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By Steve Bellhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-764532.mp3Kansas City, MO – The 2008 Kansas City, MO homicide rate tops…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-827932.mp3Kansas City, MO – The idea of making MAST a city department was endorsed…

On Tuesday, Italian prime minister Mario Monti sits down with powerful trade union leaders, hoping to weaken legal protections that make it almost impossible to fire workers. Monti blames these rules for slow economic growth. Union leaders are threatening nationwide strikes.

The warning is believed to be the first of its kind for the continental U.S. from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read about this update and see a full timeline of the Zika outbreak.

The new top person in the Blue Valley School District isn’t exactly new.Todd White came to Blue Valley as an assistant superintendent last May after…

Director Martin Scorsese got 11 Oscar nods for his film Hugo. He's requesting in the L os Angeles Times for a write-in campaign for an actor who's been snubbed. Blackie, the vicious doberman wasn't nominated for a Golden Collar — awarded by Dog News Daily.

By Kansas Public RadioTopkea, KS – The World Health Organization recently declared the H1N1 Swine Flu epidemic to be over, but local health officials say…

The U.S. rating agency Moody's announced Thursday morning more downgrades are on the horizon — this time for nearly 20 global banks and dozens of additional European firms. Names like Morgan Stanley and UBS could see their long-term credit ratings affected. It's another indicator of the wide reach of Europe's debt crisis.

Young conservatives are bringing new energy to this year's Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) with a panel called, "Why Am I Living in My Parent's Basement?" Host Michel Martin talks with two young people attending, about how they hope to bring under-30 voters to their side of the aisle.

It appears that Missouri has lost more than $2 billion in revenue over the past nine years because it does not collect sales taxes on purchases made over…