https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-08-18/missouri-child-abuse-investigators-are-overwhelmed-again-as-new-policies-add-to-backlogs 2026-08-18T05:00:08-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-18T05:00:00-04:00 Missouri child abuse investigators are overwhelmed again as new policies add to backlogs child abuse, social services, Missouri Department of Social Services, Missouri, children https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2026-08-18/missouri-animal-nonprofit-gets-25-000-to-help-families-care-for-their-senior-dogs 2026-08-18T05:00:06-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-18T05:00:00-04:00 Missouri animal nonprofit gets $25,000 to help families care for their senior dogs pets, Missouri, senior citizens https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2026-08-18/kansas-citys-iconic-western-auto-sign-is-set-to-light-up-the-downtown-skyline-after-a-year-in-the-dark 2026-08-18T11:09:33-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-18T05:00:00-04:00 Kansas City’s iconic Western Auto sign will light up the downtown skyline after a year in the dark Kansas City, signs, history, light, downtown, Arts & Culture, Quinton Lucas, Kansas City Missouri (KCMO) https://www.kcur.org/health/2026-08-17/missouri-cyclospora-cases-near-2-000-but-doctors-see-signs-outbreak-may-be-peaking 2026-08-17T13:28:39-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-17T13:28:39-04:00 Missouri cyclospora cases near 2,000 but doctors see signs outbreak may be peaking cyclospora, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Missouri, illness, Food safety https://www.kcur.org/environment-agriculture/2026-08-18/report-finds-feces-in-85-of-missouris-recreational-waterways-heres-where 2026-08-18T05:00:40-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-18T05:00:00-04:00 85% of Missouri's recreational waterways have unsafe levels of feces Water, water quality, pollution, Swimming, Missouri https://www.kcur.org/2026-08-18/how-kansas-became-one-of-the-new-breeding-grounds-for-a-bright-yellow-warbler 2026-08-18T15:53:44-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-18T03:00:00-04:00 How Kansas became one of the new breeding grounds for a bright yellow warbler Kansas News Service, birds, Kansas, Nature, Pittsburg State University, animals, Wildlife, Wildlife Conservation, Audio Feature https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-08-18/missouri-ballot-proposals-respect-mo-voters-redistricting-signatures-blocked 2026-08-18T08:22:49-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-18T08:22:49-04:00 Missouri ballot proposals blocked by secretary of state had enough signatures, records show Missouri elections 2026, Missouri, Missouri constitution, Missouri legislature, Ballot Issue, Denny Hoskins, Missouri Secretary of State, redistricting https://www.kcur.org/news/2026-08-18/more-than-80-dogs-rescued-from-filthy-kansas-city-kansas-home-are-now-safe-officials-say 2026-08-18T16:37:45-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-18T12:06:22-04:00 More than 80 dogs rescued from filthy Kansas City, Kansas, home are now safe, officials say Kansas City Kansas (KCK), Kansas City Kansas Police, dogs, animals, animal, foster care, Kansas News Service https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-08-18/kansas-city-council-committee-unanimously-advances-downtown-royals-stadium-plan 2026-08-18T18:05:55-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-18T16:34:30-04:00 Royals stadium funding plan unanimously advanced by Kansas City council committee Kansas City, Kansas City Council, Royals stadium proposal, Royals, labor, downtown, Crown Center https://www.kcur.org/education/2026-08-19/trump-wants-to-loosen-head-start-rules-but-missouri-providers-say-that-wont-help-enroll-more-kids 2026-08-19T05:00:16-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-19T05:00:00-04:00 Trump wants to loosen Head Start rules, but Missouri providers say that won't help enroll more kids Head Start, early childhood education, education, preschool, Missouri, KC Media Collective https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-08-19/missouri-judge-to-rule-on-case-that-could-make-it-hard-for-lawmakers-to-undo-voter-approved-measures 2026-08-19T05:01:04-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-19T05:01:00-04:00 Missouri judge to rule on case that could make it hard for lawmakers to undo voter-approved measures Denny Hoskins, Missouri constitution, Elections, Missouri General Assembly, Missouri https://www.kcur.org/2026-08-19/international-students-bring-crucial-tuition-to-iowa-colleges-trumps-visa-policies-are-shrinking-their-ranks 2026-08-19T08:42:11-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-19T07:00:00-04:00 International students bring tuition to local colleges. Trump's visa policies are shrinking their ranks college, higher education, Foreign Students, tuition, Department of Homeland Security, immigration, immigrants, Missouri, Kansas, KNS