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Sam Zeff/KCUR 89.3All 1,100 Kansas City police officers are on duty, there are cops from 11 states helping and KCPD's three helicopters are constantly in the air. The city has been mostly peaceful, with the major exception of a string of shootings along highways before the Argentina-Algeria match. That suspect was found dead by police on Wednesday. -
Brandon Azim/KCUR 89.3The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority could be one of the first in the nation to add AI-powered facial recognition cameras to its bus fleet this fall. National nonprofits and a KCATA commissioner are concerned about the privacy and security of riders.
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The Missouri Department of Conservation and the Missouri Community Forestry Council are accepting nominations for the 2026 Missouri Arbor Award of Excellence.
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Missouri officials work to keep the New World Screwworm out of the state, though additional monitoring may cause extra costs. -
A federal judge blocked five states' bans on the use of SNAP benefits for junk food purchases — and Missouri has a similar plan. -
The Institute of Museum and Library Services supports libraries across the country, including Kansas. Now its future is in question as the Trump administration proposes to eliminate it in next year's budget. -
Billions of dollars in wind farm projects all over Illinois are on hold, including two projects in McLean County, two in Peoria County, and one in Tazewell County. -
Jordan Rincker, 28, was arrested Sunday and charged with conspiracy to commit murder. He is the second man from Missouri charged in the alleged plot. -
The press conference announcing the hearing Tuesday came hours before a Montgomery County anti-data center group released a survey that showed widespread opposition to a planned center there. -
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in Missouri and across the nation, claiming more than 15,000 lives in the state each year. -
Academics, business leaders and government officials spent the day making the case for and trying to build excitement for data centers coming to Missouri. -
State Rep. Don Mayhew says he is leading an effort with several fellow Missouri House members to urge Gov. Mike Kehoe to call a special legislative session focused on the rapid expansion of large-scale data centers across the state.
