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Deputy Chief Cy Ritter (l) cites response time data to Board of Police Commissioners.

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-920594.mp3Kansas City, MO – It takes, on-average, six minutes for Kansas City Police…

Russ Carnahan Wins Tight Race, Robin Carnahan Loses

By Adam Allington, St. Louis Public Radiohttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-932807.mp3St. Louis, Missouri – One of…

KCUR Morning News 7-7-10

By Maria Carterhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-911474.mp3Kansas City, MO – Missouri Governor Jay Nixon wants to wrap…

7 Things To Do With The Masses In Kansas City This Weekend

If you consider three a crowd, you might want to catch up on your Netflix queue this weekend.But if you’re ready to sample a bumper crop of community…

Eric Lee Peterson, of Kansas City, Missouri, pleaded guilty to knowingly and unlawfully entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. In this Department of Justice photo, he is shown during the U.S. Capitol attack.

Kansas City man who stormed U.S. Capitol will be allowed to attend Trump inauguration

Eric Lee Peterson, who pleaded guilty to entering the unlawfully entering the Capitol building, requested to attend Donald Trump's swearing-in ceremony in Washington, D.C. Trump said that he plans to act quickly to pardon Jan. 6 defendants once in office.

At the University of Kansas, the state’s flagship institution, enrollment has dropped 5% over the past five years.

Kansas universities continue to lose students while community colleges pick up a few

Over the past five years, enrollment is down 8.6% at four-year universities in Kansas and 17.5% at community colleges.

A closeup shot of someone pouring from a plastic cannister that holds some marijuana buds into the palm of their other hand.

FAQ: What to know about buying legal weed in Missouri

Recreational marijuana will be available in Missouri as early as Feb. 6, 2023. While many details aren’t completely set in stone, here's what we know right now about buying legal weed.

Lucas Kunce, democratic candidate for Missouri’s open U.S. Senate seat, on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, during an abortion-rights protest at the Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse in downtown St. Louis.

Democrat Lucas Kunce says he’ll challenge Josh Hawley in Missouri's 2024 U.S. Senate race

Kunce chose the second anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection to make his announcement. Hawley received fierce criticism for his actions, from pumping his fist at in support of protesters before a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol, to his decision to contest Biden's victory.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson gives his State of the State address on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, in the Senate Chambers at the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City. Parson's speech was planned to be given in the House Chambers but was moved to the Senate because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Despite Massive Surplus, Gov. Mike Parson Vetoes $115 Million From Missouri Budget

Hours after Missouri lawmakers approved a tax to fund Medicaid, the governor signed 13 bills making up the $35.6 billion state budget

Former President Bill Clinton speaks Wednesday at the Democratic National Convention.

Wonky Clinton Wows Convention In Muscular Obama Sales Pitch

Former President Bill Clinton packed his speech with policy and numbers, folksy asides accentuated with an Arkansas drawl, and a full-on attempt to rebut messages out of the GOP convention. While it's too early to call the former president Obama's closer, he came about as close as it gets.

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