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One Of The Nation's Biggest Urban Forests Isn't Where You'd Expect
Running all the way through Dallas is a 6,000-acre stretch of massive oaks, bubbling springs and broad meadows. But the river running through it has many of the issues faced by other urban waterways.
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Walter Storey Executed; First Execution In Missouri This Year
Updated at 12:17 a.m., Wed., Feb. 11 -- Walter Storey's execution was carried out at 12:01 a.m. by lethal injection, according to a brief statement from...
The Best And The Worst Of Super Bowl Ads
There was little excitement in this year's crop of Super Bowl ads. Many of the best had already been seen on social media; the others were underwhelming.
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'Osawatomie' Author Evokes Dark Times On The Prairie, Gets Uninvited From His Hometown Library
In Randy Michael Signor’s new novel “Osawatomie,” homesteaders settle near the titular Kansas town just before the Civil War. This turns out to be…
Here's where Kansas City elected officials stand on the April 2 sales tax vote and stadium plan
KCUR asked members of the Kansas City Council and the Jackson County Legislature how they plan to vote on the stadium sales tax on April 2.
Missouri Amendment 4
Amendment 4 on the Missouri primary election ballot would allow the Missouri General Assembly to require Kansas City to increase its minimum funding of the Kansas City Police Department. The amendment passed. This article is part of the 2024 KC Voter Guide.
How Missouri’s new voting laws could impact your ability to vote in the midterms
Missouri has changed its requirements for accepted forms of voter identification since the August primary and put new restrictions on get-out-the-vote efforts.
Jackson County executive election 2022: Get to know Frank White Jr. and Theresa Galvin
If she defeats incumbent Frank White, Theresa Cass Galvin would be the fourth county executive in eight years and the first Republican to win in decades.
How much are Chiefs and Royals stadiums worth? Their taxes give at least some hint
Verifiable numbers are hard to come by in the bidding war for the Royals and Chiefs. Last year, the two teams generated nearly $70 million in city, county and state taxes, but it would take decades to generate enough revenue to make up the price tag of new stadiums.
Election results: Here’s who won a spot on Kansas City-area school boards in April 2022
This year's school board elections were met with heightened interest after district leaders faced debates over COVID precautions, teaching race in schools and books in school libraries.
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