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Bavarian bishops walk in a procession to the Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers near Bad Staffelstein, Germany, in May. A decree by the German bishops' conference warns that German Catholics who do not pay a state church tax will be denied sacraments.

German Catholics' Path To Heaven Comes With Taxes

German Catholics are facing a stark choice: Pay a church tax or forget about receiving the sacraments, including baptisms, weddings and funerals. Germany taxes registered Catholics, Protestants and Jews. In 2011, the tax raised $6.5 billion for the Catholic Church alone. Many progressives and conservatives are up in arms over the German bishops' decree.

Officials are urging all residents to get the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine.

Measles moves into the Wichita area amid growing Kansas outbreak

Officials say an unvaccinated child in Sedgwick County has tested positive for measles.

A rendering shows a walkway and park connecting the proposed Kansas City Royals stadium in the Crossroads and the T-Mobile Center downtown.

Jackson County votes in one week on a stadium sales tax. Here's how the campaigns are preparing

Both the Royals and groups opposing the extension of a 3/8th-cent sales tax for a downtown ballpark are ramping up their campaigns with public appearances, gatherings and ads.

A voter carries his ballot to be counted Tuesday morning at Southeast Community Center where a slow, but steady trickle of voters moved through the polling location.

Kansas City Area April 2021 Special Election Results

Residents from Platte, Jackson, Clay and Cass counties elected public school board members and Kansas City voters overwhelmingly renewed that city's 1% earnings tax.

Traders work during the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Friday. Losses on Wall Street deepened following a bruising open, as global markets were poised to conclude their worst week since 2008 with another rout.

Wall Street's Brutal Week Slashed Nearly 3,600 Points From Dow

The U.S. stock market ended its worst week since the financial crisis with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 12.4%. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell promises to support the economy as necessary.

Missouri Parolees Should Be Released Immediately To Help Prevent Spread Of COVID-19, Lawyers Argue

Amid concerns that prisoners face a heightened risk of exposure to the coronavirus, a public interest law firm wants Missouri to release prisoners whose…

BCR Showcases 25 Years

BCR, the afro-nuclear wavabilly funk swing reggae turksa band, celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. Dwight Frizzell and Dean Allaudin Ottinger…

<i>Got Breast?</i>

Poet Stacey Tolbert and filmmaker Annie Walsh decided to interview a diverse group of women about their feelings about their chests. They spoke to KCUR's…

Arts Roundup, March 10

In this week's arts roundup, photographer Dan White pays homage to some of Kansas City's jazz greats, and the play Angels in America returns to the area…

KCUR Evening News 4-7-10

By Steve Bellhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-894963.mp3Kansas City, MO – Kansas City police officer wins $6.5 million…

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