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  • In 2017 derailment in Atlanta sent a person to the hospital.
    The true dangers of long trains
    Trains are getting longer. Railroads are getting richer. But these “monster trains” are jumping off of tracks across America and regulators are doing little to curb the risk.
  • The Category 5 Hurricane Irma made landfall in Cuba on Friday before being downgraded to Category 4. A satellite image shows the storm at 3 a.m. Saturday.
    Millions In Florida Ordered To Evacuate As Irma Crashes Past Cuba
    With 155-mph winds, Irma is headed for Florida. More than 5 million people have been ordered to evacuate.
  • Staff Sgt. Ronald Sherwood practices a maneuver on Sgt. 1st Class Darwin Scriber at the U.S. Army Combatives School at Fort Benning, Ga. The school trains instructors who will teach recruits hand-to-hand combat. Most of the student instructors have fought in Iraq and Afghanistan.
    Before Reaching War Zones, Troops Risk Concussions
    Thousands of U.S. troops who served in Iraq and Afghanistan have suffered traumatic brain injuries. Now the military is trying to determine how many soldiers suffer concussions in exercises like hand-to-hand combat training before they ever reach a war zone.
  • Arts Organization Celebrates 30 Years
    The The Kansas City Artists Coalition celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. KCUR's Laura Spencer talked to Executive Direct Janet Simpson, who says…
  • Juneteenth
    By Delores JonesKansas City, Missouri – This weekend, communities around the country celebrate Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery. It took…
  • Panel Round One
    Our panelists answer questions about the week's news: Slacker Attacker.
  • KCUR Evening Newscast 10-20-08
    By Steve Bellhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-777420.mp3Kansas City, MO – Belton tells 6,000 in Belton to beware of…
  • KCUR Evening News 9-30-11
    By Steve Bell, Dan Verbeckhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-988426.mp3KANSAS CITY, Mo. –Jackson draws 18 life sentences…
  • KCUR Evening Newscast 4-17-09
    By Steve Bellhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-832279.mp3Kansas City, MO – 26-year high unemployment rates for Missouri,…
  • An Astronaut Explores NASA's Scientific Frontiers
    He's flown the space shuttle five times, and performed eight spacewalks to service the Hubble telescope. Now astronaut and astrophysicist John Grunsfeld heads up NASA's Science Mission Directorate, where he manages scientific investigations on the home planet--and beyond.
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