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But new threats loom water quality, pollution, Environmental Protection Agency, mining, Harvest Public Media, Harvest Share https://www.kcur.org/education/2026-06-02/kansas-city-schools-free-breakfast-lunch-summer-resources 2026-06-02 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-06-02T05:00:00-04:00 Kansas City summer resources: Where to find free meals and more for students and families Independence School District, Kansas City Public Schools, Lee's Summit School District, North Kansas City Public Schools, Park Hill School District, Kansas City Kansas Public Schools (KCKPS), Shawnee Mission School District, Blue Valley School District, food insecurity, poverty https://www.kcur.org/education/2026-06-01/missouri-college-athletes-name-image-likeness-nil 2026-06-01 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-06-01T05:00:00-04:00 Missouri U.S. Sen. Schmitt co-sponsors deal on college athletes’ name, image and likeness Eric Schmitt, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, college sports, college football, college basketball, Donald Trump, Legislation https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-06-01/judge-to-decide-whether-missouri-tax-overhaul-stays-on-august-ballot 2026-06-01 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-06-01T05:00:00-04:00 Judge to decide whether Missouri tax overhaul stays on August ballot Missouri legislature, Elections, voting, voters, Mike Kehoe, Primary, Missouri constitution, Income Taxes, sales tax https://www.kcur.org/sports/2026-06-01/kansas-city-still-expects-650-000-world-cup-visitors-how-will-we-know-how-many-actually-come 2026-06-01 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-06-01T05:00:00-04:00 Kansas City still expects 650,000 World Cup visitors. How will we know how many actually come? World Cup, World Cup KC, economy, Tourism, Kansas City, hotels, Kansas City International Airport (KCI) https://www.kcur.org/education/2026-06-01/university-of-missouri-investigated-4-hazing-incidents-after-passage-of-federal-law 2026-06-01 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-06-01T10:07:51-04:00 University of Missouri investigated 4 hazing incidents after passage of federal law University of Missouri, University of Missouri System, Missouri, fraternities and sororities, Mizzou https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2026-06-02/new-missouri-guidebook-highlights-over-80-scenic-natural-wonders-to-explore 2026-06-02 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-06-02T05:00:00-04:00 New Missouri guidebook highlights over 80 'scenic natural wonders' to explore Missouri, outdoor recreation, Nature https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-06-01/independence-police-killing-baby-destinii-maria-pike-ipd-settlement-lawsuit 2026-06-01 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-06-01T16:01:41-04:00 Independence paid a record $6 million to families of mother and baby killed by police Independence police , Independence, Police shootings, police, Melesa Johnson https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2026-06-02/kansas-citys-green-lady-lounge-temporarily-closed-following-rooftop-fire 2026-06-02 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-06-02T05:00:00-04:00 Kansas City’s Green Lady Lounge temporarily closed following rooftop fire jazz, Local music, fire, blues/jazz, Kansas City https://www.kcur.org/housing-development-section/2026-06-02/kansas-city-bus-riders-are-again-paying-for-tickets-heres-what-they-said-about-losing-free-fares 2026-06-02 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-06-02T05:00:00-04:00 Kansas City's return to bus fares marked by confused riders and tech difficulties kcata, bus, zero fare, Kansas City, public transit, Kansas City Missouri (KCMO), Kansas City Kansas (KCK), transportation https://www.kcur.org/2026-06-02/a-smelly-landfill-near-this-kansas-town-is-causing-concerns-about-property-values-and-safety 2026-06-02 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-06-02T03:00:00-04:00 A smelly landfill near this Kansas town is causing concerns about property values and safety Kansas News Service, Kansas, garbage, Kansas Department of Health and Environment, air pollution https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-06-02/missouri-tax-income-sales-august-election-kehoe 2026-06-02 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-06-02T09:32:23-04:00 Missouri judge rejects effort to strike Kehoe's tax overhaul plan from the August ballot taxes, sales tax, income tax cuts, Income Taxes, Mike Kehoe, Missouri elections 2026, Missouri, Missouri legislature, Missouri constitution https://www.kcur.org/health/2026-06-02/despair-deaths-suicide-missouri-kansas 2026-06-02 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-06-02T12:12:35-04:00 Suicides, overdoses and alcohol ‘deaths of despair’ down in Missouri and Kansas suicide, suicide prevention, drugs, drug abuse, Depression, mental health, Midwest, KNS, Kansas, Missouri