Episodios

  • Trump criticized over foreign farm worker policy

    Trump criticized over foreign farm worker policy
    Apr 16 2026
    The Trump administration is trying to ease a farm worker shortage in part by cutting mandatory wages for foreign guest workers. But both immigration hardliners and labor advocates are pushing back. Plus: More urban schools in Missouri are finding value in teaching their students about the farming process.
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    13 m
  • Revealing the Missouri sniper who killed a 2-year-old girl

    Revealing the Missouri sniper who killed a 2-year-old girl
    Apr 15 2026
    In 2022, Joplin Police sniper Keaton Siebanaler mistakenly shot and killed 2-year old Clesslynn Crawford during a hostage standoff. For almost four years, the city of Joplin fiercely guarded the identity of "Sniper 1." But KCUR and The Midwest Newsroom fought in court to name Siebanaler — who was just hired by the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
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    11 m
  • A Missouri man's life after deportation

    A Missouri man's life after deportation
    Apr 14 2026
    Despite efforts from the Columbia community, Owen Ramsingh, the Columbia man detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement last year, has been deported to the Netherlands. Ramsingh is now adjusting to his new home.
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    10 m
  • Mayor Quinton Lucas pushes new Royals stadium proposal

    Mayor Quinton Lucas pushes new Royals stadium proposal
    Apr 13 2026
    Kansas City officials announced a $600 million funding plan to help pay for a downtown ballpark for the Royals. Mayor Quinton Lucas spoke about the proposal, and answers criticisms about a lack of public vote, with KCUR's Up To Date.
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    15 m
  • How Negro Creek got its name

    How Negro Creek got its name
    Apr 10 2026
    Johnson County's Negro Creek runs through southern Overland Park and Leawood, and went mostly unknown and unmapped. But when social justice protests emerged in 2020, people took notice and petitioned to change the name. After years of research and public discussions, the creek will keep its name, but get new signage explaining its history.
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    15 m
  • What vetoes will the Kansas Legislature overturn?

    What vetoes will the Kansas Legislature overturn?
    Apr 9 2026
    Kansas lawmakers wrapped up most of their annual work at the end of March, including passing a number of bills related to schools. Legislators return to the capital this week to vote on an override of the governor's vetoes.
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    10 m
  • Election results and dead frogs

    Election results and dead frogs
    Apr 8 2026
    Voters around Kansas City went to the polls yesterday, and we'll break down the elections. Plus: A community health center in southeast Kansas is working on solving rural health workforce shortages by introducing elementary schoolers to... frog dissections.
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    9 m
  • It's election day around Kansas City!

    It's election day around Kansas City!
    Apr 7 2026
    Voters around Kansas City are headed to the polls to decide the fate of a critical earnings tax, local school board races and more. Plus: The Missouri House is considering bills regulating AI-generated intimate depictions of minors, and requiring adult content websites to verify the age of users. But critics have raised free speech concerns.
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    10 m