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Kansas City’s morning talk show Up To Date is back live on air again, from a small makeshift basement studio. But host Steve Kraske says his team is making it work.

Ever since KCUR had to suddenly vacate our offices on the UMKC campuses, with no workspace to go to, staff have been scattered around the Kansas City metro. That meant, for several weeks, Up To Date was unable to broadcast live.

Now, they’re back — albeit crammed in the basement of a Troost Avenue building. As Steve puts it, the new space doesn’t have all the bells and whistles that his team are used to (he misses being able to take listener call-ins) and most of KCUR’s staff can’t even fit.

Still, Steve’s team is embracing their “pirate radio” work style, and making the best out of a strange situation.

🎤 Hosted by Steve Kraske (@stevekcur)
🎬 Filmed and produced by Zach Perez (@zach_pepez)
💻 Edited by Gabe Rosenberg (@gabrieljr)

#kansascity #pirateradio #talkshow

The future of KCUR is in your hands. We’ve lost $850,000 annually in federal funding. And we’re looking for a new home, thanks to a no-longer-habitable building that’s been our base for decades.

Your support matters, because KCUR is now fully funded by you, the community that we are committed to serving each and every day.

Invest in Kansas City journalism by becoming a KCUR member: KCUR.org/give

If you live in the Kansas City area, we’ve got three podcasts you need to be listening to.

📰 Kansas City Today: A daily podcast covering the top headlines from Missouri and Kansas that’s just 15 minutes or less, and features original reporting from KCUR’s local newsroom.

🎙️ Up To Date: A daily talk show meant for honest conversations about what’s happening in the Kansas City region, and how it affects our lives.

📖 A @kcpeopleshistory: A history podcast about the Kansas City stories they aren’t teaching you in schools.

You can find all of these podcast Apple, Spotify, and wherever you subscribe to podcasts – or head to KCUR.org

🎤 Hosted & edited by Gabe Rosenberg (@gabrieljr)
🎬 Filmed & produced by Zach Perez (@zach_pepez)

#kansascity #podcast #kcpodcast #kcexplore #stayinformed✅

Bus riders in Kansas City will once again pay fares starting June 1. And officials have promised a “functionally free” fare model that will allow low-income riders and people receiving aid from social service agencies to continue to ride for free.

Under the new model, United Way of Greater Kansas City will partner with the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority to provide those free and discounted passes.

Bus riders in Kansas City will once again pay fares starting June 1. And officials have promised a “functionally free” fare model that will allow low-income riders and people receiving aid from social service agencies to continue to ride for free.

Under the new model, United Way of Greater Kansas City will partner with the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority to provide those free and discounted passes.

Bus riders in Kansas City will once again pay fares starting June 1. And officials have promised a “functionally free” fare model that will allow low-income riders and people receiving aid from social service agencies to continue to ride for free.

Under the new model, United Way of Greater Kansas City will partner with the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority to provide those free and discounted passes.

Bus riders in Kansas City will once again pay fares starting June 1. And officials have promised a “functionally free” fare model that will allow low-income riders and people receiving aid from social service agencies to continue to ride for free.

Under the new model, United Way of Greater Kansas City will partner with the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority to provide those free and discounted passes.

Bus riders in Kansas City will once again pay fares starting June 1. And officials have promised a “functionally free” fare model that will allow low-income riders and people receiving aid from social service agencies to continue to ride for free.

Under the new model, United Way of Greater Kansas City will partner with the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority to provide those free and discounted passes.

Bus riders in Kansas City will once again pay fares starting June 1. And officials have promised a “functionally free” fare model that will allow low-income riders and people receiving aid from social service agencies to continue to ride for free.

Under the new model, United Way of Greater Kansas City will partner with the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority to provide those free and discounted passes.

Bus riders in Kansas City will once again pay fares starting June 1. And officials have promised a “functionally free” fare model that will allow low-income riders and people receiving aid from social service agencies to continue to ride for free.

Under the new model, United Way of Greater Kansas City will partner with the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority to provide those free and discounted passes.

Bus riders in Kansas City will once again pay fares starting June 1. And officials have promised a “functionally free” fare model that will allow low-income riders and people receiving aid from social service agencies to continue to ride for free.

Under the new model, United Way of Greater Kansas City will partner with the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority to provide those free and discounted passes.

Bus riders in Kansas City will once again pay fares starting June 1. And officials have promised a “functionally free” fare model that will allow low-income riders and people receiving aid from social service agencies to continue to ride for free.

Under the new model, United Way of Greater Kansas City will partner with the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority to provide those free and discounted passes.

Kansas City, the smallest of World Cup host cities, had a lot to do before it welcomed hundreds of thousands of visitors for the tournament. So it’s built a second, temporary transit system to get all those visitors and residents around town.

The main problem is: Those shuttles are not sticking around.

“Connect KC 26” adds more than 200 new buses to the city’s transit network. They will carry visitors to 15 different locations where no direct bus service currently exists — plus the airport, stadium, and FIFA Fan Festival.

But after the World Cup ends in July, those new buses will disappear — along with a quarter of the city’s existing bus routes, thanks to chronic underfunding of the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority.

KCUR’s Savannah Hawley-Bates reports on why local advocates and officials hope the World Cup can help increase support for transportation funding. And you can find all of our World Cup coverage at kcur.org/worldcup

🎙️Hosted by Savannah Hawley-Bates (@savannahhawleybates)
📹Produced and filmed by Zach Perez (@zach_pepez)
🖥️Edited by Gabe Rosenberg (@gabrieljr)

#kansascity #worldcup #publictransportation

Kansas education officials are looking to change policy for the state’s public colleges to comply with Republican-supported mandates related to diversity, gender and race.

In the state’s new annual budget, Kansas lawmakers passed regulations prohibiting colleges from requiring students to take courses focused on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) or critical race theory (CRT).

It also outlines that each state institution must eliminate any positions related to DEI, end required diversity training for employees, and prohibit the use of gender-identifying pronouns in employee email signatures.

Original reporting by @KMUW

Kansas education officials are looking to change policy for the state’s public colleges to comply with Republican-supported mandates related to diversity, gender and race.

In the state’s new annual budget, Kansas lawmakers passed regulations prohibiting colleges from requiring students to take courses focused on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) or critical race theory (CRT).

It also outlines that each state institution must eliminate any positions related to DEI, end required diversity training for employees, and prohibit the use of gender-identifying pronouns in employee email signatures.

Original reporting by @KMUW

Kansas education officials are looking to change policy for the state’s public colleges to comply with Republican-supported mandates related to diversity, gender and race.

In the state’s new annual budget, Kansas lawmakers passed regulations prohibiting colleges from requiring students to take courses focused on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) or critical race theory (CRT).

It also outlines that each state institution must eliminate any positions related to DEI, end required diversity training for employees, and prohibit the use of gender-identifying pronouns in employee email signatures.

Original reporting by @KMUW

Kansas education officials are looking to change policy for the state’s public colleges to comply with Republican-supported mandates related to diversity, gender and race.

In the state’s new annual budget, Kansas lawmakers passed regulations prohibiting colleges from requiring students to take courses focused on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) or critical race theory (CRT).

It also outlines that each state institution must eliminate any positions related to DEI, end required diversity training for employees, and prohibit the use of gender-identifying pronouns in employee email signatures.

Original reporting by @KMUW

Kansas education officials are looking to change policy for the state’s public colleges to comply with Republican-supported mandates related to diversity, gender and race.

In the state’s new annual budget, Kansas lawmakers passed regulations prohibiting colleges from requiring students to take courses focused on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) or critical race theory (CRT).

It also outlines that each state institution must eliminate any positions related to DEI, end required diversity training for employees, and prohibit the use of gender-identifying pronouns in employee email signatures.

Original reporting by @KMUW

Kansas education officials are looking to change policy for the state’s public colleges to comply with Republican-supported mandates related to diversity, gender and race.

In the state’s new annual budget, Kansas lawmakers passed regulations prohibiting colleges from requiring students to take courses focused on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) or critical race theory (CRT).

It also outlines that each state institution must eliminate any positions related to DEI, end required diversity training for employees, and prohibit the use of gender-identifying pronouns in employee email signatures.

Original reporting by @KMUW

Kids around the Kansas City area are gearing up for a summer break like no other thanks to the FIFA World Cup soccer tournament coming to town next month.

And one local teacher is making sure her students know exactly what they can expect from the big event. Nancy Smith, a first grade teacher at Heatherstone Elementary in Olathe, created a whole curriculum around the World Cup to finish out the last two weeks of school.

Students started off their lessons by learning about the history of the World Cup and the different cultures that make up the tournament.

Kids around the Kansas City area are gearing up for a summer break like no other thanks to the FIFA World Cup soccer tournament coming to town next month.

And one local teacher is making sure her students know exactly what they can expect from the big event. Nancy Smith, a first grade teacher at Heatherstone Elementary in Olathe, created a whole curriculum around the World Cup to finish out the last two weeks of school.

Students started off their lessons by learning about the history of the World Cup and the different cultures that make up the tournament.

Kids around the Kansas City area are gearing up for a summer break like no other thanks to the FIFA World Cup soccer tournament coming to town next month.

And one local teacher is making sure her students know exactly what they can expect from the big event. Nancy Smith, a first grade teacher at Heatherstone Elementary in Olathe, created a whole curriculum around the World Cup to finish out the last two weeks of school.

Students started off their lessons by learning about the history of the World Cup and the different cultures that make up the tournament.

Kids around the Kansas City area are gearing up for a summer break like no other thanks to the FIFA World Cup soccer tournament coming to town next month.

And one local teacher is making sure her students know exactly what they can expect from the big event. Nancy Smith, a first grade teacher at Heatherstone Elementary in Olathe, created a whole curriculum around the World Cup to finish out the last two weeks of school.

Students started off their lessons by learning about the history of the World Cup and the different cultures that make up the tournament.

Kids around the Kansas City area are gearing up for a summer break like no other thanks to the FIFA World Cup soccer tournament coming to town next month.

And one local teacher is making sure her students know exactly what they can expect from the big event. Nancy Smith, a first grade teacher at Heatherstone Elementary in Olathe, created a whole curriculum around the World Cup to finish out the last two weeks of school.

Students started off their lessons by learning about the history of the World Cup and the different cultures that make up the tournament.

Kids around the Kansas City area are gearing up for a summer break like no other thanks to the FIFA World Cup soccer tournament coming to town next month.

And one local teacher is making sure her students know exactly what they can expect from the big event. Nancy Smith, a first grade teacher at Heatherstone Elementary in Olathe, created a whole curriculum around the World Cup to finish out the last two weeks of school.

Students started off their lessons by learning about the history of the World Cup and the different cultures that make up the tournament.

Kids around the Kansas City area are gearing up for a summer break like no other thanks to the FIFA World Cup soccer tournament coming to town next month.

And one local teacher is making sure her students know exactly what they can expect from the big event. Nancy Smith, a first grade teacher at Heatherstone Elementary in Olathe, created a whole curriculum around the World Cup to finish out the last two weeks of school.

Students started off their lessons by learning about the history of the World Cup and the different cultures that make up the tournament.

Kids around the Kansas City area are gearing up for a summer break like no other thanks to the FIFA World Cup soccer tournament coming to town next month.

And one local teacher is making sure her students know exactly what they can expect from the big event. Nancy Smith, a first grade teacher at Heatherstone Elementary in Olathe, created a whole curriculum around the World Cup to finish out the last two weeks of school.

Students started off their lessons by learning about the history of the World Cup and the different cultures that make up the tournament.

Kids around the Kansas City area are gearing up for a summer break like no other thanks to the FIFA World Cup soccer tournament coming to town next month.

And one local teacher is making sure her students know exactly what they can expect from the big event. Nancy Smith, a first grade teacher at Heatherstone Elementary in Olathe, created a whole curriculum around the World Cup to finish out the last two weeks of school.

Students started off their lessons by learning about the history of the World Cup and the different cultures that make up the tournament.

Kids around the Kansas City area are gearing up for a summer break like no other thanks to the FIFA World Cup soccer tournament coming to town next month.

And one local teacher is making sure her students know exactly what they can expect from the big event. Nancy Smith, a first grade teacher at Heatherstone Elementary in Olathe, created a whole curriculum around the World Cup to finish out the last two weeks of school.

Students started off their lessons by learning about the history of the World Cup and the different cultures that make up the tournament.

The Congressional race for Missouri's 4th District is set after the district was redrawn by the Republican legislature.

Here are the candidates voters will see on the ballot this year on August 4.

The Congressional race for Missouri's 4th District is set after the district was redrawn by the Republican legislature.

Here are the candidates voters will see on the ballot this year on August 4.

The Congressional race for Missouri's 4th District is set after the district was redrawn by the Republican legislature.

Here are the candidates voters will see on the ballot this year on August 4.

The Congressional race for Missouri's 4th District is set after the district was redrawn by the Republican legislature.

Here are the candidates voters will see on the ballot this year on August 4.

KC… for the W!!!! ⚽🥅🎉

Our event last night at @cpkcstadium was a huge success — celebrating the women who are killing the game in sports, media and broadcasting.

Thank you to @NPR’s Becky Sullivan, @fwc26kansascity’s Kathy Nelson, @thekansascitystar’s @lexmadee, @KCUR893’s own Madeline Fox for joining — not to mention all of the KCUR and @kccurrent fans who came out and toured the stadium with us.

KC BABY!!!

Photos by @s.k.slaughter

KC… for the W!!!! ⚽🥅🎉

Our event last night at @cpkcstadium was a huge success — celebrating the women who are killing the game in sports, media and broadcasting.

Thank you to @NPR’s Becky Sullivan, @fwc26kansascity’s Kathy Nelson, @thekansascitystar’s @lexmadee, @KCUR893’s own Madeline Fox for joining — not to mention all of the KCUR and @kccurrent fans who came out and toured the stadium with us.

KC BABY!!!

Photos by @s.k.slaughter

KC… for the W!!!! ⚽🥅🎉

Our event last night at @cpkcstadium was a huge success — celebrating the women who are killing the game in sports, media and broadcasting.

Thank you to @NPR’s Becky Sullivan, @fwc26kansascity’s Kathy Nelson, @thekansascitystar’s @lexmadee, @KCUR893’s own Madeline Fox for joining — not to mention all of the KCUR and @kccurrent fans who came out and toured the stadium with us.

KC BABY!!!

Photos by @s.k.slaughter

KC… for the W!!!! ⚽🥅🎉

Our event last night at @cpkcstadium was a huge success — celebrating the women who are killing the game in sports, media and broadcasting.

Thank you to @NPR’s Becky Sullivan, @fwc26kansascity’s Kathy Nelson, @thekansascitystar’s @lexmadee, @KCUR893’s own Madeline Fox for joining — not to mention all of the KCUR and @kccurrent fans who came out and toured the stadium with us.

KC BABY!!!

Photos by @s.k.slaughter

KC… for the W!!!! ⚽🥅🎉

Our event last night at @cpkcstadium was a huge success — celebrating the women who are killing the game in sports, media and broadcasting.

Thank you to @NPR’s Becky Sullivan, @fwc26kansascity’s Kathy Nelson, @thekansascitystar’s @lexmadee, @KCUR893’s own Madeline Fox for joining — not to mention all of the KCUR and @kccurrent fans who came out and toured the stadium with us.

KC BABY!!!

Photos by @s.k.slaughter

KC… for the W!!!! ⚽🥅🎉

Our event last night at @cpkcstadium was a huge success — celebrating the women who are killing the game in sports, media and broadcasting.

Thank you to @NPR’s Becky Sullivan, @fwc26kansascity’s Kathy Nelson, @thekansascitystar’s @lexmadee, @KCUR893’s own Madeline Fox for joining — not to mention all of the KCUR and @kccurrent fans who came out and toured the stadium with us.

KC BABY!!!

Photos by @s.k.slaughter

KC… for the W!!!! ⚽🥅🎉

Our event last night at @cpkcstadium was a huge success — celebrating the women who are killing the game in sports, media and broadcasting.

Thank you to @NPR’s Becky Sullivan, @fwc26kansascity’s Kathy Nelson, @thekansascitystar’s @lexmadee, @KCUR893’s own Madeline Fox for joining — not to mention all of the KCUR and @kccurrent fans who came out and toured the stadium with us.

KC BABY!!!

Photos by @s.k.slaughter

KC… for the W!!!! ⚽🥅🎉

Our event last night at @cpkcstadium was a huge success — celebrating the women who are killing the game in sports, media and broadcasting.

Thank you to @NPR’s Becky Sullivan, @fwc26kansascity’s Kathy Nelson, @thekansascitystar’s @lexmadee, @KCUR893’s own Madeline Fox for joining — not to mention all of the KCUR and @kccurrent fans who came out and toured the stadium with us.

KC BABY!!!

Photos by @s.k.slaughter

KC… for the W!!!! ⚽🥅🎉

Our event last night at @cpkcstadium was a huge success — celebrating the women who are killing the game in sports, media and broadcasting.

Thank you to @NPR’s Becky Sullivan, @fwc26kansascity’s Kathy Nelson, @thekansascitystar’s @lexmadee, @KCUR893’s own Madeline Fox for joining — not to mention all of the KCUR and @kccurrent fans who came out and toured the stadium with us.

KC BABY!!!

Photos by @s.k.slaughter

KC… for the W!!!! ⚽🥅🎉

Our event last night at @cpkcstadium was a huge success — celebrating the women who are killing the game in sports, media and broadcasting.

Thank you to @NPR’s Becky Sullivan, @fwc26kansascity’s Kathy Nelson, @thekansascitystar’s @lexmadee, @KCUR893’s own Madeline Fox for joining — not to mention all of the KCUR and @kccurrent fans who came out and toured the stadium with us.

KC BABY!!!

Photos by @s.k.slaughter

Missouri State Highway Trooper Charles “Nate” Bradley allegedly used his position as a trooper to help towing companies profit from towing and storing stolen vehicles, Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson announced Monday.

Bradley was hit with thirteen charges on April 30 after a year-long investigation, including ten counts of tampering with physical evidence.

Missouri State Highway Trooper Charles “Nate” Bradley allegedly used his position as a trooper to help towing companies profit from towing and storing stolen vehicles, Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson announced Monday.

Bradley was hit with thirteen charges on April 30 after a year-long investigation, including ten counts of tampering with physical evidence.

Missouri State Highway Trooper Charles “Nate” Bradley allegedly used his position as a trooper to help towing companies profit from towing and storing stolen vehicles, Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson announced Monday.

Bradley was hit with thirteen charges on April 30 after a year-long investigation, including ten counts of tampering with physical evidence.

Missouri State Highway Trooper Charles “Nate” Bradley allegedly used his position as a trooper to help towing companies profit from towing and storing stolen vehicles, Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson announced Monday.

Bradley was hit with thirteen charges on April 30 after a year-long investigation, including ten counts of tampering with physical evidence.

Missouri State Highway Trooper Charles “Nate” Bradley allegedly used his position as a trooper to help towing companies profit from towing and storing stolen vehicles, Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson announced Monday.

Bradley was hit with thirteen charges on April 30 after a year-long investigation, including ten counts of tampering with physical evidence.

After years of construction, the Kansas City Streetcar Authority’s Riverfront extension is now open.

The 0.7-mile extension takes the streetcar from its previous northern terminus of the River Market to the Berkley Riverfront.

After years of construction, the Kansas City Streetcar Authority’s Riverfront extension is now open.

The 0.7-mile extension takes the streetcar from its previous northern terminus of the River Market to the Berkley Riverfront.

After years of construction, the Kansas City Streetcar Authority’s Riverfront extension is now open.

The 0.7-mile extension takes the streetcar from its previous northern terminus of the River Market to the Berkley Riverfront.

After years of construction, the Kansas City Streetcar Authority’s Riverfront extension is now open.

The 0.7-mile extension takes the streetcar from its previous northern terminus of the River Market to the Berkley Riverfront.

After years of construction, the Kansas City Streetcar Authority’s Riverfront extension is now open.

The 0.7-mile extension takes the streetcar from its previous northern terminus of the River Market to the Berkley Riverfront.

After years of construction, the Kansas City Streetcar Authority’s Riverfront extension is now open.

The 0.7-mile extension takes the streetcar from its previous northern terminus of the River Market to the Berkley Riverfront.

After years of construction, the Kansas City Streetcar Authority’s Riverfront extension is now open.

The 0.7-mile extension takes the streetcar from its previous northern terminus of the River Market to the Berkley Riverfront.

Some Kansans are spooked by data centers as the likelihood of the state hosting more big tech facilities is rising.

One positive to all the hullabaloo? Heightened civic engagement early in local proceedings.

Original reporting by @HighPlainsPublicRadio

Some Kansans are spooked by data centers as the likelihood of the state hosting more big tech facilities is rising.

One positive to all the hullabaloo? Heightened civic engagement early in local proceedings.

Original reporting by @HighPlainsPublicRadio

Some Kansans are spooked by data centers as the likelihood of the state hosting more big tech facilities is rising.

One positive to all the hullabaloo? Heightened civic engagement early in local proceedings.

Original reporting by @HighPlainsPublicRadio

Some Kansans are spooked by data centers as the likelihood of the state hosting more big tech facilities is rising.

One positive to all the hullabaloo? Heightened civic engagement early in local proceedings.

Original reporting by @HighPlainsPublicRadio

Some Kansans are spooked by data centers as the likelihood of the state hosting more big tech facilities is rising.

One positive to all the hullabaloo? Heightened civic engagement early in local proceedings.

Original reporting by @HighPlainsPublicRadio

Some Kansans are spooked by data centers as the likelihood of the state hosting more big tech facilities is rising.

One positive to all the hullabaloo? Heightened civic engagement early in local proceedings.

Original reporting by @HighPlainsPublicRadio

Some Kansans are spooked by data centers as the likelihood of the state hosting more big tech facilities is rising.

One positive to all the hullabaloo? Heightened civic engagement early in local proceedings.

Original reporting by @HighPlainsPublicRadio

Some Kansans are spooked by data centers as the likelihood of the state hosting more big tech facilities is rising.

One positive to all the hullabaloo? Heightened civic engagement early in local proceedings.

Original reporting by @HighPlainsPublicRadio