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Record-high gas prices are raising the cost of feeding Kansas City, from farms to food banks (opens the original)
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Last year around this time, diesel prices averaged $3.42 a gallon in Missouri. Now that number is closer to $6.20. That increase has many sectors of the local economy roiling as it becomes more and more costly to receive and distribute goods via large trucks. Food providers are particularly reliant on heavy freight for transportation. Thousands of pounds of cargo are carried from farms to warehouses to local storefronts every day, and that requires a lot of fuel. Economists say consumers should
Hall of Fame Royals broadcaster Denny Matthews celebrates calling his 8,000th game (opens the original)
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If you tuned the radio to a Kansas City Royals game at any point between 1969 and now, you probably heard the voice of Denny Matthews. In fact, Matthews has called 87% of all Royals games since the team’s inception 57 years ago. Last weekend, Matthews called his 8,000th game for the team. However, he made sure to remind Up to Date’s Steve Kraske that the official number is now 8,002, after he announced the final two games of the season. Despite the Royals having yet another bad game at the tail
Lucky Rabbit Literature Festival brings award-winning children's book team to Kansas City (opens the original)
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The Rabbit hOle museum in North Kansas City is hosting The Lucky Rabbit Literature Festival this weekend, bringing together seven of the most prominent authors and artists working in the children’s book industry. Matthew Burgess and Cátia Chien join Up To Date to discuss their award-winning children’s book, “Fireworks.”
Journalist Chuck Todd says Kansas could become the next big 'battleground' state (opens the original)
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Journalist Chuck Todd will be in Kansas City this weekend to accept a leadership award from the Poynter Institute, a journalism nonprofit. He joined KCUR’s Up To Date to discuss the midterm elections, including the competitive U.S. Senate race in Kansas and Missouri's congressional redistricting "chaos."
Missouri Proposition A will let voters decide fate of redrawn congressional map. What to know (opens the original)
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Missouri lawmakers redrew the state’s congressional lines in 2025, in an attempt to oust Kansas City Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II and add a Republican seat to the U.S. House. But after a successful petition campaign, the new map was blocked from taking effect for this election, and voters in November will decide whether to approve or reject it.
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