3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1079+ words) When the Trump administration targeted the Kansas City, Kansas, school district where Reed, a transgender student, spent formative years of her life, the 13-year-old felt threatened. “I’m like, God, I’m scared — I don’t know what’s going to happen,” Reed said....

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (402+ words) Dr. Sasha Hamdani, a Kansas City psychiatrist, author and mental health content creator, is out with a new book titled "Too Sensitive: Rejection, Resilience and the Science of Feeling Deeply." She will speak about it at a Rainy Day Books…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (732+ words) Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway's office is airing a "women's health PSA" warning patients about abortion clinics less than three months before voters decide whether to reinstate a near-total abortion ban Hanaway supports. State law allows money in the Merchandising…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (148+ words) An 11-year-old boy alleges that he was physically and sexually assaulted in April by a group of students in a restroom at Eisenhower Middle School in Kansas City, Kansas. In August, Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools Board of Education received…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (958+ words) It’s a quiet afternoon in Kansas City’s Santa Fe neighborhood and 58-year-old Anthony Wilson has just finished his shift as a railroad conductor with the Union Pacific. His red brick and stone house are at 29th and Lockridge Street, Kansas City,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (651+ words) Behind every event, community engagement effort, membership drive and more is a dedicated group of volunteers who generously give their time, talents, and enthusiasm to support KCUR and Classical KC. Their stories are as unique as the paths that brought…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (325+ words) In Kansas and Missouri, nearly 20,000 children receive early childhood education through the Head Start program. Head Start, established in 1965 as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s “War on Poverty,” provides comprehensive education and development services for children from low-income families. The…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1411+ words) Rinsing your fruits and vegetables with tap water reduces how much pesticide you inadvertently eat — and a few other tricks can help you cut down the residue further. That’s the takeaway after an environmental group analyzed nearly 50 peer-reviewed studies on…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (642+ words) The biggest changes in Medicaid’s history are still five months away, but legislators, medical policy advocates, and other organizations that work with people enrolled in the public marketplace worry Missourians aren’t prepared. “We don’t want anyone to have to go…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1346+ words) Missouri’s Head Start programs reach only about 13% of the infants and toddlers eligible for them. The Trump administration says part of the problem is the program’s rulebook in Missouri and nationwide. Federal officials want to eliminate more than 1,400 requirements governing…...