Mike Sherry
Contributor and Former Senior Reporter
Stories by Mike Sherry
Census Bureau Seeks 3,100 Workers for Kansas City-Area Count in 2020
The U.S. Census Bureau is looking to hire about 3,100 people in the Kansas City area for the 2020 population count.
Homeless in Johnson County
With cold weather setting in, and winter fast approaching, advocates for Johnson County’s homeless population are scrambling to provide overnight shelter.
Trove of Historical Records Comin’ To Kansas City
The State Historical Society of Missouri has announced receipt of a $250,000 lead gift from the Miller Nichols Charitable Foundation toward relocating and expanding a research center at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Hey Kansas Taxpayers: Do You Want To Save Nearly A Million Bucks?
A Nov. 5 Kansas ballot question would eliminate a constitutionally mandated adjustment of federal census numbers, which is designed to ensure college students and military members in the state are counted in the location of their permanent residence.
Kansas Authorities Join National Counterparts In Trying To Contain Vaping Illnesses
Kansas health authorities are joining national counterparts In trying to contain vaping illnesses.
Suicide-Prevention Specialists Urge Parents To Safely Store Guns, Ammo
Suicide-prevention advocates say access to guns in households with at-risk teenagers is a recipe for disaster.
Want To Know 10 Interesting Factoids About The KC Metro?
The U.S. Census Bureau has released its American Community Survey, which updates many revealing statistics about the Kansas City area.
In Full Bloom
CuriousKC questioner Sarah Hemme wanted to know which organizations were doing the best job of conserving and preserving green space in the Kansas City area. Once we started out, the trail was anything but cold. There's a lot work occurring in places like KCMO and Johnson County, Kan.
Push is Underway in Kansas City to Make the 2020 Census Count
Local organizations, such as the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) in the Kansas City area, and national philanthropic groups, such as the Funders Census Initiative 2020, or FCI, are mobilizing to promote a complete count during the upcoming census.
Sex and Cancer
Five years ago, Kansas had the dubious honor of being the worst state in the nation when it came to protecting adolescents against a cancer-causing virus. Missouri was not a whole lot better. The measure, released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was the rate at which states were vaccinating kids against…