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  KCUR finally has a new home on the Country Club Plaza. How we made the move 19.09.2026 15dk

  KCUR general manager Sarah Morris and director of content and journalism Lisa Rodriguez joined Up To Date to discuss the station's move to a new building after being forced out of its long-time studios, and how KCUR is adjusting to life without federal funding.
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  Students at Kansas City's East High School get a unique education in urban agriculture 18.09.2026 20dk

  At East High School in Kansas City, students help care for row farms, flowering plants and herds of goats, chickens, turkeys and more. It’s the only program of its kind in a Missouri public school, with one in five students participating.
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  Kansas City is awash in art fairs right now. For local artists, this is ‘the best time of year’ 17.09.2026 13dk

  Events like Lawrence Art in the Park, which will take place this weekend, and the Plaza Art Fair are central to the business of many Kansas and Missouri artists. They're not just a huge sales opportunity, they're also a chance for artist to talk with the public about their work.
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  The best movies and TV of 2026 so far, according to Kansas City film critics 16.09.2026 27dk

  Looking for your new "Obsession"? With so much TV, and so many films in theaters and on streaming platforms, it can be hard to know what’s most worth watching. Up To Date’s film experts shared their top titles so far this year.
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  Kansas' first U.S. Senate and governor debates got pretty raucous 16.09.2026 17dk

  The Kansas State Fair offered the first chance to see U.S. Senate candidates Roger Marshall and Adam Hamilton and gubernatorial candidates Ty Masterson and Cindy Holscher square off. The raucous crowd at times shouted down candidates as they spoke.
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  Candidates in Missouri's 5th District, a gerrymandering target, will now campaign under old map 15.09.2026 26dk

  The legal back-and-forth over Missouri's congressional maps is unprecedented in American politics. Current 5th District U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II and his Republican opponent, state Sen. Rick Brattin, share their thoughts on what transpired in the courts — and what it may mean for November.
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  America’s social contract is fraying. A Kansas professor says civic debate could help repair it 14.09.2026 14dk

  University of Kansas professor Chris Koliba argues that the American social contract is fraying. He joined KCUR’s Up To Date to discuss how we got to this point and what the country can do about it.
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  Overland Park runner will attempt to run 7 marathons on 7 continents — in 7 days 11.09.2026 18dk

  Early next year, Jeff Maher of Overland Park will run seven marathons on seven continents in seven days. He joined KCUR’s Up To Date to discuss how he is preparing for the races and why he decided to take on this challenge.
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  A mental health crisis in a Kansas jail shouldn’t have ended Charles Adair’s life 11.09.2026 17dk

  Charles Adair was in the midst of a mental health emergency when he turned himself into law enforcement for old traffic warrants. If sheriff’s deputies at the Wyandotte County, Kansas, jail had followed protocol for a mental health crisis, it might have prevented Adair’s death — which was ruled a homicide due to being restrained with a knee on his back.
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  Kansas City convenes Haiti Symposium amid humanitarian crises and deportations 10.09.2026 18dk

  The Caribbean country of Haiti is in the midst of a severe political and humanitarian crisis as it struggles to address widespread gang violence. Ahead of the 14th annual KC Haiti Symposium on Saturday, KCUR's Up To Date spoke with two journalists who cover Haiti and a Kansas City doctor who runs a surgicenter in the country.
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  Kansas City Renaissance Festival marks 50th season recreating 1500s England 09.09.2026 13dk

  The Kansas City Renaissance Festival began as a fundraiser for the Kansas City Art Institute in 1977, making this year its 50th season. The festival opened September 5 and will run every weekend through October 12, rain or shine.
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  Kansas City psychiatrist explores the science behind high emotional sensitivity 08.09.2026 19dk

  Dr. Sasha Hamdani's new book, "Too Sensitive," aims to provide a science-backed, empathetic framework for understanding why some people experience high emotional sensitivity. The Kansas City psychiatrist joined KCUR's Up To Date on Tuesday.
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  NYT: Kansas' Roger Marshall sued more than 700 of his patients before becoming a U.S. senator 08.09.2026 10dk

  More than 700 patients were sued by a doctor in western Kansas for medical debt. The doctor is now Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, who for decades was a practicing obstetrician-gynecologist.
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  Kansas City Underground Film Festival champions the cinema underdogs 07.09.2026 17dk

  The festival returns for its sixth year of free movie programming, which will include films across a range of genres from experimental to animation.
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  Lawrence post-punk band Sweeping Promises embrace 'romanticizing' on new album 06.09.2026 23dk

  Sweeping Promises will embark on an American tour on Sep. 9 to share their third album, “You Say I Romanticize.” The Kansas-based duo has been gaining national attention, while also producing other local bands at their "artistic commune."
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  Country Club Plaza redevelopment could start with empty Nordstrom lot, a ‘detriment’ to the area 05.09.2026 32dk

  Gillon Property Group, which owns the Plaza, says the empty lot is a “physical and psychological” problem and will be one of the first major redevelopment targets now that Port KC approved a major incentive package. The space was meant to host a Nordstrom, but the project was scrapped in 2022 after multiple delays.
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  After Missouri congressional map ruling, Republicans will ask U.S. Supreme Court to intervene 04.09.2026 9dk

  In a stunning unanimous ruling, the Missouri Supreme Court blocked the state’s newly redrawn congressional maps from going into effect for the 2026 midterms, and ordered a referendum on the map to be placed on the November ballot. But Attorney General Catherine Hanaway says she will appeal the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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  Republican Alan Rohlfing says he can ‘restore public trust’ as Jackson County Executive 03.09.2026 15dk

  Rohlfing, a U.S. Army veteran, is running against Democrat Stacy Lake in November to become the next Jackson County executive. He says he would focus on providing “world class customer service” if elected.
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  Lawsuit says 11-year-old boy was attacked by students in a Kansas City, Kansas, school restroom 02.09.2026 10dk

  An 11-year-old boy was allegedly physically and sexually assaulted in April at Eisenhower Middle School in Kansas City, Kansas. In August, the district’s school board received notice of a pending $5 million lawsuit for failing to prevent the attack.
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  Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves on her tenure and the search for a new top cop 01.09.2026 36dk

  At the end of July, Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves announced that she is retiring from her role leading the department after four years. She joined KCUR’s Up To Date to look back at her time as the first woman to serve permanently as KCPD chief, and to discuss the department’s future.