https://www.kcur.org/environment-agriculture/2026-08-17/purple-corn-synthetic-natural-food-dyes 2026-08-17T08:17:49-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-17T05:00:00-04:00 Purple corn shows promise as natural food dye, Midwest scientists say Food & Drink, corn, research, University of Missouri, Harvest Public Media, Harvest Share https://www.kcur.org/environment-agriculture/2026-08-17/squeezed-by-a-tough-economy-many-farmers-are-relying-on-decades-old-machinery 2026-08-17T05:00:27-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-17T05:00:00-04:00 Farmers rely on old machinery in tough ag economy Farm economy, agriculture, technology, Harvest Public Media, Harvest Share https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-08-17/missouri-labor-groups-launch-1-million-push-to-unseat-republicans-who-repealed-paid-sick-leave 2026-08-17T05:00:13-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-17T05:00:00-04:00 Missouri labor groups launch $1 million push to unseat Republicans who repealed paid sick leave minimum wage, political action committee, Campaigning, Missouri elections 2026, organized labor, LGBTQ+, Advocacy, Missouri Senate, Missouri House of Representatives https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-08-17/missouri-hemp-thc-drinks-ban-congress 2026-08-17T05:00:16-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-17T05:00:00-04:00 Missouri hemp THC drinks face a November ban. Congress could give them a reprieve Congress, Donald Trump, marijuana, recreational marijuana, Food & Drink, Missouri government, Mike Kehoe, Hemp, lawsuit, Missouri https://www.kcur.org/housing-development-section/2026-08-17/kansas-city-kcata-transportation-bus-routes-cuts 2026-08-17T05:01:15-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-17T05:00:00-04:00 Kansas City gave transit agency last-minute funds to stop drastic service cuts. It keeps happening kcata, ridekc, Kansas City Area Transportation Authority, transportation, public transit, Kansas City Missouri (KCMO), bus https://www.kcur.org/housing-development-section/2026-08-17/kansas-city-shifts-north-lawn-repair-plan-to-new-landlord-tenants-worry-about-a-temporary-move 2026-08-17T10:12:45-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-17T05:00:00-04:00 Kansas City shifts North Lawn repair plan to new landlord, but tenants may have to move out Historic Northeast, Kansas City Missouri (KCMO), Kansas City Council, rental housing, kc tenants, Tenants https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2026-08-16/in-st-louis-some-pets-are-4-feet-long-and-covered-in-scales 2026-08-16T09:34:47-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-16T09:34:47-04:00 In St. Louis, some pets are 4 feet long and covered in scales pets, animals, St. Louis, Missouri, Law 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 2026-08-18T05:00:50-04:00 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-08-18T05:00:00-04:00 Kansas City’s iconic Western Auto sign is set to 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 2026-08-18T03:00:08-04:00 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