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The U.S. House voted Thursday on a rescission bill to claw back money for foreign aid programs, along with the next two years of funding for the public media system. The measure now goes to the Senate.
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If Congress rescinds federal funding for public media, it would have an immediate and drastic effect on KCUR and Classical KC. Here are the latest updates.
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Tariffs Cost USSmall business owners want Kansas Citians to know they don't want to raise prices, but President Donald Trump's turbulent tariff policy has put them in a tough spot. Businesses say the situation is "unsettling." -
Lenexa Police DepartmentThe drones head out before human first responders to scope out the scene. Lenexa Police say it's cut response times by two minutes in emergency situations, and the city just approved funding to buy more.
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- Una madre e hijo colombianos buscaban una vida mejor. ICE lo dejó morir en Missouri
- La detención de una persona cerca de una escuela en Kansas City no fue una operación del ICE, pero algunas familias aún están muy consternadas
- Los grupos de asistencia médica de Kansas City reclutan a los padres en la lucha contra la crisis de salud mental juvenil
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Hundreds of protesters are expected at rallies in the Kansas City region, including several in Johnson County, as part of a nationwide day of action against the Trump administration's policies. -
The 22-acre development along Independence and Hardesty avenues will include an apartment building, a public market, coworking and community gathering spaces. The developer hopes it can become a “third space” for residents of the Historic Northeast. -
Ruling in favor of the Blue Springs School District, Missouri's highest court said the former student failed to prove the district discriminated against him for denying him access to male locker rooms and bathrooms. -
Federal lawmakers are considering cutting billions of dollars from Medicaid funding. Experts say that would lead to an increase in hospital closures and uninsured rates in Kansas. -
One Wichita school board member said she received "a wave of unsettling feedback" from retired educators that several high schools could be manipulating grades or artificially inflating course credits so that more students graduate. -
Horizon Academy features small class sizes and highly trained staff, but the intensive services come with a high price tag. -
The Department of the Interior is requiring the National Park Service to post signs nationwide asking visitors for feedback on any information they feel misrepresents American history. One such sign was being installed at Wilson's Creek National Battlefield in Missouri, a major Civil War site. -
The bells will be ringing in Lawrence this week. The country’s top carillon players are flying in this week to play the carillon at the University of Kansas. -
The Flint Hills Trail travels through tallgrass prairie and along riverside bluffs. It also offers a chance to stop at historic sites, such as the Allegawaho Heritage Memorial Park near Council Grove.
As the gay rights movement began picking up steam in the 1970s, Barbara Grier co-founded the largest lesbian publishing company in the world — right from her Kansas City home.
