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KCUR (Kansas City's best news source) @kcur.org · Jul 18

Congress has eliminated all federal funding for public media. And now Kansas City’s public broadcasters need YOU. https://loom.ly/pvwG3Dc

KCUR and Classical KC just lost federal funding. Here's what to know and how to help.

Ending federal funding for public media will have an immediate and drastic effect on KCUR and Classical KC. Here are the latest updates, plus what you can do to help.

KCUR (Kansas City's best news source) @kcur.org · 5h

Every city has tons of good pizza places, and Kansas City is no exception. New spots like Northeast Pizza, in the Pendleton Heights neighborhood, and stalwarts like Minsky’s make certain that, wherever you’re based in the metro, you’re never far from a perfectly greasy, cheesy pizza pie.

Food recs: Kansas City’s best pizza

Every city has tons of good pizza places, and Kansas City is no exception. New spots like Northeast Pizza, in the Pendleton Heights neighborhood, and stalwarts like Minsky’s make certain that, wherever you’re based in the metro, you’re never far from a perfectly greasy, cheesy pizza pie.

KCUR (Kansas City's best news source) @kcur.org · 7h

The Kansas City Police Department has struggled to recruit new officers for years, especially after protests against misconduct and racism. But Chief Stacey Graves says a record number of new recruits graduated into the department in August.

Kansas City Police is seeing more officer recruitment after years of slow hiring

The Kansas City Police Department has struggled to recruit new officers for years, especially after protests against misconduct and racism. But Chief Stacey Graves says a record number of new recruits graduated into the department in August, and next year’s class is similarly robust.

KCUR (Kansas City's best news source) @kcur.org · 9h

A new wave of Kansas City barbecue restaurants are getting some national week. While it's good to celebrate new pitmasters in the scene, it's just as important to know the restaurateurs who made Missouri barbecue it an institution.

What is 'authentic' Missouri BBQ? We have to credit the Black pitmasters who created it

Kansas City and St. Louis are both known as barbecue destinations, but recent efforts to redefine the cuisine have sidelined the very barbecuers, pitmasters and restaurateurs who made it an institution.

KCUR (Kansas City's best news source) @kcur.org · 11h

The federal investigation followed a complaint from the Defense of Freedom Institute, a conservative nonprofit based in Washington, D.C. Republican Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach also urged federal officials to investigate.

Kansas schools say they had no formal complaints about gender policies before investigation

The U.S. Department of Education threatened to withhold federal funding from four Kansas school districts last month over their policies for transgender students. The school districts are seeking support as they navigate a federal investigation.

KCUR (Kansas City's best news source) @kcur.org · 13h

Westport and Midtown have grown to become one of the most invigorating parts of the city. Stock full of history, excellent restaurants, and a unique nightlife, these stops on the streetcar will have you adventuring for weeks.

Want to explore Westport and midtown Kansas City? Start with this beginner's guide

The KC Streetcar expansion will bring more people in walking distance to Kansas City's Westport and midtown neighborhoods, which are home to some of the metro's best restaurants, bars, nightlife and shops. Hop off the streetcar and head to these great spots.

KCUR (Kansas City's best news source) @kcur.org · 14h

As health insurance costs soar, lowering prescription prices could help. But that will require reforms in Jefferson City and Topeka. (@thebeacon.bsky.social)

Missouri and Kansas pharmacists join effort to get drug prices under control

As health insurance costs soar, lowering prescription prices could help. But that will require reforms in Jefferson City and Topeka.

KCUR (Kansas City's best news source) @kcur.org · 15h

Through Kansas City’s land bank program, Jameson Hubbard bought 16 small lots along Highland Avenue and turned them into farmland. He sells produce at the Overland Park Farmers' Market and through a CSA program. (@startlandnews.com)

Kansas City's 'Dirt Beast' bought vacant lots and turned them into a thriving urban farm

Through Kansas City’s land bank program, Jameson Hubbard bought 16 small lots along Highland Avenue and turned them into farmland. He sells produce at the Overland Park Farmers' Market and through a CSA program.

KCUR (Kansas City's best news source) @kcur.org · 16h

Thirty of Ross' trademark landscapes will be sold at a series of auctions starting in November. He painted many of them live on The Joy of Painting, which started airing on PBS in the 1980s. (@npr.org)

Dozens of Bob Ross paintings will be auctioned to help public TV after funding cuts

Thirty of Ross' trademark landscapes will be sold at a series of auctions starting in November. He painted many of them live on The Joy of Painting, which started airing on PBS in the 1980s.

KCUR (Kansas City's best news source) @kcur.org · 1d

Sandwiches are versatile, portable, and filling, which makes them perfect for a hearty breakfast, a picnic lunch or a low-key dinner. Kansas City’s food scene is full of delicious hoagies, tortas and bahn mi.

Food recs: Kansas City’s best sandwiches

Sandwiches are versatile, portable, and filling, which makes them perfect for a hearty breakfast, a picnic lunch or a low-key dinner. Kansas City’s food scene is full of delicious hoagies, tortas and bahn mi. Here’s where to find the cream of the crop.

KCUR (Kansas City's best news source) @kcur.org · 1d

Ukrainian physician Dr. Lev Prystupiuk and Kansas resident Roxanne Jones are central to efforts by Lenexa-based Global Care Force to fill the health care gaps caused by Russia's war. The nonprofit's volunteers are sometimes the only providers reaching Ukraine's communities.

Ukrainian physician works with Kansas City nonprofit to fill his country's health care needs

Ukrainian physician Dr. Lev Prystupiuk and Kansas resident Roxanne Jones are central to efforts by Lenexa-based Global Care Force to fill the health care gaps caused by Russia's war. The nonprofit's volunteers are sometimes the only providers reaching Ukraine's communities.

KCUR (Kansas City's best news source) @kcur.org · 1d

Looks like the New York Times recently rediscovered Kansas City barbecue. We've long been known as a barbecue capitol of the US, but how we got that reputation is less known. Here's the story of the man who helped put KC barbecue on the map.

Meet Henry Perry, the Black entrepreneur who created Kansas City barbecue in the early 1900s

Two of the most famous Kansas City barbecue restaurants — Gates and Arthur Bryant’s — trace their style of barbecue directly back to Henry Perry, Kansas City's original barbecue king.

KCUR (Kansas City's best news source) @kcur.org · 1d

A sworn affidavit from a Kansas Bureau of Investigation agent alleges Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Deputy Richard Fatherley kept his knee on Charles Adair’s back for about a minute and a half while deputies tried to subdue him in his cell.

Wyandotte County deputy kneeled on inmate for more than a minute before he died, report reveals

An affidavit outlines the events leading up to Charles Adair’s death and the KBI investigation that followed. Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Deputy Richard Fatherley is charged with second-degree murder.

KCUR (Kansas City's best news source) @kcur.org · 1d

Missouri-born pop star, Chappell Roan, wraps up the US leg of her "Visions of Damsels and Other Dangerous Things” tour tonight in Pasadena, California. Here's a look back on her visit to Kansas City and her message to the Midwest queer community.

Chappell Roan turns Kansas City into a ‘Pink Pony Club’ at sold-out shows

Roan belted out “Casual,” “Good Luck, Babe!” and other favorites for a sold-out crowd of 30,000 on the lawn of the National WWI Museum and Memorial.

KCUR (Kansas City's best news source) @kcur.org · 1d

Only Missouri and Indiana allow judges to impose capital punishment when a jury can't decide whether to sentence a defendant to death. Lance Shockley is scheduled to be executed next week for a 2005 murder he maintains he didn't commit. (@missouriindependent.com)

A Missouri man is sentenced to die this month. Advocates say he was wrongly sentenced

Only Missouri and Indiana allow judges to impose capital punishment when a jury can't decide whether to sentence a defendant to death. Lance Shockley is scheduled to be executed next week for a 2005 murder he maintains he did not commit.

KCUR (Kansas City's best news source) @kcur.org · 1d

The charter school would target older students struggling in a traditional school setting and help them get their high school equivalency and vocational training. (Columbia Missourian)

First Missouri charter school outside of Kansas City or St. Louis will focus on workforce training

The charter school would target older students struggling in a traditional school setting and help them get their high school equivalency and vocational training.

KCUR (Kansas City's best news source) @kcur.org · 1d

Want to discover more Kansas City artists? Our city's art scene is poised for a bountiful harvest this autumn with an impressive lineup of exhibitions at local galleries and museums.

5 art exhibits in Kansas City you should catch this fall

Want to discover more Kansas City artists? Our city's art scene is poised for a bountiful harvest this autumn with an impressive lineup of exhibitions at local galleries and museums.

KCUR (Kansas City's best news source) @kcur.org · 1d

A Perryville, Missouri, radio personality has died after apparently contracting the West Nile Virus, according to employees at the station where he worked. (@stlpublicradio.bsky.social)

Missouri radio DJ 'Kevy Kev' dies after contracting West Nile Virus

A Perryville, Missouri, radio personality has died after apparently contracting the West Nile Virus, according to employees at the station where he worked.

KCUR (Kansas City's best news source) @kcur.org · 1d

The Kansas Supreme Court’s decision to reject an appeal from Attorney General Kris Kobach allows the state to resume a process that had been in place for more than 20 years. https://loom.ly/plI1FxM (@kansasreflector.com)

Kansas once again allows gender changes on driver’s licenses after Kobach loses legal battle

The Kansas Supreme Court’s decision to reject an appeal from Attorney General Kris Kobach allows the state to resume a process that had been in place for more than 20 years.

KCUR (Kansas City's best news source) @kcur.org · 1d

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe mobilized Guard members to assist ICE with "data entry, case management, and logistical support." Military experts say they also worry how these new deployments will affect recruitment and public trust. (@nprextra.bsky.social)

Trump's use of National Guard in Missouri strays from role as 'minutemen,' military experts say

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe mobilized Guard members to assist ICE with data entry, case management, and logistical support. Military experts say they also worry how these new deployments will affect recruitment and public trust.

KCUR (Kansas City's best news source) @kcur.org · 2d

The federal government has been shutdown for over a week. On Friday, KCUR's Up To Date spoke with a congressman, agriculture economist and a Treasury employee union vice president about how this is impacting our region.

Federal workers and farmers around Kansas City struggle as government shutdown drags on

As the government shutdown continues, the lack of any federal funding is having a profound impact on people around the country and here in Kansas City. KCUR's Up To Date examined the government shutdown from three different perspectives.

KCUR (Kansas City's best news source) @kcur.org · 2d

The announcement first came from Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought in a social media post on X that said, "The RIFs have begun." An OMB spokesperson confirmed to NPR that the reduction-in-force process was underway. (@npr.org)

White House says 'substantial' layoffs of federal workers have begun, with few details

The Trump administration says it has started the process of issuing reduction-in-force notices to federal employees. It's not clear how many agencies are affected or how many people.

KCUR (Kansas City's best news source) @kcur.org · 2d

NPR's Tiny Desk and the beloved This Old House radio shows will join the family of weekend programming on KCUR 89.3, beginning on Oct. 18. It's part of a slate of changes to the broadcast schedule.

KCUR is adding Tiny Desk Radio and This Old House to broadcast schedule

NPR's Tiny Desk and the beloved This Old House radio shows will join the family of weekend programming on KCUR 89.3, beginning on Oct. 18. It's part of a slate of changes to the broadcast schedule.

KCUR (Kansas City's best news source) @kcur.org · 2d

Four Kansas school districts say they haven’t received any complaints about their gender identity policies. But the federal government is investigating them anyway — and it has threatened to withhold federal funding from them.

Why are four Kansas school districts being investigated?

Four Kansas school districts say they haven’t received any complaints about their gender identity policies. But the federal government is investigating them anyway — and it has threatened to withhold federal funding from them.

KCUR (Kansas City's best news source) @kcur.org · 2d

Rotary International has been doing humanitarian work, peacebuilding and so much more around the world for well over a century. Each year, the organization selects a new president to serve a year long-term. Its most recent selection is Kansas City’s own Larry Lunsford.

Kansas City's own Larry Lunsford chosen as future president of Rotary International

Larry Lunsford of Kansas City will serve a one year term as president of Rotary International, starting in 2027. He told KCUR's Up To Date that his heart is full of joy at the opportunity to serve in this meaningful way.

KCUR (Kansas City's best news source) @kcur.org · 2d

Opening Black Feast Week — designed to promote Black-owned restaurants, chefs, and culinary creativity — by feeding 150 single Black mothers for free was an intentional act of community care, said Joshua “JT” Taylor.

Kansas City's Black Feast Week returns with a sense of urgency to help restaurants survive

The Kansas City Defender's second Black Feast Week is underway now with nearly 20 participating businesses. After a string of closures hit Black-owned Kansas City restaurants last year, organizers saw a need to help owners with marketing.