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Missouri voters will weigh in on Amendment 3 in the November 2022 election, which would legalize recreational marijuana statewide for adults over 21. How did that happen and what are the implications for Kansas residents if the measure passes?

Kansas Republicans are considering the removal of a three-day grace period for returning ballots by mail and creating runoff elections for statewide races. Democrats and voter turnout advocates say they are voter suppression efforts.

Pete’s Garden, founded in 2019 by Tamara Weber, partners with caterers, restaurants and food service organizations to save unserved, prepared food that would otherwise be thrown out. Last year, they distributed 65,000 meals to families in Kansas City.

The Tarkio Republican recently became chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Graves says he's talked with Gov. Mike Parson about steering federal money to widen portions of Interstate 70.

Hundreds of people show up every Thursday to the American Legion Post 153 in Olathe, Kansas, hoping to get lucky at weekly bingo night. It's a chance to reconnect with friends, family and the local veteran community — but the competition is serious.

While parents are campaigning to remove books in school districts around Kansas City, the Redacted Readers club in Liberty is meeting to read and discuss banned books holistically — and encourage members to speak out on behalf of the challenged texts.

The new David Geffen Hall in Lincoln Center, home of the New York Philharmonic, opens this week. And while the outside is the same, everything inside has changed.

November is Native American Heritage Month. Many composers and musicians are carving out a space in classical music that reflects their identity and reshapes what "classical" music can mean. Explore music from indigenous composers based in Kansas City and beyond.

Carnegie Hall is a name that is world-renowned and for a few Kansas City ensembles, they have the rare opportunity to step onto that stage themselves. Learn about the groups that will be headed to New York to perform there this upcoming season.

Once a lacking part of Kansas City's classical music community, string quartets are filling up venues around the metro. From candlelight concerts to Carnegie Hall, learn about some of the groups that have been a part of the growing scene.