026-08-04/wesley-bell-defeats-cori-bush-rematch-congress-st-louis 2026-08-04T21:05:21-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-04T21:05:19-04:00 Bell defeats Bush again in 1st Congressional District primary mo-share https://www.kcur.org/2026-08-04/missouri-amendment-4-amend-state-constitution 2026-08-04T21:20:13-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-04T21:09:35-04:00 Missouri voters reject Amendment 4 on changing ballot issues mo-share, Missouri, Missouri constitution, Missouri legislature, Missouri, Missouri Primary, Missouri GOP, Missouri government, Missouri elections 2026, abortion https://www.kcur.org/2026-08-04/amendment-5-missouri-income-sales-tax 2026-08-04T21:19:55-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-04T21:15:41-04:00 Missouri voters reject Amendment 5, keeping state income tax mo-share, Missouri elections 2026, Missouri government, Income Taxes, income tax cuts, Missouri GOP https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-08-04/missouri-voters-pass-amendment-2-requiring-jackson-county-to-elect-its-assessor 2026-08-04T21:33:19-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-04T21:33:19-04:00 Missouri voters pass Amendment 2, requiring Jackson County to elect its assessor mo-share, taxes, property taxes, tax abatement, Jackson County, Frank White Jr., Gail McCann Beatty, Phil LeVota, Missouri elections 2026 https://www.kcur.org/2026-08-04/missouri-voters-approve-amendment-1-funding-state-parks-and-soil-water-conservation-for-another-decade 2026-08-04T21:38:53-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-04T21:28:35-04:00 Missouri voters overwhelmingly approve Amendment 1, funding state parks for another decade mo-share, Missouri elections 2026, Parks & Recreation, parks, Missouri constitution https://www.kcur.org/2026-08-04/missouri-voters-choses-contenders-for-state-auditor-race-in-november 2026-08-05T08:52:10-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-04T21:53:43-04:00 Missouri auditor race: Democrats pick Quentin Wilson to challenge Republican Scott Fitzpatrick mo-share, Missouri auditor, Missouri, Missouri elections 2026, Scott Fitzpatrick https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-08-04/kansas-voters-reject-electing-state-supreme-court-justices-as-constitutional-amendment-fails 2026-08-05T08:23:43-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-04T22:06:28-04:00 Kansas voters reject electing state Supreme Court justices as constitutional amendment fails Kansas News Service, abortion, Kansas, Kansas elections 2026 https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-08-04/jackson-county-stacy-lake-jackson-county-executive-democrat-primary 2026-08-05T12:47:54-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-04T23:01:51-04:00 Jackson County's perennial challenger Stacy Lake gets her shot to lead as county executive Missouri elections 2026, Jackson County, Jackson County Executive, Frank White Jr., Phil LeVota, Stacy Lake https://www.kcur.org/2026-08-04/kansas-senate-race-set-democrat-adam-hamilton-to-take-on-republican-sen-roger-marshall 2026-08-05T08:49:18-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-04T22:57:59-04:00 Kansas Senate race set: Democrat Adam Hamilton to take on Republican Sen. Roger Marshall Kansas News Service, Kansas elections 2026, Kansas, U.S. Senate, Pastor Adam Hamilton, Congressman Roger Marshall, Roger Marshall https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-08-04/kansas-city-approves-5-ballot-questions-allocating-money-for-sewer-water-housing 2026-08-04T23:24:02-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-04T23:24:02-04:00 Kansas City approves 5 ballot questions allocating money for sewer, water, housing Missouri elections 2026, Kansas City, Kansas City Missouri (KCMO), taxes, sewers, sanitary sewer, Water, affordable housing https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-08-04/republican-chris-stigall-democrat-josh-smead-missouri-6th-district-congress-redistrict 2026-08-05T12:52:32-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-04T23:36:05-04:00 Missouri 6th District primary results: Republican Chris Stigall will face Democrat Josh Smead Missouri elections 2026, Elections, Missouri Republican Party, Missouri Democratic Party, primaries, Missouri 6th District, Congress, Missouri https://www.kcur.org/2026-08-04/in-kansas-governors-race-republican-ty-masterson-will-face-democrat-cindy-holscher 2026-08-05T00:38:55-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-05T00:23:09-04:00 In Kansas governor’s race, Republican Ty Masterson will face Democrat Cindy Holscher Kansas News Service, Kansas elections 2026, Governor, Kansas Governor, Kansas GOP, Kansas Democrats https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-08-05/us-house-kansas-davids-mann-schmidt-estes-primary 2026-08-05T09:02:56-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-05T09:02:56-04:00 Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids and other U.S. House incumbents secure primary victories Kansas elections 2026, Sharice Davids, U.S. House of Representatives, voters, voting, Derek Schmidt, Ron Estes https://www.kcur.org/environment-agriculture/2026-08-06/missouri-wetlands-lakes-algae-pollution 2026-08-06T05:00:28-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-06T05:00:00-04:00 Floating wetlands are helping Missouri lakes stay healthy and keep out algae and pollutants pollution, Water, water quality, Wetlands, Missouri Department of Conservation, Missouri, Missouri S&T https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-08-05/kansas-board-of-education-primary-election-results-2026 2026-08-05T12:46:54-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-05T12:46:54-04:00 Kansas Board of Education primary election results: Here's who won Kansas elections 2026, Kansas, Kansas Board of Education, KC Media Collective https://www.kcur.org/health/2026-08-05/missouri-cyclospora-outbreak-lettuce-mexico 2026-08-05T14:33:28-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-05T14:33:28-04:00 Missouri added to nationwide cyclospora outbreak, state health officials confirm cyclospora, illness, CDC, Food safety, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Missouri https://www.kcur.org/2026-08-06/corecivic-just-sold-its-kansas-immigration-detention-center-to-the-federal-government 2026-08-06T10:36:13-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-06T05:00:00-04:00 CoreCivic just sold its Kansas immigration detention center to the federal government Kansas News Service, immigration, immigrants, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Leavenworth, Kansas, CoreCivic https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-08-06/respect-missouri-voters-amendment-rejection-lawsuit-secretary-of-state 2026-08-06T14:22:32-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-06T14:22:32-04:00 Missouri secretary of state sued for rejecting amendment limiting changes to voter-passed measures Missouri Secretary of State, Missouri, Missouri legislature, Missouri constitution, Ballot Issue, Denny Hoskins, voting rights, voting https://www.kcur.org/sports/2026-08-06/kansas-city-agrees-to-rezone-crown-center-for-a-royals-ballpark-but-with-some-conditions 2026-08-06T16:18:24-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-06T16:18:24-04:00 Kansas City agrees to rezone Crown Center for a Royals ballpark, but with some conditions Royals stadium proposal, Kansas City Royals, Royals, Crown Center, Kansas City Missouri (KCMO), urban development, baseball https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-08-06/interim-jackson-county-executive-phil-levota-charged-bribing-rival-drop-out-2026-election-daron-mcgee 2026-08-06T17:16:59-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-06T17:16:59-04:00 Interim Jackson County Executive Phil LeVota charged with bribing rival to drop out of 2026 election Jackson County Executive, Jackson County, Phil LeVota, corruption, Missouri elections 2026, Elections