https://www.kcur.org/news News en-US KCUR 89.3 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://www.kcur.org/podcast/kansas-city-today/2026-06-10/one-familys-arduous-emotional-quest-for-world-cup-tickets Going to a World Cup game, for many, requires hours of sitting in online queues, months of planning and thousands of dollars. Still, for KCUR health reporter Noah Taborda, the opportunity is too important to pass up. Plus: Amateur soccer players in Kansas City are hoping to host their own local pickup games with players from other countries. Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://www.kcur.org/podcast/kansas-city-today/2026-06-10/one-familys-arduous-emotional-quest-for-world-cup-tickets Noah Taborda, Byron J. Love, Seth Jahraus https://www.kcur.org/podcast/kansas-city-today/2026-06-09/data-centers-are-raising-concerns-and-sparking-debate Data centers are on the fast track in communities across the Midwest and Great Plains, but rising concerns over water, energy and noise leave lawmakers rushing to catch up. Plus: Supporters and opponents are debating a proposed data center in southwest Kansas. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://www.kcur.org/podcast/kansas-city-today/2026-06-09/data-centers-are-raising-concerns-and-sparking-debate Frank Morris, Byron J. Love, Seth Jahraus https://www.kcur.org/podcast/kansas-city-today/2026-06-08/kansas-city-may-re-ban-conversion-therapy The Kansas City Council is bringing back its efforts to ban conversion therapy after it repealed a 2019 ordinance last month. Council member Jonathan Duncan discusses how the new proposal restricting "dangerous therapies" is intended to comply with a recent Supreme Court ruling. Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://www.kcur.org/podcast/kansas-city-today/2026-06-08/kansas-city-may-re-ban-conversion-therapy Brian Ellison, Byron J. Love, Seth Jahraus https://www.kcur.org/news/2026-06-07/missouri-businesses-fortune-500 For the eighth year in a row, Centene is the highest ranked Missouri-based business on Fortune's list of the 500 largest American companies. It sits at No. 19 — up four spots from last year's list. Sun, 07 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://www.kcur.org/news/2026-06-07/missouri-businesses-fortune-500 Brooke Riley https://www.kcur.org/news/2026-06-05/olathe-ice-traffic-stop-deportation Olathe's police chief says an officer has faced undisclosed disciplinary action after calling an ICE hotline and directing federal agents to the location of a traffic stop in February. Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://www.kcur.org/news/2026-06-05/olathe-ice-traffic-stop-deportation Kate Mays https://www.kcur.org/podcast/kansas-city-today/2026-06-05/060526-tue Kansas City’s efforts to host the World Cup go back all the way to 1988. Now the tournament is finally here, after four years of preparations reshaped the metro's infrastructure. Is the city ready — and could it ever be? Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://www.kcur.org/podcast/kansas-city-today/2026-06-05/060526-tue Nomin Ujiyediin, Byron J. Love https://www.kcur.org/podcast/kansas-city-today/2026-06-04/kids-allege-abuse-at-missouri-treatment-center Fifteen former residents of Change Academy at Lake of the Ozarks say they were physically assaulted by staff, and some say they were sexually abused by other residents a youth residential treatment center in Missouri that takes in children from across the country. Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://www.kcur.org/podcast/kansas-city-today/2026-06-04/kids-allege-abuse-at-missouri-treatment-center Nomin Ujiyediin, Byron J. Love, Seth Jahraus https://www.kcur.org/news/2026-06-03/change-academy-lake-ozarks-missouri-abuse Fifteen people say they were physically assaulted by staff, and some sexually abused by other residents, at Change Academy at Lake of the Ozarks, a youth residential treatment center in Missouri that takes in children from across the country. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:54:55 GMT https://www.kcur.org/news/2026-06-03/change-academy-lake-ozarks-missouri-abuse Luke Nozicka https://www.kcur.org/news/2026-06-03/world-cup-kansas-city-human-trafficking-missouri Safe House Projects' new app, Simply Report, is now available on all Apple and Android devices in Missouri. The state has one of the highest rates of human trafficking in the country, with about four victims per 100,000 people. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://www.kcur.org/news/2026-06-03/world-cup-kansas-city-human-trafficking-missouri Jayden Bates-Bland https://www.kcur.org/podcast/kansas-city-today/2026-06-03/fighting-pollution-in-kansas-air-and-water Industries and cities used to pollute rivers so heavily that at least one caught fire a dozen times. But like the Spring River in Kansas, some waterways are now bouncing back. Plus: Residents in a small Kansas town are upset about a smelly landfill. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://www.kcur.org/podcast/kansas-city-today/2026-06-03/fighting-pollution-in-kansas-air-and-water Nomin Ujiyediin, Brian Ellison