A beef between Mayor Lucas and some of the KC Board of Police Commissioners today. KCPD says the city hasn’t paid a $200,400 bill for OT during the Super Bowl parade. Also at issue…

I love this story. So much movement and joy. I'm inspired by the resilience of these teens and their ability to work through trauma through art. I hope it was as rewarding for Kate Grumke to report as it was for me to read. news.stlpublicradio.org/education/2023…

Talk of a potential landfill in south Kansas City is making the city reevaluate its trash needs. So when should Kansas City think about building a landfill? I answer that and more in my feature with KCUR. kcur.org/news/2023-05-1…

BREAKING: The Wyandotte County DA will not be filing charges against a KCK Police officer in the April 26 fatal shooting of Amaree’ya Henderson. Here's the statement from the DA's office that just came in:

Are you or a family member impacted by the Kansas Medicaid redeterminations starting back up? I want to hear about your experience.

An extraordinary reporter and voice @npr has died. Wade Goodwyn - known for his velvety bass voice, poetic writing and dedication to a wide-ranging scope of stories, has passed away at 63. RIP, Wade. npr.org/2023/06/08/116…

Mid-Continent Public Library told me they will still have LGBTQ Pride displays in common areas of the library, but they won't have them in kids' and teens' sections. Both staff and leadership have said the state's new library rules are confusing. kcur.org/news/2023-06-0…

It’s Election Day in Kansas City and the polls are now CLOSED. I’ll be monitoring election results all night. Hopefully in a few hours we’ll be able to say who will make up our 12-member city council for the next four years. Follow this thread for updates 🧵

Here are my unofficial totals of the unofficial results from all three voting jurisdictions (Platte, Clay and KC Election Board [Jackson]): Quinton Lucas is reelected mayor, 80% to 20% over Clay Chastain (who lives in Virginia). 1/x

Kansas will revert the gender on drivers' licenses and birth certificates for transgender residents who legally had them changed. kcur.org/2023-06-26/kob…

My Tiny Desk : youtu.be/kes2P4IC2bQ

NEW: Jackson County MO Board of Equalization will meet in a special session today to consider extending the deadline for people to file reassessment appeals. The BOE has extended the deadline in the past.

BREAKING: Jackson County MO Board of Equalization votes unanimously to extend property tax appeals to July 31. The deadline was Monday.

NEW: Jackson County MO legislators today passed a resolution saying they want to have another vote next November to tear down Andrew Jackson statues at the downtown and Independence courthouses. They'll have to approve an ordinance to actually do that. #kcmo

“I am not a pro-lifer. I am an abolitionist.” — Activist Kevan Myers to Rose Conlon, who reports on a faction of the anti-abortion movement that favors “charging women who have abortions with murder,” and in some cases giving “the death penalty.”

Mayor Quinton Lucas and his office are seeking to revoke the business licenses and shut down the business of an illegal after-hours club, where a shooting took the lives of three people last month. kcur.org/news/2023-07-1…

New Zealand has already pulled off an upset win in the Women's World Cup & there's so much to come leading up to USA's match Friday night. #FIFAWWC #KCBABY #SportingKC kcur.org/sports/2023-07…

Some sad news: The MR340, the world's longest nonstop river race, had to end early because of awful storms along the route. Savannah reports that it's the first time this has ever happened. kcur.org/news/2023-08-0…

spending the morning talking about how much we love Steve Kraske! if you also love steve you should donate to KCUR kcur.org/donate-to-kcur…

"Sales taxes are the most regressive form of taxation, because poor people feel the burden more than the rich. But so far, that’s the only publicly financing option the team has put forward to underwrite a possible new Royals ballpark." The Kansas City Star kansascity.com/article2802217…