News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
Nominate an outstanding educator as a ‘Champion’
Do you know someone extraordinary who is helping local students? KCPT is looking for pre-K to 12th grade educators and leaders around the metro that are making an impact. As part of the national American Graduate “Stories of Champions” initiative, KCPT is asking community members to nominate local Champions of education. From community nominations, one will be selected, and profiled…
Missouri Cigarette Tax Hike Advocates Split On Strategy
Special interests have long eyed Missouri’s lowest-in-the-nation cigarette tax as a potential pot of gold, if only voters would agree to hike the 17-cent-per-pack levy and direct the windfall to health and education programs.
Healthcare subsidies at risk
Early on a Monday morning, percussionist and music teacher Amy Hearting of Kansas City reads a newspaper outside a coffee shop before going off to teach an elementary school workshop. She loves her work but says she’s not in it for the benefits and certainly not for the big salary. “I feel like I’m doing…
Stroke Prevention Device Shows Promise And Perplexity Of Health Breakthroughs
Charles Welty began seriously worrying about his heart health at the gym. The 78-year-old retired civil engineer said that while running on a treadmill, he saw something startling on the machine’s heart monitor.
KC groups call on city hall to take action on minimum wage
At a rally on the steps of KCMO’s City Hall Monday, several advocates called on Kansas City’s city council to pass a minimum wage increase to $15 an hour. The rally was hosted by two local organizations, Stand UP KC and Missouri Jobs With Justice, in anticipation of an upcoming vote on the issue by Kansas City councilmembers.