News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
Poverty takes its toll on Kansas schools
By Mike Shields — KHI News Service In the state that has proudly called itself the nation’s breadbasket, the problems of poverty — including hunger, homelessness and mental illness — reach farther into classrooms than many Kansans might expect or care to believe. In hundreds of public schools across the state, there are students that…
KC youth poetry slams fuel creativity and community
Washington High School English teachers Paul Richardson and Miles Azzeh went to Chicago last year to experience the annual youth poetry slam Louder Than a Bomb. Tomorrow they’ll watch four local high schools compete in the first-ever Louder Than a Bomb KC final poetry slam. “Louder Than a Bomb is the largest youth poetry slam…
KC Week in Review: "Go big or go home" – Dissecting KC Mayor’s State of the City. Plus, rest of the week’s news…
Kansas City Mayor Sly James delivers his State of the City address. But with a twist. He made his annual speech at Park Hill High School, north of the river, in front of an audience of mostly high school students. Also on Kansas City Week in Review Friday, March 28th 2014 at 7:30 pm…
Latest health rankings include wide variation in local counties
Jim McLean — KHI News Service The Kansas side of the metropolitan area continues to be a tale of two cities, so to speak, in terms of population health. In this year’s state-by-state county health rankings, released Wednesday, Wyandotte County continued to rank near the bottom (96th out of the 98 ranked) while neighboring Johnson…
St. Aubyn named as CEO of Research Psychiatric Center
HCA Midwest Health System has named a new administrator to head up psychiatric services at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo. The health system announced Tuesday that Lisa J. St. Aubyn will take over as chief executive officer of Research Psychiatric Center, which is a campus of the medical center. She succeeds Richard Failla,…