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By Laura Spencer

By Matt Hackworth

By Frank Morris

Two University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music doctoral candidates won first prize in a national competition in March, becoming one of the top duo piano teams in the United States.

By Laura Spencer

By Laura Spencer

Kansas City, Kansas – Tornadoes tore through the Kansas City metropolitan area Sunday afternoon... flattening buildings and killing one Kansas City, Kansas man. Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius declared seven counties disaster areas...and Wyandotte County was one of the hardest hit. KCUR's Laura Spencer reports on a residential neighborhood just east of I-435 and Parallel in Kansas City, Kansas caught in the storm.

By Matt Hackworth and Laura Spencer

KANSAS CITY – After the dust settled from this weekend's violent storms, thousands of families across Kansas, Missouri and Tenessee faced what remained in the paths of tornados. Hundreds of residents here returned from temporary overnight shelters to find their homes turned inside out. K-C-U-R's Matt Hackworth and Laura Spencer visited two northland neighborhoods that seemed to bear the brunt of the storm.

By Steve Bell

Kansas City MO – "Bipartisan" Missouri nursing home bill passes, celebration sparks partisan conflict. Sebelius says she will veto budget-balancing proposal that postpones tax refunds. Kauffman grant of $750,000 gets Community Arts School project rolling.

By Steve Bell

Kansas City, MO – Holden tries to stave off cuts to education and social services, but Senate votes down his proposals. Kansas Senator Kerr says Governor Sebelius' latest budget proposal is divisive, not helpful. New KU coach Self keeps commitments from two top recruits.

By Steve Bell

Kansas City MO – City Council approves $20 million in bonds for Richards Gebaur, authorizes proposals for insurance benefits for all domestic partners. Missouri House threatens to fight for "no line items" budget. University of Missouri System and Northwest Missouri State won't pursue merger till next year.

By Matt Hackworth

KANSAS CITY – New Census figures show more and more of Kansas City's workforce is commuting to jobs in the suburban communities. K-C-U-R's Matt Hackworth spoke with transportation planner Jim Hubbell and researcher Manny Trillo (TREE-yo), of the Mid America Research Council about what the new data mean in the Kansas City area.

This week, an emerging artist shows her senior thesis exhibit at Mattie Rhodes Art Gallery, and an experienced dancer and choreographer talks about Cakewalk, a ballet that premiered more than fifty years ago.

This week, emerging artist Mary Beth Yates shows her senior thesis exhibit at Mattie Rhodes Art Gallery, and dancer and choreographer Ruthanna Boris talks about Cakewalk, a ballet that premiered more than fifty years ago. KCUR?s Laura Spencer reports.

By Michael Byars

Kansas City – Work continues on the Kansas budget, and Kansans go to the polls.

By Peter Hancock

By Steve Bell

Jefferson City – A house committee proposes an end to the MC-plus for kids (CHIP)program that provides medical coverage for 80,000 children, including 13,000 in the Kansas City area.

By Michael Byars

Kansas City – Sebelius endorses gambling at racetracks, Shawnee Mission will close three elementary schools, and Missouri may receive state-tax amnesty on certain purchases for three days in August.

By Frank Morris

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – At the first of the year Johnson County began collecting a sales tax chiefly to benefit school districts in the county. Districts in neighboring Wyandotte County have voiced concern by suing to stop the tax, which they say would emphasize inequities in school funding across Kansas. K-C-U-R's Frank Morris reports.

By Matt Hackworth

KANSAS CITY – As the Kansas City city council continues to struggle with surmounting an expected $50 million shortfall in next year's budget, problems like deferred maintenance are snowballing. Deferred maintenance is city hall jargon for the repairs to streets, bridges and buildings the city puts off to save money. But as K-C-U-R's Matt Hackworth reports, those repairs and dollars eventually add up: