Allison Kite
Allison Kite is a data reporter for The Missouri Independent and Kansas Reflector, with a focus on the environment and agriculture. A graduate of the University of Kansas, she’s covered state government in both Topeka and Jefferson City, and most recently was City Hall reporter for The Kansas City Star.
Stories by Allison Kite
Agriculture Built High Plains Towns. Now, it Might Run Them Dry.
The Ogallala Aquifer, which spans eight states from South Dakota to the Texas Panhandle, is the primary water source for parts of the region. It's running dry.
Kansas City-area Residents Plead with Missouri Lawmakers to Stop Landfill
Neighbors and nearby cities are opposing a landfill proposed by KC Recycle & Waste Solutions just south of Missouri Highway 150 in Kansas City.
University of Kansas Deal with Missouri Hospital Feels ‘Terribly Wrong’ to Lawmakers
The proposed takeover of Liberty Hospital in Missouri by the University of Kansas Health System is being greeted with scorn by lawmakers in Missouri and Kansas.
Southeast Kansas Town is Almost Out of Water, and Signs of Crisis are Everywhere
The stubborn drought has brought Caney, a southeast Kansas town of less than 2,000 people, within weeks of reaching the end of its water supply.
Grain Belt Express Wins Final Approval in Missouri
Regulators have given final approval to the owners of the Grain Belt Express transmission line to drop off thousands of megawatts of clean energy in Missouri.
With Weeks Until Winter Wheat Harvest, Drought Plagues Kansas
While the drought has eased in much of the United States, it has gotten worse in Kansas, which expects the winter wheat harvest to decline 20%.
Missouri Capitol Showdown Looms Over Kansas City Landfill
The prospect of a landfill on the edge of Kansas City near a golf course community has pitted several mayors against a company with an army of lobbyists.
Severe Drought Triggers Assistance in Nearly All of Kansas, Half of Missouri
Almost all of Kansas and nearly half of Missouri are in severe enough drought to activate a federal program meant to help ranchers who have lost grazing acres for their herds, triggering millions of dollars in assistance.
Environmental Group Gives Kansas, Missouri Utilities Low Marks for Clean Energy Transition
Kansas and Missouri’s largest utilities are not moving quickly enough to rid themselves of fossil fuels, according to a national environmental group.
‘Time Bomb’ Lead Pipes Set to be Removed. But First Water Utilities Have to Find Them
Water utilities have never been required to thoroughly inventory lead pipes except in a crisis. Health experts warn problems with these ‘underground poisonous straws’ can arise out of the blue
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