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@kcur.orgA gallon of diesel averaged $6.53 the week of Sept. 28 in the Midwest, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That price is nearly double from the first week of January, when a gallon of diesel averaged $3.39. Via @thebeacon.bsky.social
@kcur.orgCheese, please! Whether you’re looking for melty cheese oozing out of a fresh quesadilla or a 12-cheese charcuterie experience, Kansas City has you covered.
@kcur.orgThe Improve I-70 Kansas City project is an 11-month, $237 million project from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The stretch of roadway between Paseo Boulevard and Van Brunt Boulevard will be fully closed starting January 11.
@kcur.orgThe play was written and takes place during the late 2010s, but the story feels just as timely today, says Laura Alcalá Baker, who directs the KC Rep’s production.
@kcur.orgAround Kansas City, you don’t need to go far to find great apples for the picking, ciders for the sipping, and donuts for the eating. Here’s where you should visit this fall.
@kcur.orgLike Dracula's potential victims, Ozark Actors Theatre is motivated by survival, and a new work based on the world's most famous vampire is its garlic and wooden stake. Via @stlpublicradio.bsky.social
@kcur.orgRepublican and radio host Chris Stigall, Democratic architect Josh Smead and Libertarian Andy Maidment will face off in November to represent Missouri’s 6th Congressional District.
@kcur.orgSurprise! If you're up for buying a blind box -- sealed so you don't know exactly what you're getting -- this is for you. Via Startland News
@kcur.orgIncumbent Republican Mark Alford, Democrat Jordan Herrera, Libertarian Thomas Holbrook and Independent KathleenMae Rogers will face off Nov. 3 to represent Missouri’s 4th Congressional District.
@kcur.orgAre any of you getting paid?
As Sen. Roger Marshall fights for his political life in Kansas, a staffer for Democrat Adam Hamilton — Marshall’s opponent — has been asking Marshall's campaign staff this question. Via @kansasreflector.com
@kcur.orgThe lawsuit questions the constitutionality of the law that establishing the sports authority that will oversee the new Chiefs stadium.
@kcur.orgRather than limiting matcha to the bright flavors that helped fuel its popularity, Kansas City cafés are giving it an autumnal twist,.
@kcur.orgEnglewood Theater in Independence, Missouri, sat vacant for nearly 20 years before a nonprofit purchased the building in 2025. The group is in the initial stages of a large-scale revitalization project, slated to start in early 2027.
@kcur.orgThe Modern Skies Act could improve runways and control towers nationally. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy visited Missouri alongside Schmitt to promote the bill. (@stlpublicradio.bsky.social)
@kcur.orgTwo Kansas City area hospitals have been suing patients over unpaid medical bills. We’ll hear why medical debt is becoming a bigger part of many people’s lives.
@kcur.orgDeep Fission’s planned one-mile underground nuclear reactor project in Parsons, Kansas, passed an initial regulatory milestone, but new questions surround whether the project is financially viable and will be completed as planned.
@kcur.orgUkrainians in the St. Louis region are worried about their futures in the U.S. now that their Temporary Protected Status will expire on Oct. 19. (@stlpublicradio.bsky.social)
@kcur.orgKansas State Board of Education District 1 covers all or part of a dozen counties in northeast Kansas, including northwest Wyandotte County and northern Leavenworth County in the Kansas City area. (@thebeacon.bsky.social)
@kcur.orgAfter Thursday’s Council action, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said the city has now completed all the necessary legislative steps to move the project forward.
@kcur.orgAn ordinance sponsored by Mayor Quinton Lucas would designate an area of the city, called the “stadium impact area,” from which the city would pull a portion of tax revenue to pay off debt for the ballpark. (@thebeacon.bsky.social)
