Teagan King

Reporting Intern

Teagan King is a University of Missouri journalism student and summer reporting intern at Kansas City PBS and Missouri Business Alert, a fellow member of the KC Media Collective.

Stories by Teagan King

Missouri Becoming Strategic Home for Indoor Farming

The U.S. has about 2,000 indoor farms, and the industry is expected to grow nearly 10% annually over the next decade. Many are popping up in Missouri.

David Richardson, a Kansas City Public Works employee, sitting in a city truck.

Outdoor Workers Make Adjustments to Survive Extreme Heat

Extreme heat is forcing employers and their outdoor workers to make adjustments in order to maintain health while keeping the economy running.

A laptop logged into a program offering internet discounts.

New Program Offers Internet Discounts in Kansas City

Kansas City area residents can get internet discounts under a new program addressing the digital divide involving the FCC and local nonprofits.

Ten people wearing Come on Now! t-shirts.

Come on Now! New App Fills Gaps in Health Care Access

Many folks are still struggling to access health care. Dr. Shelley Cooper has developed an app to overcome those obstacles. It's called Come on Now!

Becky Divine and her daughter, Evie, walk to a playground. Divine has more than $41,000 in student loans.

Student Loans Threaten to Crunch Area Borrowers

Borrowers are bracing for the resumption of payments on student loans, which were suspended during the pandemic. The effects will ripple through the economy.

People, businesses and service organizations gather in a parking lot for Kansas City's World Refugee Day event.

World Refugee Day Draws Diverse Mix of People and Businesses

Kansas City's World Refugee Day event attracted a diverse mix of people, businesses and service providers to the Kansas City Public Library's Northeast branch.

Liliane Lemani at work at her award-winning small sewing business.

Kansas City Celebrates World Refugee Day

Kansas City’s third annual World Refugee Day celebration will take place Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Kansas City Public Library’s Northeast branch.

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