DNC Night 4: Kamala Harris to accept Democratic nomination
Vice President Harris is accepting the Democratic Party’s nomination for president tonight in Chicago, the final day of the Democratic National Convention. NPR will have live video beginning at 5:30 p.m. CT.
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Health officials have confirmed almost 50 cases of tuberculosis in Wyandotte County, more than in all of Kansas last year. But the public risk remains low.
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Johnson County Post
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Missouri Independent
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A24As the season draws to a close, see what movies and shows Abby Olcese of The Pitch, film and TV critic Lonita Cook and Willy Evans of the Underground Film Festival recommend. -
Center for Recorded MusicThe Center For Recorded Music, a nonprofit based in the Kansas City area, has its own dedicated listening space for the first time in Leawood. Its founder joined KCUR's Up To Date to discuss plans to use the organization's equipment and collection to educate people about music.
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Both of Canada’s major freight railroads — which includes Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited — have come to a full stop because of a contract dispute with their workers, an impasse that may bring economic disruption in Canada and the U.S. -
Starting salaries for Missouri Children’s Division investigators are often much lower than those in other governments and the private sector. -
Missouri Supreme Court halts deal to spare life of Marcellus Williams at request of Attorney GeneralA St. Louis County circuit judge accepted a deal that will keep Marcellus Williams in prison for life without parole. But late Wednesday, the Missouri Supreme Court granted a request from Attorney General Andrew Bailey to temporarily block the agreement. -
ACLU of Kansas officials say an elementary school principal in Belleville invited a representative from Gideons International to distribute Bibles at the school. In a letter, the ACLU warned that the principal's actions violated the First Amendment, which mandates governmental neutrality when it comes to religion. -
The Osage River Gaming & Convention Committee is asking a judge to reverse a decision by the Missouri Secretary of State’s office that its initiative petition didn't have enough signatures to qualify for the ballot. -
Special tracks for each state and territory were played during Tuesday night's DNC roll call. Kansas representatives chose a classic song, while Missouri picked one from a newer superstar. -
Amendment 3 on November's ballot will ask Missouri voters if they want to legalize abortion up until the point of fetal viability. But backers say that the ballot language written by Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, a Republican who opposes abortion, is “unfair" and "misleading." -
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. -
The group leading the effort to recall Mayor Eric Mikkelson opposed the city's efforts to increase affordable housing options. On Monday, the group said they failed to get the required number of signatures to force a recall vote.
