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Book recs: Kansas City librarians and booksellers share what to read this spring
2+ hour, 29+ min ago (1073+ words) Business is good for independent bookstores right now, says Lucy Kull, owner of The Gilded Page bookstore in the Northland. To her, it feels like people are reading more than they used to. Is it a form of escapism? Is…...
Travelers to Kansas City's World Cup games may get hit by Trump’s new $15,000 entry bonds
15+ hour, 19+ min ago (517+ words) The 2026 FIFA World Cup is the largest in history, with a record number of teams competing across North America, including Kansas City. Ticket prices are also the highest ever, with FIFA touting record demand. But President Donald Trump's reissued travel…...
Justice Department joins Missouri lawsuit over diversity rule at high school sports association
11+ hour, 36+ min ago (555+ words) The U.S. Justice Department's Civil Rights Division is getting involved in Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway's lawsuit against a nonprofit governing body for high school sports and activities, accusing the organization of sex and race discrimination for denying a board position…...
KCUR's Up To Date is taking the show on the road. Here's how to watch live
16+ hour, 43+ min ago (93+ words) KCUR's morning talk show Up To Date is headed out of its temporary recording space and into the city for live shows, the week of April 6-10. Our first stop will be Rochester Brewing & Roasting Company in the Kansas City Crossroads,…...
Missouri legislature passes ban on THC seltzers and other intoxicating hemp products
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (385+ words) A bill heading to Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe's desk would take all intoxicating hemp products off the shelves starting Nov. 12 " including THC seltzers currently sold in bars and grocery stores " aligning state law with an upcoming federal ban. If Congress…...
Bill requiring Missouri to track alpha-gal syndrome passed by House lawmakers
21+ hour, 17+ min ago (402+ words) A bill, HB 1855, that would require the state to track cases of alpha-gal syndrome, an allergy to mammalian products, passed the Missouri House Thursday by a vote of 125-25. Alpha-gal is an allergy to red meat and other mammalian products, such…...
Missouri House passes bill to study psilocybin therapy for veterans and first responders
22+ hour, 29+ min ago (701+ words) After four years of trying, the Missouri House passed legislation Thursday that would require the state to conduct a study on using psilocybin " also known as "magic mushrooms" " and other alternative therapies to treat depression, substance use or as part…...
What to know about the Kansas sports authority that will oversee the new Chiefs stadium
20+ hour, 9+ min ago (708+ words) Kansas lawmakers have voted to create an 11-member sports authority to carry out a $3 billion stadium deal with the Kansas City Chiefs. If Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly signs legislation creating the authority, she will call into existence a unique entity…...
Tickets are now open for Kansas City's FIFA Fan Festival during the World Cup
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (195+ words) Registration is now open for Kansas City's FIFA Fan Festival, the free local celebration of soccer that will run during the World Cup tournament in June and July. "It's a big day people have been waiting for and we're glad…...
Immigration raid in a rural Missouri town left families and businesses in financial pain
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (901+ words) Victorino Martin-Chavez's wife started to worry at a little past 7 in the morning. Chavez usually arrives home at 7:15 for breakfast after he drops off their children at Milan Elementary. But Chavez never returned home that day. The Guatemala native was…...