Report for America
Parts of Rural Missouri Will Get Gigabit Speeds With New Spectrum Initiative
Charter Communications, which provides Spectrum service, plans to extend super fast gigabit broadband in parts of 33 counties in Missouri.
Local Lessons of the Reddit Revolution
From AMC and GameStop to Boulevard Brewing and Robinhood, Reddit Is spawning social movements that are changing business and investing.
Honoring Minority Veterans, A Century Later
A task force at Park University is conducting a systematic review of World War I to find minority soldiers who might have been denied a Medal of Honor due to discrimination against their race or religion.
Rural Health Departments in Missouri Struggle to Meet Overwhelming Vaccine Demand
Missouri currently is 49th among U.S. states in the percentage of population vaccinated for COVID-19, at 5.6%. Rural counties in particular are lagging even that figure.
‘Warehouse Warriors’ Living on the Edge(rton)
NorthPoint Development’s rezoning proposal in Edgerton for Kansas City Logistics Park expansion has riled up rural residents.
Free (Steamboat) Willie: How Walt Disney’s Original Mouse Could be Entering the Public Domain
Steamboat Willie, the original version of Mickey Mouse, could enter the public domain in 2024.
Former Inmates Are Often Locked Out of the Job Market
Lansing Correctional Facility will soon launch a new Career Campus designed to teach inmates skills to fill in-demand jobs.
Gigabit Internet is Coming to Rural Missouri and Kansas
Hundreds of thousands of Missourians and Kansans could be getting gigabit internet speeds in coming years thanks to the Federal Communications Commission’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund.
Dads Against Crime
A community activist has formed Dads Against Crime to lend support to fathers of murder victims.
Food Prices Jump, Even As More Go Hungry
Food price are rising at rates not seen in nearly a decade, even more go hungry.