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A Mexican orphanage relied on donor churches in Missouri and other states. After nearly 60 years, Niños de México announced it would close immediately — a response that former volunteers call "incredibly cowardly."
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Missouri House Communications
The latest: MO + KS lawmakers return
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- Demócrata de Kansas City intenta insertar una disposición anti-ICE de ley
- Sin previo aviso, la única oficina del Departamento de Vehículos Motorizados en Kansas City cerró
- Con la llegada de la Copa Mundial a Kansas City, estos aficionados podrán apoyar aquí a sus países de origen
- Kansas City se acaba de enterar qué equipos jugarán aquí durante la Copa Mundial. El primero: Argentina
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The Democratic Kansas governor and Republican attorney general don’t always agree about suing or joining existing lawsuits. Now the Kansas Supreme Court could decide. -
The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration canceled $2 billion in grants for mental health and addiction treatment, and then reversed itself almost immediately. "It's just constant whiplash," said the president of First Call KC. -
Riverview mayor Michael Cornell Jr. was arrested Thursday during a traffic stop. He's charged with assaulting four people over the course of 10 years, and is being held on a $1 million cash bond. -
The Band That Fell to Earth marks each anniversary of the performer’s death — and the band’s own founding — with two weekends of shows. The concert series at recordBar has become an annual tradition for fans of the glam rock pop star. -
The zoning change is the first regulation on where data centers can be built in the city. Advocates see it as the first step in limiting the AI data center boom. -
On Thursday morning, officials from the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement toured a warehouse in south Kansas City with aims to hold detainees there. By the afternoon, city lawmakers put in place a measure to stop such detention centers from being approved. -
A data center in the Crossroads is using the clean energy loan for its chilling equipment. Supporters hope that the loans will encourage the projects to be more environmentally friendly. Critics want the city to do more to regulate the developments. -
Hawley said that he will no longer support a war powers resolution over military action in Venezuela, after receiving assurances that there will be no U.S. ground troops deployed. President Trump blasted Hawley and other Republicans who backed the measure. -
The Missouri State Board of Education voted to retain provisional accreditation for Hickman Mills School District. It also voted to receive more reporting on lower-performing districts such as Center and Grandview in the Kansas City area.
Whether you’re a local or among the hundreds of thousands of people expected to travel into Kansas City for the 2026 World Cup, KCUR put together some pointers for what to expect from the tournament — and how to become a soccer fan.
