News & Issues

A woman in a black sweater stands in a greenhouse and holds a tray of fennel seedlings.

Harvesting Change | Growing Roots in the KC Food System 

The New Roots farmer training program is a four-year apprenticeship with Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas and Cultivate KC.  

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The front entrance of the recently renovated home of Kansas City PBS.

Kansas City PBS Welcomes New Report for America Corps Member

The Kansas City PBS newsroom, Flatland, is pleased to announce its newest Report for America corps member, Julie Freijat. 

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Two people stand by a Kids Care table, covered with a blue cloth for Swope Health

Children Share Harsh Lessons of Unchecked Gun Violence 

If you want to know how young people feel about gun violence, just ask. Here’s what two Ewing Marion Kauffman School students shared about their experiences.

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Rendering of a mixed-used development plan next to the new KC Current stadium.

Port KC Approves Massive Project Next to KC Current Stadium

Port KC has approved the first phase of a massive 10-year, $650 million redevelopment plan next to the new KC Current stadium on Kansas City’s riverfront.

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An eastern red cedar catches fire. Controlled fires, such as this one on grassland managed by Kansas State University scientists, are needed to save prairies from becoming woodland and shrubland.

A ‘Green Glacier’ is Burying Prairies, Threatening Ranchers and Wildlife

A “Green Glacier” is grinding across the Great Plains, burying some of the most threatened habitat on the planet beneath dense junipers and shrubland.

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