Episodios

  • Missouri Republicans defy voters on abortion and sick leave

    Missouri Republicans defy voters on abortion and sick leave
    May 16 2025
    Abortion is heading back to the ballot, after Missouri Republican lawmakers fell back on a little-used rule to shut down a Democratic filibuster and push through a ballot amendment to ban abortion again. They used the same maneuver to repeal a paid sick leave law — just months after Missouri voters approved both.
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    13 m
  • Kansas colleges could lose years of progress on diversity efforts

    Kansas colleges could lose years of progress on diversity efforts
    May 15 2025
    The concept of diversity, equity and inclusion has been thrust into the political spotlight as President Donald Trump targets programs on college campuses that try to support historically underrepresented groups. But Kansas experts say that DEI is being misrepresented.
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    11 m
  • The personal toll of Trump's transgender military ban

    The personal toll of Trump's transgender military ban
    May 14 2025
    For the last few months, transgender service members have had to wrestle with the reality that they’ve been deemed unqualified to serve in the U.S. military. Hear more from an officer stationed at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, who is directly affected. Also, The Natural Resources Conservation Service turns 90 this year. But the agency, which sprung out of the Dust Bowl, has lost employees and could see major funding cuts.
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    14 m
  • Repairing what Highway 71 destroyed

    Repairing what Highway 71 destroyed
    May 13 2025
    Bruce R. Watkins Drive took three decades to build, and resulted in the destruction of 2,000 homes and the displacement of thousands of Black residents. Kansas City officials and longtime residents hope a new federal grant can reconnect the neighborhoods torn apart by Highway 71, but mending old wounds won’t be easy.
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    13 m
  • Josh Hawley's own brand of populism

    Josh Hawley's own brand of populism
    May 12 2025
    Sen. Josh Hawley spent his first time in office building up his reputation as an arch-conservative — and in the Jan. 6 insurrection linked himself to President Trump and the MAGA movement. But in several ways, the Missouri senator is also positioning himself as a champion of the working class.
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    15 m
  • He visited his grandpa's grave in Mexico. The U.S. blocked his return

    He visited his grandpa's grave in Mexico. The U.S. blocked his return
    May 9 2025
    A Roeland Park man legally protected under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals was not allowed to reenter the United States after visiting a family grave in Mexico. He's now back on U.S. soil, after he sued the Trump administration. Hear what Evenezer Cortez Martinez has to say about his experience.
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    12 m
  • Virtual teachers are filling more classes in Kansas City, Kansas

    Virtual teachers are filling more classes in Kansas City, Kansas
    May 8 2025
    As the ongoing teacher shortage persists, school districts like Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools are using virtual teachers to get by. The number of students learning from remote, on-screen instructors has more than doubled, despite the move being intended as a stopgap.
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    12 m
  • Federal government cuts are hitting Kansas City's HUD office

    Federal government cuts are hitting Kansas City's HUD office
    May 7 2025
    The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development office in Kansas City is dealing with federal government cuts. How will vital community resources be impacted?
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    11 m
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