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KC Soundcheck: Keelon Vann and Love, Mae C.
Keelon Vann plays guitar and brings a unique sound to the Kansas City music scene. Love, Mae C. has performed all across the metro, and her music was featured on the second season of the Peacock sitcom “Bel Air.”
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Filmmaker Kevin Willmott wants to 'reduce the distance' between Kansas and Hollywood
Oscar-winning screenwriter and University of Kansas film professor Kevin Willmott is retiring from teaching this year. KU is hosting a four-day film festival celebrating his career starting Feb. 18 in Lawrence.
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KCUR leaders on the executive order to defund NPR and member stations
President Trump signed an executive order directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to immediately cut funding for NPR and its member stations. KCUR's general manager and interim director of content explain what we know about the impact to KCUR and Classical KC.
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This Kansas City woman won a $200,000 award to help people address chronic health issues
Emily Brown founded Attane Health four years ago to ensure people with chronic health problems have access to the right foods to improve their health. Now, her work has won her the Spark Prize, an unrestricted award from the Missouri Foundation for Health to keep the innovation going.
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Middle school can be scary for kids. A new book helps parents navigate these 'turbulent times'
Lost between the years of playground kid and independent high schooler are the transitional years of middle school. Author Phyllis Fagell shares resources to help parents and adolescents communicate and cope through the years when kids are impressionable and trying to fit in.
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Thelma's Kitchen, Kansas City's first pay-it-forward cafe, reopens on Troost Avenue
Thelma’s Kitchen and Reconciliation Services will be reopening on 31st and Troost Avenue next week after being closed for more than two years of renovations. The cafe, which serves healthy comfort food, operates on a pay-what-you-can donation model to help feed the community.
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Kansas City author’s book inspired new Netflix series ‘Death by Lightning’
“Death by Lightning,” starring Michael Shannon and Matthew Macfadyen as President James Garfield and his assassin Charles Guiteau, is based on Kansas City author Candice Millard’s New York Times bestselling book “Destiny of the Republic.”
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This Kansas City actor scored a role in the new film 'Dead Man's Wire'
Michael Ashcraft started his acting career at Hallmark and worked his way to on-screen productions. Most recently he played George Martz, a county prosecutor, in the film "Dead Man's Wire," which premiered Jan. 16, 2026.
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KCMO 4th District At-Large City Council Race: Glover Versus Shields
Two seasoned politicians go head-to-head on this edition of Up To Date, leading up to this month's elections. Guests:Jim Glover is currently serving as…
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Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill On Politics And Being 'Plenty Ladylike'
Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill's political journey from Jefferson City to Washington D.C. has been far from easy. On this Up to Date, Sen. McCaskill…
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