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The Hardy family goes back generations in a tiny neighborhood called Gerritsen Beach in Brooklyn. For them, Superstorm Sandy has created an extended family reunion. Not only is their small, barely livable home bursting with family members — the storm brought an emotional change, as well.

Robert Siegel talks to Alan Krueger, chairman of President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers, about Friday's new jobs report. It was weaker than expected, with only 96,000 jobs added to payrolls.

As the campaign season kicks into high gear, KCUR brings you “Ad Watch,” a series examining the accuracy of statements in advertisements for political…

Retirement accounts have finally recovered the ground they lost when the stock market started crashing in 2008. But they have lost five years' worth of gains. So millions of small investors are doubting the old adage "invest for the long haul."

Supporters have raised about three-fourths of the $9.5 million needed to restore the historic Orpheum Theatre. Plans call for new flooring, seats and other upgrades as part of a year-long renovation project that will start next summer.

The Crescendo Award festival started to provide an inclusive space to amplify the work of underrepresented local playwrights. It helps showcase the diversity in Kansas City’s theater scene, said one honoree.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey demanded Planned Parenthood turn over a litany of records as part of his investigation into allegations of misconduct at the Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Planned Parenthood argues Bailey’s demand for documents is outside the scope of his legal authority and is “improper, harassing and unjust.”

Missouri's black bears were decimated in the early 20th century, but have come back in recent years. With an estimated 800 bears now living in the state, the Department of Conservation is holding a regulated hunt to help with population control.

The proposed project at the corner of 119th Street and Renner Boulevard centers around an 18-acre, "ultra accessible" amusement park, a 5,000-seat multi-sport complex, and a hotel.

The head of the Missouri Health Department stands by his decision not to recommend statewide masks or social distancing policies, even as the federal government has designated the state a “red zone” for new coronavirus cases.