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Missouri and Kansas are far from the ocean, but they're home to hundreds of lakes. Kansas City residents can find plenty of great beaches and rocky "shut-ins" to get your swimming fill.

From jazz to classical, there's no lack of great music in Kansas City. Whether you're a frequent flyer at the Blue Room or a Kauffman Center regular, there are many ways in which these two genres intersect. Here's a beginner's guide to the rich history of the blending of these vibrant musical sounds.

Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday signed the state's new congressional map into law, likely keeping a 6-2 Republican majority. Any lawsuit against the map will face an uphill battle.

Since Feb. 15, Missouri has put $17.4 million into the hands of nearly 3,500 families — a significant jump from $3.6 million provided to about 700 families by the middle of May.

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.

BTS! DJ Khaled! Paul Simon! Kanye West dressed as a bottle of sparkling water! This season of Saturday Night Live had it all, and now all 21 performances have been cruelly ranked for your enjoyment.

Looking back on the year, Kansas City was filled with plenty of weird and wonderful moments — and not just when we won the Super Bowl. KCUR's newsroom picked out the stories that brought us happiness to report and read in 2023.

Congressional leaders go to the White House for a border security briefing. A U.S. citizen is in Russian custody on suspicion of spying. And, NASA's New Horizons probe makes history.

Verdon, who died in 2000, spoke to Terry Gross in 1993 about her work with and marriage to choreographer Bob Fosse. The new FX series Fosse/Verdon revisits the complexities of their partnership.

By 2020 more than half of children in the U.S. will be part of an ethnic or racial minority. Colleges and universities are figuring out how to prepare for them.