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By Dan Verbeckhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-974771.mp3Farley, MO. – Fifty thousand sandbags are filled and stacked…

By Elana GordonSHAWNEE, Ks. – Environmental officials in Johnson County are strongly recommending that all area swimming pools close for the summer…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-754357.mp3Kansas City, MO – The nation's top doctor is in Kansas City this week. He…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-770821.mp3Kansas City, Missouri – A number of studies are looking at voting patterns…

Kansas City's American Jazz Museum is building momentum for a rebirth, the Kansas City Business Journal reports.The museum, which received an unflattering…

The Obama administration reportedly will file a complaint against China at the World Trade Organization in Geneva Monday. The case charges China subsidizes its cars and auto parts — giving it an unfair trade advantage over U.S. auto manufacturers.

It's part of a larger development, which is going ahead even though critics note it's partly in a flood zone. Flooding from Hurricane Sandy prompted the developer to make only minor adjustments.

There probably isn’t enough tornado damage in Orrick, Mo., to qualify the small town 30 miles east of Kansas City for federal assistance.Though the May 10…

Law and national security experts got together last weekend for a dogfight they call the Drone Smackdown. The contest, though tongue in cheek, still raised lots of questions about the proliferation of drones, the rules of combat and federal efforts to regulate them.

An upscale shopping mall in Nairobi is the scene of a deadly standoff. Kenyan armed forces are battling gunmen who stormed the Mall on Saturday. The Red Cross says at least 20 people have been killed. NPR's Gregory Warner is on the scene and he tells host Scott Simon the latest.