News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
Testing In The Middle of the Pandemic Riddle For Kansas City
In the roundabout world that is COVID-19 testing raises almost as many questions as it provides answers as Kansas City seeks to reopen.
Proposed Detention Center for Immigrant Boys Withdrawn
A proposal to open a detention center for immigrant boys ages 11-17 at the former Kindred Hospital building at 8701 Troost Ave. has been withdrawn.
Yards Developer Bullish on Bottoms, Anticipates Second Phase Soon
By Kevin Collison Downtown’s latest apartment development, The Yards, will begin accepting residents this Friday and in addition to its pioneering location in the West Bottoms it offers some other new twists as well. Try a kayak storage bay for tenants wanting to paddle on the nearby Kansas River and a mini-vineyard tilled by next…
How KC Therapists Are Coping With ‘Communal Trauma’ During Pandemic
Technology is helping therapists treat their clients remotely, but how has it affected them?
Nimble Brewing Joins the East Crossroads ‘Neigh-Brew-Hood’
By Kevin Collison For Kevin and Jodie Gittemeier, it’s been a great love story since they met at the University of Kansas in the early 1990s, whether it was his passion for brewing beer or for each other. Now, after full lives as professionals and raising six children, the couple are embarking on a new…
Nick’s Picks: Reopening Week Begins… Now
Life in the Kansas City area is taking it’s first halting steps toward the new normal in the wake of COVID-19 stay-at-home orders.
Art House Extra: ‘The Road Warrior’ Will Rev Your Engine
Art House host John McGrath recommends “The Road Warrior.”
Shriners, Baptists Cancel Big KC Conventions Because of Covid
By Kevin Collison Two major conventions scheduled to come to downtown Kansas City this summer, the Shriners International and National Baptists, have cancelled because of the Covid-19 pandemic, an estimated $30 million blow to the local economy. During a sobering briefing to the Downtown Council board Thursday, Jason Fulvi, president and CEO of Visit KC,…
Diabetics Face Heightened Health Risks During Pandemic
Tonight at 8 p.m. KCPT is premiering “Diabetes in KC,” a half-hour special that follows up on some of the issues raised in “Blood Sugar Rising,” a PBS documentary on the diabetes epidemic.
When Congregations Turn on Their Shepherds
Ministers share their stories of “sheep attacks,” which often occur when congregations that are anxious about long-term declines in membership turn on their leaders.