News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
Take 5 For Your Health
Mental Health Centers In Wyandotte, Shawnee Counties Try New Approaches To Schizophrenia Two community mental health centers in Kansas hope a new program will help young people recently diagnosed with schizophrenia avoid its possible complications — a higher risk of unemployment, homelessness and incarceration and lower life expectancy — and achieve goals for school, work and…
KU Cancer Center Makes Bid To Join Elite Club
Four years ago, former Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius returned home as U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services with a prize the University of Kansas Cancer Center had been seeking for years: certification as a nationally recognized center through the National Cancer Institute (NCI). But amid the hoopla, KU Cancer Center Director Dr. Roy Jensen…
Goodbye Thomas, Hello Aep Thai Restaurant on West 39th Street
A Kansas City chef driven to discover the secrets of street food in Thailand is about to bring that knowledge home. Chef Jakob Polaco plans to apply his globe-trotting cooking experience to Aep (pronounced “ape”) — a Thai street food-style restaurant slated to open December 1 in the former Thomas restaurant space (1815 W. 39th Street). Before…
A Complete Guide To Early And Absentee Voting
Early voting is set to account for one-third of all votes cast this election. Does your state allow early voting? And how do the campaigns use this data? Find out with our complete guide.
Trump’s 1999 Bid to Buy KC Casino Still Under Wraps
A monthslong investigation into Donald Trump’s aborted 1999 attempt to buy a Kansas City casino sits somewhere in the bowels of the Missouri State Gaming Commission in Jefferson City. But the public can’t see it. State officials estimate the size of the file at more than a thousand pages. Since January of this year, the…
The Ripple Effect | KCPT’s look at Ewing Marion Kauffman’s legacy
The name Kauffman is synonymous with Kansas City, from Kauffman Stadium to the Kauffman Foundation to the Kauffman Scholars program. In celebration of his 100th birthday, we take a look back at the life of a man whose great impact ripples beyond the boundaries of our city. As a young man, Ewing Marion Kauffman opened Marion Laboratories,…
PHOTOS: A Peephole Into The Lives Of Coal Miners, Teen Moms, City Folk
It’s a puzzling image — with a crime story behind it. Women in colorful saris — hot pink, highlighter yellow, teal and royal blue — snake up a dusty gray quarry, carrying baskets of coal over their heads. It’s early in the morning; they’re stealing from the mine before officials come in for the day….
Take 5 For Your Health
KU Researchers Aim To Improve Health Of Kansans With Disabilities University of Kansas researchers plan to use a $1.5 million federal grant to help Kansans with disabilities catch up to their non-disabled peers in several health categories. Jean Hall, director of KU’s Institute for Health and Disability Policy Studies, will lead a team of partners…
Four-Legged Friends Bring Aid, Comfort to Veterans
Brittany lives from day to day with relentless anxiety, depression, nightmares, insomnia and a fear of crowds. She’s a 30-year-old U.S. Army veteran, a combat surgical nurse who did stints in South Korea, Iraq and Afghanistan while in the service from 2005 to 2013. She suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder. Brittany’s PTSD stems from combat…
Commentary |Faith in KC’s Southeast High School
The last time I had seen Ke’Montay Smith was last spring at the final graduation of the soon-to-be-closed Southwest High, where she was a student. She was wearing her snappy ROTC uniform and was part of the color guard. But now here she was at Southeast High School’s orientation night in August. This lively, bright…