https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2026-05-01/kansas-city-lyric-opera-dog-of-mice-and-men 2026-05-01 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-01T05:00:00-04:00 Kansas City dog becomes an opera star in 'Of Mice and Men' Audio Feature, Kansas City Missouri (KCMO), Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, opera, performing arts, Tracy Davis-Singh, pets, theater, dogs https://www.kcur.org/sports/2026-04-30/world-cup-players-red-card-covering-mouth-soccer 2026-04-30 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-04-30T05:00:00-04:00 World Cup players could get a red card for covering their mouth while confronting opponents soccer, World Cup, World Cup KC, sports https://www.kcur.org/environment-agriculture/2026-04-30/kansas-city-lead-soil-urban-neighborhoods 2026-04-30 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-04-30T05:00:00-04:00 Lead soil lurks in Kansas City’s urban neighborhoods: ‘The dirt is contaminated' lead levels, lead poisoning, Kansas City, Kansas City Kansas (KCK), EPA, urban, urban renewal, KC Media Collective https://www.kcur.org/sports/2026-04-30/world-cup-visitors-tourism-kansas-city-hotels-flights 2026-04-30 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-04-30T05:00:00-04:00 Will 650,000 World Cup fans really visit Kansas City? Tourism numbers don't look so rosy — yet World Cup, World Cup KC, soccer, Tourism, travel, travel ban, transportation, public transit, hotels, Kansas City International Airport (KCI) https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-04-30/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-missouri-1st-congressional-district 2026-04-30 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-04-30T05:00:00-04:00 Supreme Court voting rights decision could affect Missouri's 1st Congressional District voting rights, voting, redistricting, Missouri, Wesley Bell, Cori Bush, Missouri legislature, race, Racism, Catherine Hanaway https://www.kcur.org/sports/2026-04-30/amtrak-river-runner-service-more-rail-cars-world-cup 2026-04-30 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-04-30T05:00:00-04:00 Amtrak expects so many World Cup visitors to Kansas City that it's adding more train cars World Cup, World Cup KC, Amtrak, MoDOT, public transit, Missouri Department of Transportation, transportation, St. Louis, Kansas City https://www.kcur.org/environment-agriculture/2026-04-30/fertilizer-fuel-prices-farmers 2026-04-30 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-04-30T12:10:56-04:00 Steep fertilizer and fuel prices could squeeze U.S. farmers for months to come, economists warn Farm economy, agriculture, farming, fertilizer, fuel, Iran, Harvest Public Media, Harvest Share https://www.kcur.org/sports/2026-04-30/these-fans-are-boycotting-the-world-cup-will-they-make-it-a-bust 2026-05-01 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-01T05:00:00-04:00 These fans are boycotting the World Cup. Will they make it a bust? World Cup, World Cup KC, immigration, immigrants, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Donald Trump, soccer https://www.kcur.org/environment-agriculture/2026-04-30/sen-hawley-calls-on-fema-to-step-up-after-ef2-tornado-confirmed-in-mid-missouri 2026-04-30 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-04-30T10:53:46-04:00 Sen. Hawley calls on FEMA to step up after EF2 tornado confirmed in mid-Missouri tornadoes, FEMA, Josh Hawley, Missouri, Department of Homeland Security, disaster relief https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-04-30/supreme-court-paves-the-way-for-largest-ever-drop-in-black-representation-in-congress 2026-04-30 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-04-30T10:59:55-04:00 Supreme Court paves the way for largest-ever drop in Black representation in Congress U.S. Supreme Court, redistricting, voting, voting rights, race, Racism, Congress https://www.kcur.org/news/2026-04-30/lawsuit-accuses-independence-police-of-drunken-driving-and-age-discrimination 2026-05-01 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-04-30T12:40:31-04:00 Lawsuit accuses Independence police of drunken driving and age discrimination Independence police , Independence Missouri, drunk driving, lawsuit, police https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-04-30/adam-hamilton-kansas-senate-roger-marshall 2026-04-30 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-04-30T13:54:06-04:00 Leawood pastor Adam Hamilton enters Kansas U.S. Senate race as Democrat to challenge Marshall U.S. Senate, Leawood, Roger Marshall, Congressman Roger Marshall, Kansas elections 2026, Kansas Democrats, Democrats, Pastor Adam Hamilton https://www.kcur.org/inside-kcur/2026-04-30/kcurs-up-to-date-is-going-back-on-the-road-come-see-us-at-rainy-day-books 2026-04-30 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-04-30T15:36:32-04:00 KCUR's Up To Date is going back on the road! Come see us at Rainy Day Books https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-04-30/missouri-redistricting-vote-congressional-map-referendum-language 2026-04-30 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-04-30T16:18:52-04:00 Missouri appeals court rewrites ballot language for congressional map referendum redistricting, Missouri, Missouri legislature, Missouri Secretary of State, Denny Hoskins, Missouri elections 2026 https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-05-01/missouri-residents-property-tax-bills-relief-senate 2026-05-01 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-01T05:00:00-04:00 Missouri residents could get some property tax relief under bill passed by Senate Missouri legislature, Missouri, property taxes, taxes, Missouri Senate https://www.kcur.org/sports/2026-05-01/missouri-governor-high-school-sports-activities 2026-05-01 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-01T05:00:00-04:00 Missouri gives governor power to appoint high school sports commission high school sports, high school, Missouri High School Athletic Association, Missouri Governor, Missouri, Missouri legislature https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2026-05-01/route-66-centennial-springfield-missouri-birthplace-baxter-springs-kansas 2026-05-01 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-01T10:13:44-04:00 Missouri kicks off Route 66 centennial with NBC's 'Today Show,' as Kansas joins the festivities Kansas News Service, highways, Missouri, Kansas https://www.kcur.org/news/2026-05-01/nationwide-may-day-protests-expected-to-pick-up-mantle-of-no-kings 2026-05-01 KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR eng 2026-05-01T11:41:40-04:00 May Day protests in Kansas City and across nation pick up the mantle of 'No Kings' labor, organized labor, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Kansas City, protests, Donald Trump