Rebecca Smith
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KBIA
Prison can be a lonely, violent place. But one program — or more specifically — one Jefferson City, Missouri, prison resident is helping change the men around him.
Illustration by Naomi O'Donnell
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The Beacon
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Lawrence Brooks IV
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KCUR 89.3
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Katie KnightThelma’s Kitchen and Reconciliation Services will be reopening on 31st and Troost Avenue next week after being closed for more than two years of renovations. The cafe, which serves healthy comfort food, operates on a pay-what-you-can donation model to help feed the community. -
Halle Jackson/KCURIncumbent Kansas state Sen. David Haley and Ephren Taylor III are facing off in the 2024 Democratic primary for the 4th Senate District. The candidates joined KCUR's Up To Date for a debate on the issues facing their district and the Sunflower State at large.
- Sobrevivientes del tiroteo de 14 febrero acumulan cuentas médicas mientras esperan las donaciones
- El clima en Kansas City se está volviendo extremadamente caliente. Esto es lo que debe saber
- Corte Suprema de Missouri confirma la decisión de Parson por un voto en agosto, sobre la financiación de la policía en Kansas City
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The federal subsidy can provide hundreds of dollars a month to help pay for the costs of child care. But only 12% of eligible Kansas families received the benefits — in part because many people still don't know it exists. -
Three years after federal aid was earmarked to ensure homeless students get an education, millions of dollars remain unspent in the Midwest and around the country. In September, what’s left of the one-time funding will be returned to the U.S. Treasury. -
Neosho County Attorney Linus Thuston is accused of pressuring 50 women to sending him nude photos — about a third of whom he also prosecuted. Thuston admitted in court to soliciting nude photos from a confidential informant. -
A white male student was caught in a cell phone video assaulting a Black female student and calling her the N-word at Shawnee Mission East high school. Both students were suspended, leading to calls for reforms from students of color. -
A landmark federal staffing mandate has prompted fierce disagreement between resident advocates and the nursing home industry. -
With geography already posing challenges for Midwestern forecasters, meteorologist Chris Gloninger says climate change has made traditional models obsolete and has voided historical precedents. -
Almost a decade after Kansas City stopped using red-light cameras, the city is considering bringing them back. The funding from fines could go towards driver's ed classes, speed bumps and crosswalks. -
Hundreds of candidates will appear on dozens of different ballots across the Kansas City metro during the August primary. They are precinct or county committee members, and they make up the backbone of their chosen party’s ability to build grassroots support and to set policy priorities. -
Law students at UMKC's Expungement Clinic helped nearly 60 people clear their criminal records, giving them better opportunities for jobs and housing. But the clinic's funding ran out in January, leaving some formerly incarcerated people without hope.
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