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With time running out, Kansas City Royals owner promises that a community deal is 'close'

Royals owner John Sherman said the team is negotiating multiple agreements ahead of the April 2 Jackson County vote on a sales tax to help finance a new downtown ballpark.

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Why Kansas City's mass shooting was shockingly ordinary

The shooting at Kansas City's Super Bowl rally last month was alarming, but sadly the kind of thing that happens with some regularity. One cause is Missouri's lax restrictions on firearms. Plus: It’s illegal to fight roosters in the U.S., but raising game fowl is a big business.

Kansas City-based Katie Crutchfield, better known as Waxahatchee, will release her album "Tigers Blood" March 22.

KC Soundcheck: Waxahatchee

Katie Crutchfield achieved her dreams with the release of Waxahatchee's breakthrough album "Saint Cloud" in 2020. Now, she'll build on them with a new album, "Tigers Blood," out March 22.

Waxahatchee is 'forever indebted' to Kansas City

Waxahatchee — also known as the musician Katie Crutchfield — got sober, moved to Kansas City and hit indie rock stardom with her last album. Now she's back with "Tigers Blood." She spoke with KCUR about the writing process, managing stage fright and her favorite burnt ends.

Beckett Graham and Susan Vollenweider have been podcasting since 2011.

Kansas City podcast ‘The History Chicks’ has grown a global following around women’s history

"The History Chicks," hosted by Beckett Graham and Susan Vollenweider since 2011, now boasts tens of thousands of listeners worldwide.

Beau Bledsoe and Ezgi Karakus are members of Ensemble Iberica, a Kansas City-based group that plays music from Spain, Portugal and beyond.

KC Soundcheck: Ensemble Ibérica

For more than 10 years, Ensemble Ibérica has brought the musical landscape of southwestern Europe and beyond to Kansas City.

This still image from body cam video shows Joplin SWAT members preparing to enter the camper where Clessie and Eli Crawford died. The toddler’s big wheel is in the yard with the Kansas Highway Patrol helicopter above.

A police sniper shot and killed a 2-year-old girl in Baxter Springs, Kansas. How did that happen?

A KCUR and Midwest Newsroom investigation reveals the chain of events that ended in a police sniper shooting and killing 2-year-old Clesslyn Crawford in 2022.

The proposed Royals stadium would require the demolition of six blocks in the Crossroads Art District, including this row of businesses along Grand Street. Jackson County voters will decide in April whether to subsidize the project with a sales tax.

Crossroads stadium is 'what's best for Kansas City,' property owner says

Business owners in the teardown zone of the Royals' proposed Crossroads baseball stadium will be forced to relocate if voters approve the 3/8th-cent sales tax on the April 2 ballot. While the location has upset some property owners and tenants in the area, others say it's good for the neighborhood.

Why did a Missouri police sniper kill a 2-year-old girl?

Two years ago, a Kansas toddler was shot and killed by a Missouri police sniper. Why did the officer take the shot? A KCUR and Midwest Newsroom investigation reveals the chain of events that ended in the death of Clesslynn Crawford.

Kansas Citians speak over 100 different languages, including Spanish, Swahili, Somali and Burmese. City government is looking for ways to better serve them.

Kansas City has a new Office of Language Access. What should it accomplish?

The Kansas City Council approved the creation of an Office of Language Access in a 12-1 vote last month. Stakeholders hope the office will be comprehensive and implemented in every corner of local government.

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