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The Kansas City Royals hope to build a new downtown ballpark and entertainment district. Community residents say they should have input and establish an agreement to protect future workers.
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How KCUR's Your Voice project created a space for conversation and critique around the 2022 electionTo enhance its election coverage, KCUR assembled a pool of 20 participants, ranging in age from 18-74 and spanning across the political spectrum, for conversations about the state of democracy.
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Stacey Graves is first woman in the nearly 150 year history of the KCPD to be named a permanent chief of the department. She says she plans to focus on creating new opportunities to improve community engagement and relationships with the department.
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Kansas City has long held a reputation as a center of blues music and culture. But as elder musicians pass away, one Kansas blues festival appears to have reached its conclusion. Plus, Kansas City's first bicycle collective has transformed junk into reliable rides for 15 years.
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KCUR editors discuss their approach to the station's political coverage during the 2022 midterm election.
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“Art and Advocacy” is one of four, 60-minute documentaries that will be released by a group called DocuCourse. The films aim to provide practical ways to advance communities.
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The goal of Kansas City's Office of Citizen Engagement is to raise awareness of grants and funds available to residents for community projects. The city's new community engagement coordinator, Gary Jones, is at the head of that effort.
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About 3 in 10 U.S. adults identify as atheists, agnostics or having no particular religious affiliation. That number is nearly double the percentage of 2007 and is higher for millennials and Gen Z.
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The work done by a dedicated group in the small town in southeast Kansas caught the attention of The New York Times.
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For years, residents have heard they're getting more green space, walking trails and projects to preserve their rich history. Now, community groups and the Unified Government are planning a trail and green infrastructure connecting Kaw Point to the Quindaro Townsite.
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Platt is happy with the progress Kansas City has made, but knows there's more to be done.
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The once-a-decade review of city council districts offers some drastic changes. The council has until the end of December to approve a final map.