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Kansas City has no shortage of civic leaders, authors, artists and activists. Many are frequent guests on KCUR's Up To Date, where we catch up on their work and expertise. But sometimes, we just want to have a casual conversation, so we ask them five questions, or maybe a few more.

For nearly 30 minutes Friday, members of Kansas City’s Municipal Art Commission sat practically entraced by what they were seeing. As soon as Pieterjan Gijs and Arnout Van Vaerenbergh, an artist duo from Belgium — who, as part of the commission meeting, were chosen to receive $2.18 million to bring public art to the...

A man was shot and killed by police Friday after allegedly pointing a gun at a store clerk and confronting officers.

Attorneys representing Vicki Banks, the widow of Army veteran Larry Banks, who was killed in a building collapse, spoke about their wrongful death lawsuit against the property owner and Family Dollar.

"The Warwick was never intended just to be for one little theater company," says director Karen Paisley.

Kansas City is recruiting 6,000 volunteers to serve as ambassadors for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with roles ranging from greeting visitors at arrival points and providing information about the area.

After receiving a Capacity Building grant from The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the Kansas City Public Library launched a $250,000 strategic plan to revitalize their services and mission and to "ensure that it’s focused on what matters most to the community." "The main goal of what we're doing right...

A judge sentenced a man to nearly 50 years in prison after he dragged a teenage girl into a downtown Leavenworth alley during a kidnapping almost a year ago, officials said. In April, a jury found 38-year-old Lajuan Sammie Louis Lowery guilty of aggravated kidnapping and acquitted him of a separate charge of...

Pink dusk views of the Kansas horizon and a cityscape bathed in sunset only added to the silver screen experience for midweek movie-goers trying out the newly opened Rooftop Cinema Club in Kansas City’s Crossroads Arts District. “Just the ambiance and what they did with the design is really cute,” said Emily...

Photographer Raymond Corey’s day on October 11, 1965, started with a crackly announcement that came across the police scanner: A robbery was in progress at Brotherhood State Bank. The bank was only half a block from the Kansas City Kansan newspaper offices, so Corey grabbed his camera and ran...