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Posts Tagged ‘KCUR’

Not Everyone in Kansas City Drives a Car. This Man has Been Riding the Bus for 45 Years

By | April 26, 2022 | 0
Richard Heimer takes his seat on the RideKC bus that takes him to work every morning.

Despite being designed for cars, Kansas City is home to people who rely on the bus every day. We spent a day riding along with Richard Heimer to learn what’s working and what’s not in our public transit system.

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‘Ten Years to Save the Planet’: Kansas City Metro’s Small-town Mayors Take Up Climate Fight

By | April 22, 2022 | 0
Smithville Mayor Damien Boley on a bike path.

Mayors and local officials founded Climate Action KC, and are taking measurable steps to reduce emissions and create healthier communities throughout the Kansas City metro.

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A Missouri Radio Station Still Broadcasts Kremlin Programming, Even as Russia Invades Ukraine

By | March 18, 2022 | 0
KCXL owner Pete Schartel says he fulfilled a childhood dream when he bought his first radio station in 1994.

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, so do broadcasts of what critics decry as Kremlin-funded propaganda on KCXL, a radio station in Liberty, Missouri. Pressure is mounting for KXCL to end broadcasts that have kept the station in business.

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Security Guards May Have Been Involved in 1988 Explosion that Killed 6 Kansas City Firefighters

By | February 1, 2022 | 0
Investigators search through a highway construction site, Nov. 29, 1988, in Kansas City, where explosions shattered windows over a 10-mile area and killed six firefighters.

Newly released government documents involving a 1988 arson fire that killed six Kansas City firefighters affirm the guilt of five people who were convicted of the crime but also find that two other individuals may have been involved.

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For Kansas City’s Low-Income Residents, Code Enforcement Can Put Homeownership Out of Reach

By | October 20, 2021 | 0
Kenneth Jenkins stands on his front porch along Montgall Avenue where he's been battling neighbors and city code enforcers.

First-time homeowner Kenneth Jenkins said he is questioning his decision to buy a house because of Kansas City’s strict code enforcement.

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