Mexico

Bills to legalize sports betting in Missouri are stalled in the legislature, even a year after Kansas lawmakers signed off on gambling. Plus: Why Mexico’s president is trying to ban the import of genetically modified corn from the U.S.

Touting its long history and cultural significance, Mexico’s president says genetically modified corn has no place in his country. That puts Mexico and the U.S. on a collision course over a major trade agreement.

Explore folkloric and genre-bending music from Chiapas, Mexico, courtesy of Kansas City's Marimba Sol de Chiapas. Artistic director John Currey will explain the roots of this traditional style of playing and how it came to Kansas City. We'll also learn about an upcoming collaboration with Ensemble Iberica from artistic director Beau Bledsoe.

Mexican restaurants are abundant in the Kansas City metro area, and Central and South American restaurants are beginning to join them.

Hace un año, el Grupo Folklórico Izcalli consistía en unas cuantas amigas que bailaban en un parque de Kansas City para despejarse de las nuevas obligaciones de la maternidad. Después de una impresionante primera temporada — incluyendo un espectáculo de medio tiempo en el estadio de Arrowhead — juran seguir haciéndolo por diversión, pero también para seguir creciendo.

A year ago, Grupo Folklórico Izcalli consisted of a few friends dancing in a park to lift the haze of new motherhood. After an impressive first season — including a halftime show at Arrowhead Stadium — they vow to keep doing it for fun, but also to keep getting bigger.

Few foods have such devoted followings as tamales, especially among Latinos. For families all around Kansas City, making them is a chance to embrace their culture and pass down a tradition.

Les invitamos a celebrar el día de la independencia de México con Classical KC, el consulado de México, y nuestro anfitrión invitado Leo Prieto. Aprenderemos sobre las tradiciones de los días festivos, estilos regionales de música mexicana, y escucharemos composiciones de Blas Dimas Galindo, Silvestre Revueltas, Carlos Chávez, Pablo Garcia José Moncayo, y Arturo Márquez.

We invite you to celebrate Mexican Independence Day with Classical KC, the Consulado de México en Kansas City, and guest host Leo Prieto. We'll learn about holiday traditions, regional styles of Mexican music, and hear compositions by Blas Dimas Galindo, Silvestre Revueltas, Carlos Chávez, Pablo Garcia José Moncayo, and Arturo Márquez.

Author Malcolm Garcia's latest collection of essays offers understanding of why so many are making the perilous trip to the U.S. southern border.

What the ending of state and federal eviction moratoriums means for Kansas tenants, and understanding the wave of immigration through the stories of those living in Mexico and Central American countries.

As Latino communities across the country continue to grow, more football fans are tuning in to Spanish-language broadcasts of the Chiefs and other NFL franchises.