Kansas City Today

Kansas City's PrideFest kicks off this weekend. But as the festival celebrates its 50th anniversary, organizers say that anti-LGBTQ rhetoric has cost the group $200,000 in sponsorships.

On KCUR's Up To Date, Steve Kraske spoke with James Herran, PrideFest organizer and director of education & public relations at Our Spot KC, about the hostile political climate that surrounds Pride celebrations this year and how they're making do.

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Kansas City Today is hosted by Nomin Ujiyediin. It is produced by Byron Love and KCUR Studios, and edited by Lisa Rodriguez, Emily Younker and Gabe Rosenberg.

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Bayer’s herbicide Roundup has been subject to tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging the product causes cancer. A Missouri bill to shield Bayer from some of those lawsuits didn't pass during the spring legislative session, but it could be reintroduced in the future.

One of the many bills that didn’t cross the finish line during the spring legislative session in Missouri was backed by agricultural giant Bayer. The bill would have shielded Bayer from liability in certain lawsuits concerning its flagship herbicide Roundup, which some claimants say causes cancer. The bill is dead for now but, as St. Louis Public Radio’s Evy Lewis reports, it’s likely not the last Missouri will hear of it.

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Kansas City Today is hosted by Nomin Ujiyediin. It is produced by Byron Love and KCUR Studios, and edited by Lisa Rodriguez, Emily Younker and Gabe Rosenberg.

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Kansas City officials say they have filled potholes and cracks on 25% of the city’s streets as part of an ambitious road repair project...but experts and residents have concerns.

Kansas City officials report they have finished roughly one-fourth of a plan to repair the city's streets by filling thousands of potholes and cracks. KCUR’s Brandon Azim talked to residents and experts about how the effort is going so far.

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Kansas City Today is hosted by Nomin Ujiyediin. It is produced by Byron Love and KCUR Studios, and edited by Lisa Rodriguez, Emily Younker and Gabe Rosenberg.

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Patricia Prewitt spent decades imprisoned in Missouri for a murder she says she didn’t commit. She was granted clemency in December and compiled a book of letters detailing her experience.

After 38 years behind bars, former Missouri Governor Mike Parson commuted Patty Prewitt's sentence while legal experts had been working to set her free. Now, Prewitt is out with a book of letters she sent from prison. She spoke with Brian Ellison about her time behind bars and how she managed to stay hopeful on KCUR's Up To Date.

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Kansas City Today is hosted by Nomin Ujiyediin. It is produced by Byron Love and KCUR Studios, and edited by Lisa Rodriguez, Emily Younker and Gabe Rosenberg.

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The Missouri General Assembly is beginning a special session today, with the primary mission of passing an incentive package for the two Kansas City teams. But after years of drama over new stadiums, and a looming deadline on the Kansas side, the stakes are high.

Nomin Ujiyediin spoke with KCUR's government and politics reporter Savannah Hawley-Bates about what can be expected from the special session.

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Kansas City Today is hosted by Nomin Ujiyediin. It is produced by Byron Love and KCUR Studios, and edited by Lisa Rodriguez, Emily Younker and Gabe Rosenberg.

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The Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council has faced several challenges in recent years, but the community it serves is coming together to find trust and hope for the future in each other. Learn how Ivanhoe is inspiring the next generation. Plus: how dairy workers and owners are navigating the second Trump presidency.

Despite its long history of delivering results for those it serves, recent challenges in the Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council have cast doubt on its future. But as KCUR’s Zach Perez reports, two generations of leadership are now working to rebuild trust, and instill hope, in residents of this east-side community.

On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump promised mass deportations, raising concerns for industries that rely on workers without legal immigration status, including dairy farms. But as Bridgit Bowden reports for Harvest Public Media, dairies in states like Wisconsin are carrying on with their work.

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Kansas City Today is hosted by Nomin Ujiyediin. It is produced by Byron Love and KCUR Studios, and edited by Lisa Rodriguez, Emily Younker and Gabe Rosenberg.

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The Missouri Supreme Court ordered a Jackson County judge to lift her rulings that allowed abortions to resume in the state. Why did the court decide to put the ban back into effect for now?

The state Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered Judge Jerri Zhang to lift rulings that had allowed abortions to resume in the state — despite voters approving a constitutional amendment for abortion rights last November. Kacen Bayless, reporter for the Kansas City Star, spoke with Brian Ellison about the case on KCUR's daily talk show, Up To Date.

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Kansas City Today is hosted by Nomin Ujiyediin. It is produced by Byron Love and KCUR Studios, and edited by Lisa Rodriguez, Emily Younker and Gabe Rosenberg.

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President Donald Trump has said his mass deportation campaign prioritizes immigrants who have committed violent crimes. But the family of a crime victim in Kansas City, Kansas, said authorities detained him, even though he was about to receive immigration protections.

The Trump administration has said it's focusing its deportation programs on immigrants who have committed violent crimes. But there are signs the federal government is targeting others as well. As Zane Irwin of the Kansas News Service reports, a man from Kansas City, Kansas, who was about to receive legal protections was detained despite having applied for a certain kind of visa specifically for victims of crimes.

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Kansas City Today is hosted by Nomin Ujiyediin. It is produced by Byron Love and KCUR Studios, and edited by Lisa Rodriguez, Emily Younker and Gabe Rosenberg.

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Missouri House Speaker Jon Patterson, a Republican representing Lee's Summit, says that next year's vote on whether to ban abortion again might not be the end of efforts around how the state regulates the procedure.

Just before the end of the legislative session, Missouri Republican lawmakers sent a new proposal to voters that would reinstate a ban on abortion except for in cases of rape, incest or medical emergencies within 12 weeks of gestation.

Opponents decried the move for disrespecting the will of the voters, who this past November approved a constitutional amendment to legalize abortion. Rep. Jon Patterson tells KCUR's Steve Kraske why he disagrees.

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Kansas City Today is hosted by Nomin Ujiyediin. It is produced by Byron Love and KCUR Studios, and edited by Lisa Rodriguez, Emily Younker and Gabe Rosenberg.

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In the 1970s, a Kansas City woman helped create Naiad Press, the largest lesbian publishing company in the world. Her goal was to tell more positive stories about queer love. Plus: Hundreds of people attend the weekly bingo night at the American Legion in Olathe, and they come to win.

Barbara Grier was bold, controversial, and unstoppable in her mission to make books reflect the people and love stories in her life. From the KCUR podcast A People’s History of Kansas City, Olivia Hewitt brings us the story of Naiad Press.

We’re bringing you an occasional series about Kansas City’s neighborhood spots and the customers who bring them to life. KCUR’s Kate Mays headed to the American Legion in Olathe for its weekly bingo night, where the friendships last decades and the competition is fierce.

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Kansas City Today is hosted by Nomin Ujiyediin. It is produced by Byron Love and KCUR Studios, and edited by Lisa Rodriguez, Emily Younker and Gabe Rosenberg.

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