News & Issues

Kieran Vickers catches a breath after moving his furniture out of The Alps Apartments.

A Place to Sleep: Tenants Seek Homes After Being Displaced

By Catherine Hoffman, Vicky Diaz-Camacho, Cody Boston | February 4, 2021

After being evicted, here’s what it’s like to find a new place.

Another Key Corner Acquired Along Streetcar Extension Route

By Kevin Collison | February 3, 2021

By Kevin Collison Another key corner along the planned Main Street streetcar route at 31st street has been acquired by a developer including the 134 year-old Jeserich building and an adjacent building housing Lufti’s Fried Fish. An entity controlled by PriceMgmtCo, 31 Main LLC, has bought the half-dozen properties northeast of 31st and Main where…

Gregory Cushman, an associate professor of environmental history at the University of Kansas, marched with faculty and students to raise awareness about potential damage of administration plans to downsize the staff and eliminate degree programs to address budget problems.

KU Faculty, Students Go on Offense at Allen Fieldhouse Against Administration’s Budget Strategy

By Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector | February 3, 2021

Faculty and students at the University of Kansas are protesting plans to deal with massive budget problems by shedding tenured professors, undervaluing graduate teaching assistants and jettisoning degree programs.

Honoring Minority Veterans, A Century Later

By Catherine Hoffman | February 3, 2021

A task force at Park University is conducting a systematic review of World War I to find minority soldiers who might have been denied a Medal of Honor due to discrimination against their race or religion.

Rural Health Departments in Missouri Struggle to Meet Overwhelming Vaccine Demand

By Jacob Douglas | February 3, 2021

Missouri currently is 49th among U.S. states in the percentage of population vaccinated for COVID-19, at 5.6%. Rural counties in particular are lagging even that figure.