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City Council members couldn’t muster four votes to pass any of the five downtown parking plans presented to them by city staff.
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The $6.4 million grant will go toward renovating about 170 Kansas City homes in low-income, minority neighborhoods next year. -
Shawnee Mission North High School teacher Jennifer Caedran Sullivan alleged that the district violated her freedom of speech and religion after she spoke in opposition to required diversity and inclusion trainings. -
Drought has scorched much of the Midwest and Great Plains for the last four years. It has destroyed crops and sparked wildfires. Wildlife is also reckoning with the dry conditions – which can change animal behavior and even push species out of some regions. -
A new Wichita Rowing Association coach hopes to foster interest in the sport for the next generation of rowers. -
Avery Ballotta of the band Damn Tall Buildings says that the group's decision to involve fans in the funding of the group's upcoming album is in the spirit of collaboration.
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Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesThe federal courts say they have taken "extensive" steps to protect workers from abuse, discrimination and harassment since the rise of the #MeToo movement, but critics say many workers don't trust the internal system for reporting complaints. -
Roscosmos Space Agency Press Service/APThere are at least 19,000 pieces of space debris in Earth's orbit, not including active satellites, that the U.S is monitoring.
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Former Washington Post executive editor Marty Baron says he thinks Trump is "salivating for the opportunity to prosecute and imprison journalists." New Yorker editor David Remnick agrees. -
The U.S. House Committee on Ethics is deadlocked on whether to release its report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, whose nomination to serve as Trump's attorney general has been plagued by controversy. -
The case over the killing of a Georgia nursing student fueled the national debate over immigration during this year's presidential race. -
President-elect Donald Trump tapped Matthew Whitaker as his ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which Trump has long criticized for taking advantage of U.S. defense spending. -
Field goals of 50 yards or longer used to be a rare thing in the NFL. But this season, kickers are hitting them at a record 72% clip — and head coaches are trying them far more often than ever before.
Commentary & Podcasts
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Today on Past and Present, Dr. Robin Henry examines the legal case that inspired a great American play.
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Welcome to You’re Spelling It Wrong, KMUW’s Spelling Bee for grown-ups!
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