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The federal spending cuts proposed by the Republican-controlled Congress could lead to tens of thousands of jobs lost across Missouri and Kansas health care systems and food suppliers, a new study found.
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The Transition AcademyKim Riley, founder of The Transition Academy, said that Kansas City needs to do more to close the employment gap between people with a disability and people without. She's set her sights on founding a new school to support students in the region. -
Julie Denesha/KCUR 89.3The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art recently selected six finalists to design new expansion plans, down from 180 submissions from around the world. Nelson President and CEO Julian Zugazagoitia and Board Chair Evelyn Belger discuss what they hope to see in a makeover of the Kansas City institution.
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The initiatives would use Missouri’s law governing motor vehicle sales — which requires new cars, trucks and motorcycles to be sold through franchised dealers — to force Tesla out. It's part of an effort to fight back against CEO Elon Musk for his lead role in federal layoffs and budget cuts. -
Planned Parenthood announced Friday that staff had begun offering surgical abortions in St. Louis, but the Missouri health department had rejected a plan that would allow doctors to dispense abortion medications — even though it was similar to what was approved before. -
The Barton County, Kansas, Sheriff's Office says that a babysitter went to refute a kid's claims of a monster under their bed, but "came face-to-face with a male suspect who was hiding there." They later arrested a 27-year-old man. -
The Satanic Grotto's protest was aimed at criticizing religious oppression in Kansas politics. But Gov. Laura Kelly had the Satanic Grotto's permit amended, and legislative leaders modified policy to target the group, saying the First Amendment didn't apply. -
President Trump's new executive order ends collective bargaining for wide swaths of federal employees, as part of his broader campaign to reshape the government's workforce. That could affect thousands of federal workers in Kansas City. Unions are vowing to sue. -
Harvesters, the food bank that serves the Kansas City area and helps supply food to local pantries and shelters, says that thousands of cases of canned food, eggs, milk and more were called off by President Trump's U.S. Department of Agriculture. -
Brian Platt joined six other former city managers who have been ousted by KansasCity Council. In fact, city managers are nearly as likely to be fired — or pressured to resign — as they are to leave on their own terms. -
Kansas City voters will decide on April 8 whether to renew the public safety sales tax for 20 more years. Officials plan to use the bulk of the money to build a new municipal detention center. Despite concerns about property crime and gun violence, some residents don’t want a new jail built. -
Missouri's controversial "Second Amendment Preservation Act," which would penalize police for enforcing federal gun laws, was struck down as unconstitutional by a federal judge in 2023. The bill passed the House again by a vote of 100-51.
