In Columbus, Ma'Kiah Bryant Death Puts Spotlight On Community's Distrust Of...
Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: In Columbus, Ohio, where 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant was killed by a police officer this week, distrust of the police department runs deep. For...
View ArticleRemembering KCUR Reporter Aviva Okeson-Haberman
Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: In Kansas City, Mo., a reporter for NPR member station KCUR has died after being struck by a bullet that pierced her home window. Aviva...
View ArticleWhy Agricultural Technology Is So Susceptible To Being Hacked
Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: When hackers attacked meatpacking giant JBS, they temporarily knocked out almost a quarter of U.S. beef processing. That wasn't the first time...
View ArticleGood Luck Finding Fireworks. Sales Are Booming, But A Shortage Looms
Updated June 27, 2021 at 7:41 AM ET Last Fourth of July some fireworks stores went dark because they ran out of product. The same thing may happen again this year. Demand for consumer fireworks is near...
View ArticleSome Restaurants Emerged Post- Pandemic With A New Business Model: Adding...
Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit AILSA CHANG, HOST: If you're dining out again, you may have noticed a little something extra on your tab - added fees. They seem to be cropping up on all sorts of...
View ArticleFrito-Lay Strike Could End As Workers Vote On A New Labor Agreement
Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Frito Lay workers who have been striking in Topeka, Kan., for more than two weeks are voting today on a new labor agreement. Frank Morris...
View ArticleIn Missouri, There is Pushback To Mask Mandates In St. Louis And Kansas City
Copyright 2021 KCUR 89.3. To see more, visit KCUR 89.3 . STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: This morning, Kansas City is the second large Missouri city to reinstate mask mandates. Needless to say, many people are...
View ArticleNew Laws Have Basically Ended Voter Registration Drives In Some Parts Of The...
Updated August 24, 2021 at 3:04 PM ET New state laws tightening voting restrictions come in two basic varieties: those that make it harder to cast a vote and those making it more difficult to get...
View ArticleFrom Rural Missouri, A Desperate Effort To Get Afghans Out Of Afghanistan
Copyright 2021 KCUR 89.3. To see more, visit KCUR 89.3 . NOEL KING, HOST: People quite literally around the world are trying to help Afghans who want to get out of their country. Some of this work is...
View ArticleHurricane Ida Has Hobbled Louisiana's Multi-Billion Dollar Fishing Industry
Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit AILSA CHANG, HOST: When Hurricane Ida came ashore almost two weeks ago, most of Louisiana's commercial fishermen were right in the way. The storm thrashed boats,...
View ArticleLouisiana Family Must Decide Whether To Stay After Ida Or Move To A Safer Place
Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit A MARTINEZ, HOST: Hurricane Ida hit Louisiana more than two weeks ago, but the recovery still hasn't begun for thousands of ravaged households. They've been...
View ArticleTwo Weeks After Hurricane Ida, Tens Of Thousands in Louisiana Are Still...
GALLIANO, La. — Hurricane Ida stripped thousands of residents in this state of their power, their livelihoods, and in wrecking their homes, it dropped their net worth almost to zero. In this town, it's...
View ArticleHurricane Nicholas Has Drenched The Gulf Coast, Including Louisiana Areas Hit...
Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Tropical Storm Nicholas is inching along the Gulf Coast after hitting Texas yesterday as a hurricane. After, about a quarter-million...
View ArticleThe pandemic has sparked rising house prices across the rural U.S.
Copyright 2021 KCUR 89.3. To see more, visit KCUR 89.3 . A MARTINEZ, HOST: You can usually find real estate in rural towns for less than what you would pay to live in a city, but the pandemic has...
View ArticleBob Dole, a Republican politician shaped by his Kansas roots
Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit DAVID FOLKENFLIK, HOST: Former Republican senator and GOP presidential candidate Bob Dole of Kansas has died. He was 98 years old. Bob Dole was a giant of the...
View ArticleFormer Sen. Bob Dole, who fought for disability rights, has died
Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Former Senator Bob Dole, who died yesterday, was a decorated combat veteran and a masterful bipartisan dealmaker. But to people with...
View ArticleWhat Russell, Kansas, meant to late Senator Bob Dole
Copyright 2021 KCUR 89.3. To see more, visit KCUR 89.3 . SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Senator Bob Dole's flag-draped casket is at church today in Russell, Kan., his hometown - the former Republican leader and...
View ArticleWind storms hit the Midwest, starting fires and knocking millions off the...
Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Imagine a wildfire charging toward you at more than 50 miles an hour. Now imagine a swarm of them. That's what happened yesterday in Kansas....
View Article'You never get over it.' Remembering the EF5 tornado that hit Joplin in 2011
Copyright 2021 KCUR 89.3. To see more, visit KCUR 89.3 . STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Survivors of the recent Kentucky tornadoes are starting to rebuild, which can take many years or even decades. That is...
View ArticleLessons learned from the Joplin tornado: peer-to-peer mental health programs
Copyright 2021 KCUR 89.3. To see more, visit KCUR 89.3 . SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST: As Mayfield, Ky., and other areas hit by this month's tornado outbreak try to rebuild, Joplin, Mo., offers some insights....
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