https://www.kcur.org/sports/2026-05-13/missouri-bosnians-are-revved-up-for-national-teams-visit-to-st-louis-for-pre-world-cup-match 2026-05-13 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-13T05:00:00-04:00 Missouri Bosnians are revved up for national team's visit to St. Louis for pre-World Cup match World Cup, World Cup KC, St. Louis, soccer https://www.kcur.org/sports/2026-05-13/kansas-citys-pickup-soccer-scene-is-ready-for-world-cup-walk-ons-the-ball-doesnt-discriminate 2026-05-13 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-13T05:00:00-04:00 Kansas City's pickup soccer scene is ready for World Cup walk-ons: 'the ball doesn't discriminate' World Cup KC, soccer, Local Business, recreation, sports, West Side, Audio Feature, Kansas City Missouri (KCMO) https://www.kcur.org/environment-agriculture/2026-05-13/kansas-utility-regulators-stop-transmission-line-path-through-endangered-grasslands 2026-05-13 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-13T05:00:00-04:00 Kansas utility regulators stop transmission line path through endangered grasslands utilities, Flint Hills, Kansas Corporation Commission, Evergy, prairie https://www.kcur.org/education/2026-05-13/missouri-education-commissioner-karla-eslinger-will-retire-june-1 2026-05-13 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-13T05:00:00-04:00 Missouri Education Commissioner Karla Eslinger will retire June 1 Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), Missouri State Board of Education, retirement https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-05-12/in-blow-to-democrats-missouri-supreme-court-says-map-that-targets-rep-cleaver-is-in-effect 2026-05-12 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-12T18:03:19-04:00 In blow to Democrats, Missouri Supreme Court says map that targets Rep. Cleaver is in effect Missouri, Missouri constitution, Missouri legislature, Missouri elections 2026, redistricting, Emanuel Cleaver II, Missouri Supreme Court, courts https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-05-13/wide-reaching-missouri-election-bill-includes-changes-to-automatic-campaign-donations 2026-05-13 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-13T10:25:48-04:00 Wide-reaching Missouri election bill includes changes to automatic campaign donations Missouri legislature, Missouri Senate, Missouri House of Representatives, Elections, Campaign finance, campaign contributions, campaign spending, childcare https://www.kcur.org/environment-agriculture/2026-05-14/usdas-corn-soybean-seedbanks-move 2026-05-14 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-14T05:00:00-04:00 USDA proposes moving corn and soybean seed banks Seeds, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), corn, soybeans, Donald Trump, Brooke Rollins, Iowa, Columbia Missouri, Harvest Public Media, Harvest Share https://www.kcur.org/health/2026-05-14/three-kansans-being-monitored-for-hantavirus-after-contact-with-infected-cruise-ship-passenger 2026-05-14 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-14T05:00:00-04:00 Three Kansans being monitored for hantavirus after contact with infected cruise ship passenger KDHE, Kansas Department of Health and Environment, University of Kansas Health System, virus https://www.kcur.org/2026-05-13/a-former-kansas-mayor-who-voted-as-a-noncitizen-is-now-in-federal-immigration-detention 2026-05-13 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-13T15:22:52-04:00 A former Kansas mayor who voted as a noncitizen is now in federal immigration detention Kansas News Service, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) https://www.kcur.org/education/2026-05-14/kansas-city-schools-budget-deficits-shortfalls 2026-05-14 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-14T05:00:00-04:00 Schools around Kansas City are shrinking staff and programs over budget deficits Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), schools, public schools, Kansas State Department of Education, school funding, Olathe School District, Blue Valley School District, Kansas City Public Schools, Lee's Summit School District, special education https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-05-14/missouri-redistricting-foes-want-hoskins-to-decide-on-referendum-now-heres-why-thats-not-likely 2026-05-14 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-14T05:00:00-04:00 Missouri redistricting foes want Hoskins to decide on referendum now. Here's why that's not likely redistricting, Denny Hoskins, Missouri Secretary of State, Emanuel Cleaver II, U.S. House of Representatives, Congress, Elections, lawsuit, voting, Missouri Supreme Court https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-05-14/missouris-new-congressional-map-is-set-whos-running-for-kansas-citys-5th-district 2026-05-14 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-14T05:00:00-04:00 Missouri’s new congressional map is moving forward. Who’s running for Kansas City’s 5th District? Kansas City Missouri (KCMO), Missouri 5th District, Missouri constitution, Missouri Supreme Court, Emanuel Cleaver II, redistricting, Missouri elections 2026 https://www.kcur.org/2026-05-13/kansas-regulators-tell-evergy-to-rethink-transmission-route-through-the-flint-hills 2026-05-13 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-13T21:09:58-04:00 Kansas regulators tell Evergy to rethink transmission route through the Flint Hills Kansas News Service https://www.kcur.org/housing-development-section/2026-05-14/tenants-in-a-kansas-city-complex-say-they-face-rent-hikes-and-disrepair-theyre-fighting-for-fixes 2026-05-14 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-14T05:00:00-04:00 Tenants in a Kansas City complex say they face rent hikes and disrepair. They’re fighting for fixes Kansas City Missouri (KCMO), kc tenants, Tenants, Housing, rental housing, affordable housing, Historic Northeast https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-05-14/porn-site-users-in-missouri-will-have-to-prove-they-are-at-least-18-under-verification-bill 2026-05-14 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-14T10:23:06-04:00 Porn site users in Missouri will have to prove they are at least 18 under verification bill Missouri legislature, Missouri House of Representatives, Missouri Senate, Catherine Hanaway, Internet https://www.kcur.org/sports/2026-05-14/umkc-basketball-municipal-auditorium-downtown-kansas-city 2026-05-14 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-14T12:21:22-04:00 UMKC cuts deal with Kansas City to play basketball at Municipal Auditorium downtown UMKC, UMKC athletics, Quinton Lucas, NCAA, basketball, Women's basketball, NAIA https://www.kcur.org/environment-agriculture/2026-05-14/e15-bill-house-passes 2026-05-14 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-14T14:01:15-04:00 House passage of E15 bill praised in corn states ethanol, corn, gasoline prices, Farm economy, Harvest Public Media, Harvest Share