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Breaking news and @NPR for the Kansas City region. ๐ŸšŽโ˜€๏ธ 89.3 FM ๐Ÿ“ป๐ŸŽง Nonprofit & independent ๐ŸŒˆ
Kansas City, MO
Joined July 2008
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    As their YouTube channel surges past one billion lifetime views, paranormal investigators Sam Golbach and Colby Brock (@SamandColby) are unveiling their scariest spooky season so far.
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    BREAKING: Missouri's @GovParsonMO has once again declined to pardon Kevin Strickland, a Kansas City man who has spent 43 years behind bars for a crime prosecutors say he did not commit.
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    Hey, a little public service announcement from KCUR. If you're thinking about sending an unsolicited message to one of our employees โ€“ hosts, producers, reporters, anyone โ€“ in order to: - criticize their voice - talk about their appearance - ask them on a date instead, don't.
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    We're saddened to report that KCUR's @avivaokeson has died after suffering a gunshot wound in her apartment. She was 24.
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    BREAKING: Missouriโ€™s chief disciplinary counsel is asking the Missouri Supreme Court to suspend the law licenses of Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the couple who waved guns at Black Lives Matter protesters in St. Louis last year. bit.ly/3Cs7ceW
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    KCUR Reporter And Beloved Colleague Aviva Okeson-Haberman Dies At 24
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    BREAKING: Kansas City Police detective Eric DeValkenaere has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the 2019 shooting death of Cameron Lamb, a 26-year-old Black man.
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    Kansas City police officer Eric DeValkenaere found guilty in fatal shooting of a Black man
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    Replying to @kcur
    A whole lot of our female-presenting employees have gotten emails like this in the last few days (and months, and years) and it is absolutely unwelcome. We want to hear your feedback on our journalism and story ideas. But opinions about personal qualities? They can stay here:๐Ÿ—‘๏ธ
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    Replying to @kcur
    And our continued thanks to everyone out there who DOESN'T go out of their way to objectify people and make them uncomfortable in their place of work! Keep it up sincerely, the staff of KCUR
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    .@sarahkendzior was one of the few and first who predicted Donald Trump's win in 2016, but she told @KCURUpToDate that what we're seeing in the U.S. right now is "a deep-rooted problem that didn't begin with Trump."
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    BREAKING: The University of Kansas Cancer Center has landed a designation as a "national comprehensive cancer center," a title that comes with nearly $14 million in new research funding.
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    C.J. Janovy To Lead KCUR's Journalism As Director Of Content