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In October, a group of 18 KCUR fans and members joined together for an “Urban Hike Adventure” they purchased at our annual fundraiser RadioActive.

Missouri voters will soon decide whether GOP lawmakers went too far by banning most abortion in the state. We'll go inside the high-stakes battle over Amendment 3. Plus: That and other ballot issues have been drawing millions of dollars in campaign funds from outside the state.

Missourians for Constitutional Freedom, the campaign behind Amendment 3 to legalize abortion, also spent over $10 million on TV and radio ads. That's more than 20 times what abortion opponents spent to defeat it.

Kunce raised more than double the amount of Hawley over the last three months. But nearly every public poll of Missouri's U.S. Senate race still shows the Republican incumbent with a double-digit lead.

The majority of itemized donations to Kunce and Hawley come from outside the state, making up more than half of the total each has raised.

Fundraising in the Republican and Democratic primaries for Missouri governor has exceeded $21 million, with the majority going to Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe. But the race for attorney general is also proving pricey.

3rd District Rep. Sharice Davids took in $906,000 during the most recent reporting period, while former Attorney General Derek Schmidt raised $430,000 in his campaign for the 2nd District.

The 2023 National Geographic documentary “The Space Race” explores the history of Black astronauts, including Kansas City’s own Ed Dwight. Local nonprofit aSTEAM Village is screening the movie to fund their trip to the 50th National Society of Black Engineers convention in Atlanta.

“Sending my deepest sympathies and condolences in the wake of your devastating loss,” the GoFundMe donation read. “With love, Taylor Swift.” Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a mother and a local radio DJ, is so far the sole person killed in the mass shooting at Union Station.

Give Black KC is an annual fundraiser that focuses on providing funds for high-impact organizations on the east side of Troost Avenue.

Kansas City's Casual Animal Brewing picked KCUR to create a collaborative beer as part of its Local Motive program. Proceeds from every Local Motive pint sold during the months of September and October go directly to KCUR.

The latest chief of the Kansas City, Kansas, police department is a native son, an international music festival makes its first appearance in the metro, and meet a participant in the Give Black KC collaborative.