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Recent reports of immigrants being picked up by ICE after appearing at Kansas City immigration court have caused a surge in attendance of concerned advocates and attorneys. They say the arrests are an intimidation tactic. https://loom.ly/BOJ0nMY

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The FBI and Department of Justice hailed the arrests and charges as crucial in protecting national security and public safety. But researchers say the fungus is found in wheat and barley crops and is commonly studied. https://loom.ly/KtjOY2A

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While Kansas has offered to pay 70% of the cost of new stadiums if the Kansas City teams move, Missouri's offer would cover about half the cost. The Royals and Chiefs must give Kansas an answer by June 30. (@missouriindependent.com) https://loom.ly/e7DpSuQ

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Jackson County Legislator Manny Abarca was charged in Kansas City, Missouri, with violating a protection order and in Johnson County, Kansas, with domestic battery. Abarca's wife reported her son was returned safe, days after she reported Abarca and the toddler missing.

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NEW: A judge today temporarily blocked a private prison company from housing immigrant detainees at its dormant facility in Leavenworth, Kansas.

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Applications are now open for KCUR's internship program! We're now taking applicants for our September-May session, with opportunities for the newsroom, Up To Date and KCUR Studios.

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The recession request by President Trump reflects a heightened threat to existing and future federal funding for NPR, PBS and local public media stations. Both KCUR and Classical KC would take an immediate financial hit if Congress approves the package.

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Kansas City is seeing flooding around the metro, plus downed trees and power lines, after a "confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado" was reported in Raytown near the Truman Sports Complex. However, damage appears to be relatively limited.

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BREAKING: President Trump has officially asked lawmakers to claw back the $1.1 billion in federal subsidies for public broadcasting that Congress approved earlier this year. Such a funding cut would directly impact local public media stations like @kcur.org.

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BREAKING: The National Weather Service says a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Overland Park, Kansas, moving east at 40 mph.

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Three mothers and their six children, injured during the Chiefs Super Bowl rally a year ago, filed a lawsuit claiming the mass shooting was a “preventable calamity” that revealed systemic failures by firearms sellers, Kansas City and other involved parties.

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We heard that some East Coast publications are making some fuss over the "Kansas City taco." They're right about one thing: More people should know about In-a-Tub.

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Missouri could soon pay for up to half of a new stadium for the Kansas City Royals and renovations on Arrowhead Stadium for the Chiefs — but only if legislators take action during a special session that starts today.

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A group of women are suing Kansas over a "pregnancy exclusion" in a state law, which directs doctors to ignore their life support directives as soon as they become pregnant. (@kmuw.bsky.social)

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KCUR is interviewing Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas (@mayorq.bsky.social) tomorrow on Up To Date. And we want to hear your questions. What's on your mind about Kansas City? We'll ask Lucas for answers, live on air. Tell us in the comments below or send us a text: 816-601-4777.

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Two transgender teens and their parents filed a lawsuit challenging a new Kansas law that bans gender-affirming health care for minors.

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The Missouri Supreme Court suspended abortion rights protected in the state constitution and sent the issue back to a Kansas City judge. But abortion services remain available at clinics on the Kansas side of the metro.

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Family and friends gathered today to mourn the death of Prairie Village native Sarah Milgrim, less than a week after she was shot and killed outside an event at the Capitol Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.

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The Missouri Supreme Court has once again blocked abortion services in the state, ordering a judge in Kansas City to lift rulings that had allowed services to resume for several months. (@stlpublicradio.bsky.social)

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Sarah Milgrim, who was from Prairie Village, was shot and killed along with her partner Yaron Lischinsky outside the Capitol Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday night. Both worked for the Israeli embassy.

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Hundreds of people show up every Thursday to the American Legion Post 153 in Olathe, Kansas, hoping to get lucky at weekly bingo night. It's a chance to reconnect with friends, family and the local veteran community — but the competition is fierce.

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Who else is not surprised when a Midwestern city is at the forefront of #lesbian and #queerhistory? (I'm old enough to know some people who worked with Barbara Grier.) Thanks Olivia Hewitt and friends at @kcur.org for this good piece www.kcur.org/history/2025...

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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. Hear her story on the latest episode of KCUR's podcast, A People's History of Kansas City.

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The children's series has found a new streaming home — Netflix, PBS stations and PBS KIDS will air new episodes on the same day. And Netflix will also run 90 hours from the Sesame Street library.

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NEW: Kansas City is under tornado watch and a severe thunderstorm warning. The metro is expecting winds up to 50 MPH and half-dollar-sized hail that could damage roofs or cars.

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EXCLUSIVE: A Kansas Bureau of Investigation death report, obtained by KCUR through an open records request, reveals a despondent Roger Golubski with an untraceable firearm, preparing to dodge his trial on federal charges of rape, kidnapping and sexual assault.

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