News & Issues

Root vegetables bundled and laid out on a table at a farmers market.

New Funding Bolsters Food Chain for Local Producers 

By Cami Koons | January 18, 2024

Kansas and Missouri are distributing more than $13 million to strengthen local food systems through the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program.

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Storm clouds form over grain bins.

Who Is the Rural Voter? Book Builds on Old Themes to Create New Understanding

By | January 17, 2024

With the help of the largest ever survey of rural voters, two political scientists explore the sources of division between rural and urban America.

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Sen. Rick Brattin, R-Harrisonville, was joined by, from left, Sens. John Rizzo, D-Independence, Greg Razer, D-Kansas City, and Mike Cierpiot, R-Lee's Summit, at a news conference to discuss a moratorium on landfill development in Kansas City last spring.

Kansas City-area Residents Plead with Missouri Lawmakers to Stop Landfill

By Allison Kite | January 16, 2024

Neighbors and nearby cities are opposing a landfill proposed by KC Recycle & Waste Solutions just south of Missouri Highway 150 in Kansas City.

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Rendering of the 74 Broadway apartment project.

Where’s Waldo? KC Neighborhood Embraces, Grapples with Growth

By Joyce Smith | January 16, 2024

A new $90 million apartment project is only the biggest sign that the Waldo neighborhood in Kansas City is entering something of a post-pandemic boom.

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Martin Luther Jr. stands at a pulpit, with a light shining behind him. Jr. was a speaker at the Mammoth Rally on May 3 in the late 1950s.

For Black leaders in Kansas City, MLK Day is a Hectic — and Empowering — Day of Service

By Lawrence Brooks IV, KCUR 89.3 | January 15, 2024

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a day for leaders in Black communities to connect to something bigger and encourage better support for African Americans.

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