KCUR News
Law Aims To Snuff Fire Death Rate
Some smokers will be lighting (and relighting) a new kind of cigarette as fresh fire safety laws go on the books Friday in Missouri and ...
Nixon Calls for More Regulation at Lake of the Ozarks
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon wants increased regulatory authority as a means of protecting water quality at the Lake of the Ozarks. And that ...
Dear Judge
Letter dispute of no consequence in removal of ceremonial chief executive. The Leavenworth City Commission was out of line when it ousted ...
Drive Being Drawn to Sink E-Tax
The way is clear to collect signatures on initiative petitions to eliminate or phase out earnings taxes in Kansas City and St. Louis. ...
Too Early To Claim Jail Demise
It's been more than half a year since the Kansas City Police Department started serious consideration of closing its short-term jail on ...
Do The Crime Numbers Lie ?
Periodic data may show one city with a dramatic increase in crime while another near it is the exact oposite. Now, Kansas City police ...
Malayalan Community Celebrates Christmas
This holiday season, some Kansas Citians got an early start on Christmas. The city's Malayalan community, which consists of about 400 ...
Fierce Winter Storm Brings Christmas Eve/Day Hazards
Snow, sleet, winds pose travel hazards in the country's mid section and eastward. Swath of storm stretches hundreds of miles. Travel ...
Deadly Gas Release To Be Noted In Police Acdemy Curriculum
It was once commonplace as a means of public execution. Now, the rare use of cyanide gas in a Sugar Creek suicide prompts a closer look by ...
Scammers Target Grandparents
The Missouri Attorney General's office is warning the elderly to beware of phone calls from people claiming to be their grandchildren.
Turn the Holidays Green by Cutting Back on Trash
Presents and holiday meals can mean lots of holiday trash. Some estimates say trash increases by 25 percent between Thanksgiving and New ...
"I Cried, But We Did A Lot": Animal Rights Activist Looks Ahead
As the bow hunt in Shawnee Mission Park continues in an effort to reduce the number of deer, animal rights activists say there will be no ...
Nod To Rail Hub: Protests Unabated
A Kansas group opposed to a huge rail hub in Johnson County calls issuance of a federal permit,"arbitrary" and "capricious," and ...