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An 80-year-old Japanese mountain climber has become the oldest person to reach the summit. But that record may not last. His 81-year-old Nepalese rival plans to make the ascent again next week.

For the first time since 1988, a member of the Kansas Jayhawks basketball team was the overall No. 1 pick in the NBA draft. The Cleveland Cavaliers…

By Steve Bellhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-690847.mp3Kansas City, MO – Kansas City council passes bare bones budget…

Federal lawmakers take up the Farm Bill, and Kansas departments look at budget cuts. It’s a daily wrap up of news from KCUR.Farm Bill Is More Than…

Voters in a downtown district approved tax measures to fund a streetcar in Kansas City. Interstate 49 officially opens between Kansas City and the…

Kansans headed to Maryland to help with Hurricane Sandy preparations. Senator Claire McCaskill’s mother passed away. Kansas Assists In Storm…

It’s better to give than to receive, without a doubt.But it takes cooperation. There’s no way for any giving to happen without someone receiving on the…

Billy Gibbons, Frank Beard and Dusty Hill return to a classic sound on their first album in nine years, La Futura.

The Kansas City metro area, both sides of state line, has shown a remarkable decline in its unemployment rate, better than any metro district in the…

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