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KCUR-FM, 89.3FM, is the flagship NPR station of the Kansas City metro area. It is part of Kansas City Public Media and part of the NPR digital network. Licensed to the University of Missouri-Kansas City and located on the UMCK campus.
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Kansas State Rep. Aaron Coleman Allegedly Hit Brother, Threatened Grandfather on Night of His ArrestColeman tried to “shame” his brother for wanting to get baptized, according to an affidavit. Coleman then pushed his brother backwards, hit him in the chest and spit on him, the document says.
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Mark Holland lost re-election as mayor, but he'd have a strong shot at the Democratic nomination and an underdog race in the general election against incumbent Kansas GOP Senator Jerry Moran.
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Eighty-year-old Pat Gray lost most of the use of her legs to the polio virus when she was just 12-years-old. Today, she's encouraging everyone to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Former Kansas City, Kansas, Police Detective Roger Golubski is facing legal challenges including possible exposure to criminal prosecution.
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In a normal season, the orchestra has 65 musicians on stage. That number is now limited to 32 and only 500 people will be admitted to the Performing Arts Center to allow for social distancing.
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Schools rely on accurate census count to fund vital programs for vulnerable students but the pandemic … and politics … are impacting census response rates and putting some programs in peril.
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As many as 100 small wildlife sanctuaries are operating throughout the United States with little to no regulation. But the operators of an animal sanctuary in Louisburg say they’re trying to do things the right way.
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Longer Days, Shorter Semesters: How COVID-19 Will Change Campus Life at Kansas and Missouri CollegesThe University of Kansas plans to shorten its fall and spring semesters and will also stagger dates when students can move back to school in August, all efforts designed to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus
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Kansas is about to discover the value of a NASCAR race without fans in the stands. Like every other sport and industry, NASCAR has been shaken by the coronavirus pandemic.
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In a reversal of policy, Kansas leaders will now include asymptomatic COVID-19 cases in their assessments of virus trends as they evaluate when to take further steps to ease stay-at-home orders and other social distancing measures. The state had been omitting these cases from its data, painting an overly optimistic picture of the outbreak in Kansas.