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El Concejo Municipal de Kansas City renovó su contrato anual con el Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA-organismo de transporte del Área de Kansas City), que mantiene la tarifa de transporte en cero, pero da instrucciones al Gerente Administrativo de la Ciudad, Brian Platt, para considerar los costos y beneficios de un programa alternativo de “una tarifa gratuita funcional”.
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Vanessa Severo’s play “Rubik" tells the story of neurodivergent teens on the cusp of a new phase of life. It’s part of Spinning Tree Theatre’s push to bring more diverse voices to the stage and create new opportunities for artists with disabilities.
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Durante varios meses de sesiones de escucha y entrevistas en los barrios más antiguos de la zona del West Side de Kansas City, Missouri, y de las nuevas comunidades en el condado de Johnson, Kansas, KCUR escuchó historias de cómo los latinos están trayendo culturas distintas a la vez que comparten preocupaciones comunes.
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Families have been blocked from visiting inmates since March 1. A union president for prison staff believes an investigation justifying the tightened rules is dragging on as a way to circumvent the union’s contract.
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Missouri is home to a host of reliable freshwater systems, but lawmakers worry that dryer states will look to it for supplies. A bill advancing through the Missouri House prohibits exporting water to other states without a permit.
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A diverse group of people tried to stop Dorsey’s execution, but both the courts and Gov. Mike Parson declined to halt his death sentence.
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A Kansas judge went against a foster care agency’s recommendation when she placed a girl with a foster parent rather than her grandparents. Critics say the case represents chronic problems with Kansas' heavily privatized foster care system and lack of state oversight.
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Lobbyists and legislators have been pushing for years to eliminate copays for supplemental and diagnostic breast cancer screening, which other Midwest states have already done. Advocates say they create cost barriers that can lead to late diagnosis.
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The April 8 solar eclipse sweeping across the U.S. hit 89% coverage at its peak in Kansas City, just before 2 p.m. Cities along the path of totality saw a boom in tourism from out-of-towners trying to catch the last North American solar eclipse until 2044, but residents around the metro found ways to watch closer to home, too.
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Greenfield Robotics, a Kansas-based company, is hoping to move agriculture away from herbicides. They’ve developed robots to take on a labor-intensive process — cutting weeds down.
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An automatic callback update goes live Sunday, but the much-touted auto attendant feature is still months and perhaps millions of dollars away.
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Kansas residents can expect to see between 70% and 95% of the sun covered during Monday's eclipse, depending on whether they live. But there won’t be another total eclipse in the contiguous U.S. for another two decades, so some enthusiasts say the drive is worth it.
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Scientists have looked at decades of data on trees and other native Missouri plants blooming. As the region warms, plants like the dogwood are reacting by changing their bloom times.
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Businesses were split on their reaction to the vote on April 2 that rejected the extension of a 3/8th-cent sales tax for a ballpark in the Crossroads. Some said the loss of a downtown stadium just blocks away would hinder progress in the district. Others said the campaign was doomed from the start.