KCUR-FM (Kansas City, MO)

KCUR 89.3 serves as the main NPR station for the Kansas City area. It is operated by the Curators of the University of Missouri and broadcasts at a frequency of 89.3 MHz. With an effective radiated power of 100,000 watts, it reaches listeners within a 90-mile radius, covering parts of Northwestern Missouri and Northeastern Kansas.

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Reclaiming Native land

4 days ago | kcur.org | Nomin Ujiyediin

Native Americans in the U.S. lost much of their land by the 20th century, as portions of their reservations were sold. But in the Midwest, more tribes are reclaiming their ancestral territory as the “Land Back” movement gains momentum. Over the past decade, Native tribes have been trying to regain ancestral lands through the growing “Land Back” movement.
'Very insulting': Labor Department workers in Kansas City say DOGE cuts endanger essential work

4 days ago | kcur.org | Nomin Ujiyediin

Since President Donald Trump took office for the second time in January, the lives and jobs of the 30,000 federal workers in the Kansas City region have been upended. Mass layoffs and severe budget cuts have impacted the city, which has long been a hub for federal agencies, as the Trump administration and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency looks to cut spending and reduce government operations. One such agency with a presence in town is the U.S. Department of Labor.
A threat to journalism in Kansas City

5 days ago | kcur.org | Nomin Ujiyediin

The U.S. House voted to take back $1.1 billion from public broadcasting stations like NPR and KCUR. Now, the rescission package heads to the U.S. Senate. KCUR's CEO and news director explain what's happening and what it means for this station — plus how we approach our journalism.
'Las Vegas Pete’ Simone, Kansas City mobster who helped run gambling empire, dies at 79

5 days ago | kcur.org | Sam Zeff

Peter “Las Vegas Pete” Simone, reputed Kansas City Mafia underboss, gambling kingpin and unindicted co-conspirator in a 1990 mob hit has died. He was 79. Simone died last Thursday, two days shy of his 80th birthday, from lung cancer. “Pete spent his 80 years in a way that reflected his core values of loyalty, honor, and friendship,” according to his Passantino Bros. Funeral Home obituary. Loyalty and honor, however, means something very different to an organized crime investigator.
DOGE hits the Labor Department in Kansas City

6 days ago | kcur.org | Nomin Ujiyediin

Many federal workers in Kansas City are seeing their jobs and departments cut and their work devalued under the Trump administration. We're bringing you another conversation about DOGE's impacts in town — this time with a local union representative for the U.S. Department of Labor.
Trans Kansans win court ruling to change the gender on their IDs

1 week ago | kcur.org | Zane Irwin |Dylan Lysen

For the first time in nearly two years, transgender Kansans will once again be able to change the gender marker on their state-issued driver’s license. A panel of three judges on the Kansas Court of Appeals reversed a previous decision by Shawnee County District Court Judge Teresa Watson that temporarily blocked the changes. Democratic Gov.
Kansas City mayor blasts Missouri governor for activating National Guard before anti-Trump protests

1 week ago | kcur.org | Emily Younker

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas on Thursday criticized Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe for activating the state’s National Guard ahead of this weekend’s anti-Trump protests, calling the action an “unnecessary escalation.”Dozens of “No Kings” protests are scheduled on Saturday across Missouri and Kansas, including several in the Kansas City area, to push back against the Trump administration’s policies. Thousands of such rallies are planned nationwide.
'No Kings' protests in Kansas City

1 week ago | kcur.org | Nomin Ujiyediin

“No Kings” protesters will take to the streets around the country this Saturday to push back against the policies of the Trump administration. Several protests are planned around Kansas City, including at the Country Club Plaza. KCUR's Steve Kraske spoke with Beverly Harvey, founder and group leader of Indivisible KC and an organizer with the "No Kings" rally, about recent protests and criticisms of the Trump administration.
Kansas City’s Historic Northeast transforming vacant buildings into affordable housing and market

1 week ago | kcur.org | Celisa Calacal

A block of empty buildings in the Historic Northeast neighborhood is primed for a development upgrade that includes hundreds of new apartments and a public market. Arnold Development Group plans to turn the corner at Independence and Hardesty avenues into a community space and hub for one of the metro’s most diverse neighborhoods. Their plans include turning the 12-story Hardesty Self Storage building, completed in 1920, into apartments.
Kansas troopers on standby for 'No Kings' protests Saturday. Several are planned around Kansas City

1 week ago | kcur.org | Anna Kaminski

State troopers are on standby in Kansas as demonstrations against federal immigration raids crop up around the country following an increased military presence in response to protests in Los Angeles. The Kansas Highway Patrol is aware of Kansas City-area protests this week, said April McCollum, a spokeswoman for the agency.