KCUR - Site Search | KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR

Incumbents Dominate Missouri Congressional Races

The incumbent Congressmen in the local area easily held on to their seats: Vicky Hartzler, Emanuel Cleaver and Sam Graves. We have the complete results…

A Turkish Airlines jet skidded off a slippery runway Wednesday while landing in dense fog at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Turkish Airlines' Near Miss Creates Big Problem At Kathmandu's Tiny Airport

What do you do when a plane crash-lands at your country's only international airport and you have no equipment to move it out of the way? Nepalese airport officials grapple with that question.

Nixon criticizes legislative veto override, which will cut welfare benefits Jan. 1

Updated 5 p.m., Wed., May 6 -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon had harsh words for the General Assembly’s action to override his veto of a bill that shortens...

Gwen Ottenberg, owner of Imagine That Toys in Wichita, says board games are a great way to bring families and friends together.

This Kansas toy store owner is stacking up new board games in time for the holidays

Gwen Ottenberg, owner of Imagine That Toys in Wichita, shares some fun new games — or new versions of old favorites — to play with friends and family this year.

KCUR Morning News 7-22-11

By Maria Carterhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-978712.mp3KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City, Missouri firefighters will be…

Cecil the lion, photographed in 2013, was killed by a trophy hunter in Zimbabwe in 2015. Two years later, his son Xanda came to the same end nearby.

Xanda, Son Of Cecil The Lion, Also Killed

A trophy hunter shot and killed the 6-year-old lion near Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park, near where his father was killed two years ago.

The U.S. Postal Service announced on Thursday that the number of dog attacks on letter carriers had increased in 2016. Above, USPS letter carrier Jamesa Euler delivers mail in Atlanta in 2013.

Postal Service Reports Increase In Dog Attacks On Letter Carriers

The USPS said its employees were bitten in 6,755 attacks in 2016, and Los Angeles topped the list, with 80. The postal service also released safety tips.

It's a long shot, but there's a scenario where control of the Senate might not be known until Jan. 6 — three days after the start of the next Congress. That's when Republican David Perdue and Democrat Michelle Nunn will face each other in a Georgia runoff if one of them fails to win 50 percent on Tuesday.

What If The Senate Isn't Decided On Election Day?

The election outlook is promising for the GOP. But there are a few scenarios that could have America waiting well beyond Nov. 4 to know which party controls the Senate.

Jason Dixon in his final performance: crawling through glass.

KCAI Student Attempts "Most Performative Piece Ever"

Last weekend, a Kansas City Art Institute student completed his senior year in a way that makes grueling final exams look like child's play. Jason Dixon…

French President Nicolas Sarkozy after Sunday's vote.

To Keep His Job, France's Sarkozy Must Reach To The Right

Far-right National Front candidate Marine Le Pen could determine who wins the May 6 runoff. She finished a surprisingly strong third on Sunday. If Sarkozy can't appeal to enough of her supporters, he could lose to Socialist Francois Hollande.

Search results for