Episodios

  • Downtown Kansas City is plagued by graffiti

    Downtown Kansas City is plagued by graffiti
    Nov 19 2025
    Kansas City officials are waging a war against graffiti, scrubbing surfaces clean only to see them tagged again the next day. Businesses and hotels are fighting back to send the message that downtown is a welcoming, thriving and safe place.
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    12 m
  • Missouri community rallies around man in ICE custody

    Missouri community rallies around man in ICE custody
    Nov 18 2025
    A longtime resident of Columbia, Missouri, remains imprisoned in Texas more than a month after he was detained by federal officers. Owen Ramsingh is a green-card holder who immigrated to the U.S. as a child, but he’s now facing deportation due to a drug conviction from when he was a teen.
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    9 m
  • This Social Security worker helped people through the shutdown

    This Social Security worker helped people through the shutdown
    Nov 17 2025
    Now that the government shutdown is over, tens of thousands of furloughed civil servants are back to work in Kansas City. But that doesn’t mean all is well. KCUR spoke with a Social Security employee who answers the 1-800 line about her experiences working without pay.
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    15 m
  • Independence hair museum finds a second life for its unusual art

    Independence hair museum finds a second life for its unusual art
    Nov 14 2025
    An Independence museum for artwork made out of human hair recently closed its doors for good. Hear the story of the final days of Leila’s Hair Museum. Plus: Missouri families have to navigate tough food decisions after getting alpha-gal syndrome from ticks.
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    14 m
  • Ticks in Missouri are causing a red meat allergy

    Ticks in Missouri are causing a red meat allergy
    Nov 13 2025
    The tickborne illness alpha-gal syndrome affects what you can eat. For those who contract it, mealtime becomes a minefield. Plus: American agriculture depends on foreign workers, but President Donald Trump’s immigration clampdown is shrinking a farm workforce that many say was already too small.
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    14 m
  • Kansas City nonprofits stepped up during the shutdown

    Kansas City nonprofits stepped up during the shutdown
    Nov 12 2025
    The longest government shutdown in U.S. history appears to be near an end. But weeks without paychecks and cuts to SNAP benefits put many Kansas Citians in desperate situations — and turning to local support systems like food pantries, mental health services and utility assistance programs.
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    14 m
  • Mexican American veterans lend their voices to Kansas City project

    Mexican American veterans lend their voices to Kansas City project
    Nov 11 2025
    A Kansas City historian is preserving the stories of Mexican Americans who served during Vietnam. The new oral history project is titled "In Their Own Words: Mexican American Vietnam Era Veterans."
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    13 m
  • What the shutdown has meant for one Kansas City IRS worker

    What the shutdown has meant for one Kansas City IRS worker
    Nov 10 2025
    As the government shutdown drags on, what’s the experience like for federal workers — not just the thousands who have been furloughed, but those left behind to carry on the work without pay? KCUR spoke with an IRS customer service agent about her experiences working through the shutdown, and her worries for the future.
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    14 m