https://www.kcur.org/history/2026-05-06/route-66-history-centennial-missouri-kansas-springfield-joplin 2026-05-06 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-06T05:00:00-04:00 Kansas and Missouri towns keep Route 66 alive, 100 years later history, Missouri history, Kansas, highways, rural, Rural Economy, Rural development https://www.kcur.org/health/2026-05-06/one-in-4-missourians-report-barriers-to-getting-their-preferred-birth-control-survey-finds 2026-05-06 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-06T09:37:52-04:00 One in 4 Missourians report barriers to birth control birth control, Missouri, reproductive health, Reproductive rights https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-05-06/missouri-senate-republicans-drop-lawsuits-over-medication-abortions-from-born-alive-bill 2026-05-06 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-06T10:22:33-04:00 Missouri Senate Republicans drop lawsuits over medication abortions from ‘born-alive’ bill Missouri, Missouri legislature, abortion, medication abortion, Abortion pill, Missouri Senate https://www.kcur.org/environment-agriculture/2026-05-06/kansas-city-nuclear-weapons-plutonium-hearing 2026-05-06 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-06T11:14:35-04:00 Kansas City gets public hearing on federal nuclear weapon plans nuclear power, nuclear weapons, Kansas City, Department of Energy, energy, National Nuclear Security Administration https://www.kcur.org/health/2026-05-06/ku-medical-center-faculty-say-closing-pediatric-icu-creates-serious-and-preventable-risks 2026-05-06 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-06T11:37:17-04:00 KU Medical Center faculty say closing pediatric ICU creates ‘serious and preventable risks’ KU Medical Center, Children's Mercy Hospital, KU, healthcare, pediatric, children https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-05-06/leavenworths-for-profit-ice-detention-center-under-scrutiny-from-new-community-board 2026-05-06 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-06T12:07:30-04:00 Leavenworth's for-profit ICE detention center under scrutiny from new community board politics, Kansas News Service, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), immigration, Leavenworth, CoreCivic, Kansas https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-05-06/most-kansas-abortions-use-mifepristone-legal-attacks-could-reduce-access 2026-05-06 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-06T11:40:41-04:00 Most Kansas abortions use mifepristone. Legal attacks could reduce access Kansas News Service, Kansas, abortion https://www.kcur.org/news/2026-05-07/family-of-charles-adair-man-killed-in-wyandotte-county-jail-says-bodycam-footage-was-devastating 2026-05-07 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-07T05:00:00-04:00 Family of Charles Adair, man killed in Wyandotte County jail, says bodycam footage was 'devastating' Charles Adair, Wyandotte County Sheriff's Department, Unified Government of Wyandotte County/KCK, Wyandotte County, Kansas City Kansas (KCK), Kansas News Service