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City Manager candidate Brian Platt interviews with the Kansas City city council.

Eight Months In, What Kansas City's Manager Has Learned

"The most challenging thing," according to City Manager Brian Platt, "has been relearning the pathways to success for every type of initiative."

A Kansas City Current player wearing a red uniform and teal socks dribbles a soccer ball. A player from an opposing team, wearing all black, attempts to steal the ball.

Kansas City Current fans are ready for the first game at the team's historic new stadium

After two years of construction, the Kansas City Current is about to take to the pitch for a historic home opener in the first ever stadium built expressly for a women's sport. KCUR's Up To Date spoke with diehard supporters to hear how they're preparing for the team's opener against Portland on Saturday.

Two men sit at a large, wooden commission desk. Between them is a large sign on the wall that reads "ISD, Inspiring Greatness, Independence School Board."

Independence schools leader upbeat on 4-day weeks. Some teachers and parents have doubts

Teachers, families and students in Missouri's Independence School District are adjusting to a four-day school week this year. Superintendent Dr. Dale Herl said data shows benefits to the shorter school week, but opinions from parents and staff are mixed.

A man wearing a suit talks at a podium. Four other people are seated behind him listening.

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.

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.

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