https://www.kcur.org/education/2026-05-20/missouri-schools-could-hire-armed-rangers-under-bill-sent-to-governor 2026-05-20 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-20T05:00:00-04:00 Missouri schools could hire armed 'rangers' under bill sent to governor schools, school shooting, school districts, Public Safety, guns, Gun Control, gun violence, Missouri, Missouri legislature https://www.kcur.org/housing-development-section/2026-05-20/kansas-city-unions-affordable-housing-pensions-investment 2026-05-20 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-20T05:00:00-04:00 Kansas City union group wants to boost affordable housing by investing pension money affordable housing, Housing, housing market, housing shortage, Unions, labor, organized labor, pensions, KC Media Collective, Kansas City https://www.kcur.org/education/2026-05-20/kansas-city-olathe-school-world-cup-curriculum 2026-05-20 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-20T05:00:00-04:00 This Kansas City area school is using the World Cup to teach students about global cultures Olathe School District, teachers, World Cup, soccer, Kansas City Missouri (KCMO), culture, World Cup KC, Kansas News Service, Audio Feature https://www.kcur.org/environment-agriculture/2026-05-21/jumping-worms-soil-garden 2026-05-21 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-21T05:00:00-04:00 Your garden may have this ‘cryptic invader.' Why jumping worms are no ordinary pest invasive species, Gardening, forests, Harvest Public Media, Harvest Share https://www.kcur.org/news/2026-05-19/christopher-dunn-will-stay-free-after-missouri-appeals-court-upholds-innocence-ruling 2026-05-19 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-19T17:27:31-04:00 Christopher Dunn will stay free after Missouri appeals court upholds innocence ruling murder, Missouri Court of Appeals, Missouri Attorney General, Missouri https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-05-20/missouri-4th-district-congress-candidates-kansas-city 2026-05-20 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-20T06:00:00-04:00 Who’s running for Congress in Missouri's 4th District? Here’s a guide to the candidates Kansas City Missouri (KCMO), redistricting, Missouri elections 2026, Elections, Congress, Mark Alford https://www.kcur.org/2026-05-20/ice-detention-habeas-corpus-cases 2026-05-20 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-20T06:00:00-04:00 Missouri and Kansas immigrants got out of ICE detention with this centuries-old legal tool immigration, immigrants, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), courts, Missouri, Kansas, Donald Trump, ICE, Iowa, Kansas https://www.kcur.org/environment-agriculture/2026-05-20/golden-oyster-mushroom-have-begun-to-invade-missouri-its-not-pretty 2026-05-20 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-20T10:01:14-04:00 Golden oyster mushroom have begun to invade Missouri. It's not pretty Mushrooms, invasive species, Nature, Missouri, forests https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-05-20/missouri-sen-eric-schmitt-pushes-for-doj-crackdown-on-majority-minority-congressional-districts 2026-05-20 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-20T10:08:13-04:00 Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt pushes for DOJ crackdown on majority-minority congressional districts redistricting, Missouri, Missouri legislature, Eric Schmitt, Racism, Denny Hoskins, Congress, St. Louis, U.S. Department of Justice https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-05-21/missouri-small-businesses-worry-their-sales-taxes-could-double-under-plan-to-end-income-tax 2026-05-21 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-21T05:00:00-04:00 Missouri small businesses worry their sales taxes could double under plan to end income tax Missouri, Missouri constitution, Missouri legislature, business, sales tax, taxes, Income Taxes, income tax cuts, Missouri elections 2026, Audio Feature https://www.kcur.org/environment-agriculture/2026-05-20/dillons-kansas-clean-air-act-kroger-justice-department 2026-05-20 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-20T15:17:11-04:00 Dillons violated Clean Air Act at Kansas stores, will pay a $2.5 million penalty air quality, air pollution, Clean Air Act, Kansas, U.S. Department of Justice, grocery stores https://www.kcur.org/health/2026-05-20/ku-hospital-authority-says-cvs-stole-nearly-62-million-in-prescription-drug-savings 2026-05-20 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-20T17:23:05-04:00 KU Hospital Authority says CVS stole nearly $62 million in prescription drug savings Kansas News Service, pharmaceutical, pharmacies, University of Kansas Health System, prescription drugs https://www.kcur.org/housing-development-section/2026-05-21/data-center-festus-missouri-recall-mayor-city-council 2026-05-21 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-21T05:00:00-04:00 Data center opponents in a Missouri town file to recall mayor and council members data, data centers, Missouri, recalls https://www.kcur.org/education/2026-05-21/kansas-regents-college-diversity-policies 2026-05-21 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-21T05:00:00-04:00 Kansas regents look to change state college policies to comply with anti-diversity mandates Kansas News Service, Kansas Regents, Kansas Board of Regents, Kansas, Kansas Legislature, diversity, diversity training, race, Race and Culture, Critical Race Theory https://www.kcur.org/health/2026-05-21/kansas-gender-affirming-care-ban-judge-transgender-care 2026-05-21 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-21T09:58:51-04:00 Judge halts Kansas ban on gender-affirming care for minors, questions state witness credibility Kansas, gender, Gender Affirming Care, transgender, courts, Kris Kobach, Kansas Attorney General https://www.kcur.org/housing-development-section/2026-05-21/missouri-governor-announces-15-billion-google-data-center-in-montgomery-county 2026-05-21 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-21T10:19:18-04:00 Missouri governor announces $15 billion Google data center in Montgomery County data centers, Missouri, Mike Kehoe, Google, Amazon