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As the Chiefs push for their third straight Super Bowl title, NPR member stations KCUR in Kansas City and WHYY in Philadelphia both believe our team has what it takes to bring home the Lombardi Trophy. And now, there's barbecue on the line.

Sanders laid out his brand of Democratic socialism in a speech Thursday, explaining how it informs with his views on higher education, poverty, health care, the minimum wage and more.

"I simply want a large number to slap in the government's face," said Margaret Anne Georgiadou, the petition's organizer. And then came the deluge.

The senior U.S. senator from Missouri is known for his raised fist in solidarity with Trump supporters on January 6, and he was the first Republican senator to object to the 2020 election results. He's also positioned himself as a champion of working class Americans.

John Wood, a former federal prosecutor who's working as an investigator for the Congressional committee probing the Jan. 6 insurrection, is being encouraged to run as an independent to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt.

The deal, which must be approved by regulators, would combine the world's second- and third-largest oilfield services providers. The new company would be a formidable rival to Schlumberger Ltd.

Since it opened in Overland Park last June, KC Craft Ramen has become a top destination for Japanese cuisine, and a gathering place for Kansas City’s Asian community. Plus: Sculpture artist Kahlil Robert Irving has a new solo show at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art.

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly says her top priority for the 2024 legislative session is passing Medicaid expansion. But the Democratic governor is up against Republican super-majorities in the House and Senate. Kelly spoke on KCUR's Up To Date about how she plans to make it happen.

A People’s History of Kansas City is hitting the streets near you for several in-person bingo extravaganzas! Hosts Suzanne Hogan and Mackenzie Martin will be in North Kansas City on August 21, south Kansas City on August 26, and Lee’s Summit on September 3. In addition to everything you love about bingo, we’ll also have lots of Missouri history trivia to share — and regular PHKC listeners will have an advantage that could help you take home the top prizes. Be the first to know when tickets are available by signing up for alerts at kcur.org/bingo. Support for this event comes from Missouri Humanities.

Thieves entered the Netherlands' Kunsthal in 2012 and made off with seven paintings, allegedly later burned in an oven by the ringleader's mother. Now the story has taken another strange turn.