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With bipartisan support, Missouri representatives voted 122-12 to approve the $2.2 million bill, which now goes to the Senate. The initial deployment of the troops will last at least 90 days but could be extended.
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced a plan Tuesday to add 200 Missouri National Guard members and 22 state highway patrol troopers to the 250 guardsmen already deployed to southern border. Parson blames the Biden administration's border policies for the fentanyl crisis in Missouri.
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Shopping for chips and guac for this weekend? You’re not the only one. Even in the Barbecue Capital of the World, Tex-Mex still reigns supreme at Super Bowl parties.
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In the late 1970s, a group of musicians in Topeka, Kansas, formed what became one of the first all-women mariachi bands in the country. Mariachi Estrella broke down barriers in a male-dominated music scene, before a deadly disaster almost ended the group for good. Decades later, the band’s descendants are ensuring their legacy shines on into the future.
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Andrea Cira created ACira Studio after moving to the United States from Mexico, and took the leap a month ago to concentrating full-time on her paper illustrations. She sells them at a Latinx market in Independence, and is creating custom pieces for local businesses.
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In the 45 year history of the Minería Symphony Orchestra of Mexico City, the group has never toured the United States. Ahead of their debut performance in Kansas City, Brooke Knoll speaks with conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto and pianist/composer Gabriela Montero about the classical and folkloric sounds of Mexico and Venezuela, and what it means to bring this large group of musicians to KC. We'll hear works by Montero, Carlos Chávez and Silvestre Revueltas.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Mexican restaurants are abundant in the Kansas City metro area, and Central and South American restaurants are beginning to join them.
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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.
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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.