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Streetcars In KC: On Track?

Once declared "touristy frou-frou" by then-Kansas City Mayor Emanuel Cleaver, streetcars may be coming to Kansas City...more than 55 years after the last streetcar ran on the Country Club Line.

Now U.S. Rep. Cleaver is a…
Central Standard

How Animals Help Heal
Sports

Skateboarders Test-Ride Upgrades To Penn Valley Skate Park

Housing Crisis
Missouri Among States Spending Mortgage Settlement On Other Priorities

Missouri is one of more than a dozen states using funds from a $25 billion dollar mortgage settlement to plug unrelated budget gaps, according to the New York Times and a report from Enterprise Community Partners, an affordable housing group.
Cops & Crime
Man Sentenced In Kansas City Brinks Holdup

A Raytown, Mo. man will serve more than 14 years in federal prison for the 2010 holdup of a Brinks Truck at a Kansas City, Missouri bank.
Visual Arts
Artist Andres Serrano Delivers KCAI Commencement Address

This time of year marks a flurry of commencement speeches at academic institutions around the country.

The Two-Way
'Information' To 'Knowledge Agent:' Google Changes The Way It Does Search

Besides presenting relevant links, Google will now provide information about your searches.
Remembrances
Chuck Brown, 'Go-Go' Funk Pioneer, Dies

Brown was known as the "Godfather of Go-Go," a syle of percussion-heavy funk.
The Two-Way
Video Evidence Helps Acquit Student in First Occupy Wall Street Trial

The NYU student was arrested for disorderly conduct, but a video showed him breaking no laws.
It's All Politics
White House Sandwiches Followed By Snark, Disappointment, Warnings

Over lunch, the U.S.' top Democrats and Republicans told each other what lines they wouldn't cross.
The Two-Way
Violence Against Women Act Becomes Latest Controversial Measure In House

The talk surrounding the bill has veered into the subjects of immigration and identity politics.
All Tech Considered
'What Facebook Is Selling Is Us'

The company and its investors are betting Facebook can target ads that will be worth big, big money.
Shots - Health Blog
CDC Cuts Lead-Poisoning Limit For Kids

Under the new standard, about 450,000 children would have lead poisoning that needs medical care.

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