https://www.kcur.org/news/2026-09-16/free-birth-unassisted-pregnancy 2026-09-17T12:39:13-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-16T04:00:00-04:00 They want to keep their babies as safe as possible. They’re also choosing 'free birth' Midwest Newsroom, Midwest, pregnancy, Midwives, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, free birth, home birth https://www.kcur.org/education/2026-09-16/kansas-city-school-district-budgets-taxes-lees-summit-inflation 2026-09-16T05:00:22-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-16T05:00:00-04:00 Kansas City school districts may raise taxes and close schools as inflation hurts budgets schools, public schools, school funding, Lee's Summit School District, Olathe School District, Shawnee Mission School District, Independence School District, Kansas City Kansas Public Schools (KCKPS), Jackson County, property taxes https://www.kcur.org/housing-development-section/2026-09-16/wyandotte-county-sales-tax-november-election-emergency-shelter-unhoused 2026-09-16T05:00:13-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-16T05:00:00-04:00 Wyandotte County voting on new sales tax to fund permanent homeless shelter Wyandotte County, Unified Government of Wyandotte County/KCK, Kansas City Kansas (KCK), homelessness, Kansas elections 2026, Housing, sales tax, KC Media Collective https://www.kcur.org/education/2026-09-16/missouri-letter-grades-school-rating-system-delay 2026-09-16T05:00:38-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-16T05:00:00-04:00 Missouri delays A-F letter grades for schools as superintendents raise concerns schools, Missouri State Board of Education, Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), Missouri, schools, Mike Kehoe https://www.kcur.org/health/2026-09-16/jackson-county-measles-health-department 2026-09-16T14:42:17-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-16T05:00:00-04:00 A Jackson County measles case shut down the health department. Here’s what we know vaccines, measles, Jackson County, Johnson County, Kansas, restaurants https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-09-16/missouri-republicans-redistricting-referendum-map-november-election 2026-09-16T11:26:54-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-16T11:26:54-04:00 Missouri Republicans ask federal court to revive gerrymandered map and block referendum redistricting, Missouri, Missouri constitution, Missouri legislature, Missouri Secretary of State, Missouri Supreme Court, Denny Hoskins https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-09-16/hawley-and-moran-joined-democrats-to-defeat-trump-backed-crypto-bill-heres-why 2026-09-16T12:27:53-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-16T12:27:53-04:00 Hawley and Moran joined Democrats to defeat Trump-backed crypto bill. Here's why U.S. Senate, Josh Hawley, Jerry Moran, Cryptocurrency , Donald Trump https://www.kcur.org/environment-agriculture/2026-09-17/hemp-federal-ban-thc-growers 2026-09-17T09:41:00-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-17T05:00:00-04:00 American hemp sellers prepare for a looming ban on most of their products: ‘This is devastating’ Hemp, marijuana, Food & Drink, Harvest Public Media, Harvest Share https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-09-16/missouri-governor-orders-guardrails-on-flock-cameras-and-automated-license-plate-readers 2026-09-16T13:50:51-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-16T13:50:51-04:00 Missouri governor orders guardrails on Flock cameras and automated license plate readers Mike Kehoe, law enforcement, Public Safety, Surveillance, Missouri https://www.kcur.org/health/2026-09-17/missouri-maternity-ward-birth-access-rural-health-care 2026-09-17T05:00:16-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-17T05:00:00-04:00 Rural Missouri families face riskier births as maternity wards vanish Missouri, rural health, rural, maternal health, maternal mortality, KC Media Collective, hospitals https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-09-17/royals-ballpark-plan-pay-600-million-downtown-stadium-crown-center 2026-09-17T10:31:36-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-17T05:00:00-04:00 Kansas City is taking on a big risk to pay for the Royals ballpark. This is its $600 million plan Royals stadium proposal, Kansas City Royals, taxes, sales tax, Crown Center, Kansas City Council, Economic Development https://www.kcur.org/2026-09-17/if-you-have-a-mental-health-crisis-in-rural-kansas-its-hard-to-get-transportation-to-help 2026-09-17T09:59:24-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-17T04:00:00-04:00 If you have a mental health crisis in rural Kansas, it’s hard to get transportation to help Kansas News Service, mental health, mental health services, rural, rural transit, rural health, Kansas https://www.kcur.org/housing-development-section/2026-09-17/data-center-protest-missouri-capitol-legislature-construction-moratorium 2026-09-17T10:22:18-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-17T10:22:18-04:00 Data center protesters fill Missouri Capitol demanding a statewide construction freeze data centers, Missouri, Missouri legislature, Missouri House of Representatives, protests, artificial intelligence https://www.kcur.org/news/2026-09-17/watches-cologne-mowers-former-modot-supervisor-accused-in-80-000-fraud-scheme 2026-09-17T10:25:01-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-17T10:25:01-04:00 Former MoDOT supervisor accused in $80,000 fraud scheme Missouri Department of Transportation, Missouri, fraud https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-09-17/kansas-city-voters-sue-missouri-secretary-of-state-redistricting-referendum 2026-09-17T14:57:37-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-09-17T14:56:37-04:00 Kansas City voters sue Missouri secretary of state for delaying redistricting referendum redistricting, Missouri elections 2026, Missouri, Missouri Secretary of State, Denny Hoskins, Congress