Some In Mo. Still Back Rep. Akin Despite Comments
Many people in Missouri are still backing GOP Rep. Todd Akin — some more strongly than before — after his controversial remarks about rape and pregnancy.Akin was polling ahead of the incumbent,...
View ArticleDespite Record Drought, Farmers Expect Banner Year
After one of the driest summers on record, recent rains have helped in some parts of the country. But overall, the drought has still intensified. The latest tracking classifies more than a fifth of the...
View ArticleMajor Storm Blankets Kansas City
A massive storm closed more than 200 miles of highway and grounded hundreds of flights. Kansas City suffered one of the worst storms in its history.
View ArticleAg Department Warns Budget Cuts Will Affect Food Inspetors
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: And if the mandatory spending cuts do take affect tomorrow, the secretary of agriculture says he will be forced to furlough food safety inspectors. Without those...
View ArticleDrought-Stricken Plains Farmers 'Giddy' Over Heavy Snow
Two rapid-fire snowstorms belted Kansas with more than 2 feet of snow this week.
View ArticleAfter Years Of Struggle, Veteran Chooses To End His Life
After a dozen years at war, an estimated 2 million active-duty service members will have returned home by the end of 2013. Some reintegrate without much struggle, but for others it's not so easy. The...
View ArticleCities Turn Sewage Into 'Black Gold' For Local Farms
On a normal day, Kansas City, Mo., processes more than 70 million gallons of raw sewage. This sewage used to be a nuisance, but Kansas City, and a lot of municipalities around the country, are now...
View ArticleTwinkies' Return Is Mostly Sweet News For Kansas Town
The news of Hostess' return to Emporia, Kan., sparked an ecstatic response in this beleaguered town — even though there will be only half as many jobs.The new company, formed when investors bought...
View ArticleFarmers Twisting In The Wind Without New Farm Bill
Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Audie Cornish.ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: And I'm Robert Siegel.Farmers work at the mercy of three forces that are largely...
View ArticleVirus Targets Baby Pigs
Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: And the agriculture industry is dealing with a new worry: a virus that is spreading through farms.
View ArticleInjured Veteran Keeps Up His Fight, Deciding To Live
A spinal injury left Iraq War veteran Tomas Young paralyzed below the waistin 2004. Further medical complications a few years later made him quadriplegic.Although Young had enlisted two days after the...
View ArticleFederal Plan To Save Prairie Chickens Ruffles State Feathers
It's prairie chicken mating season!Still, it's tough being a lesser prairie chicken these days. This type of grouse once spanned an enormous area, though now they survive mainly in pockets of Oklahoma...
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Wichita Tries To Boost Its Aviation Industry With Smaller Planes
Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Wichita, Kansas calls itself the air capital of the world, but sales of the business jets made there plunged...
View ArticleKansas City Catholics Divided Over Vatican Investigation Of Bishop
A Catholic bishop normally governs pretty much unchecked in his diocese — only the pope can dislodge a bishop. And each time Catholics celebrate Mass in Kansas City, Mo., they pray for Bishop Robert...
View ArticleAs Cities Push For Their Own Broadband, Cable Firms Say Not So Fast
Americans increasingly see decently fast Internet as more like a functioning sewer line than a luxury.And a number of cities are trying to get into the Internet provider business, but laws in 19 states...
View ArticleWith Quakes Spiking, Oil Industry Is Under The Microscope In Oklahoma
Out on Oklahoma's flat prairie, Medford, population about 900, is the kind of place where people give directions from the four-way stop in the middle of town.It seems pretty sedate, but it's not. "We...
View ArticleAnalysts Fear A Prolonged Drop In Oil Prices Will Hurt Oklahoma's Banks
In Oklahoma, a state that largely rode out the recession on a gusher of new-found oil, things may be about to change.Now it costs more to produce most of Oklahoma's oil than it's worth on the world...
View ArticleIn Kansas City, Superfast Internet And A Digital Divide
Kansas City has some of the Internet's best service anywhere. Providers there jostle for customers who can now expect broadband that's about 100 times faster than the national average.But, four years...
View ArticleSuicides By Missouri Politicians Raise Questions About State Ethics
In Missouri, two political suicides have stunned the Republican Party. In February, state Auditor Tom Schweich, a leading candidate for the party's nomination for governor, shot himself. Then just last...
View ArticleOne Family Revitalizes A Small Town With, Yes, Quilts
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