Beyond Our Borders explores the history and impact of the most distinct lines in Kansas City. For more than a year, KCUR worked to rediscover Troost Avenue, the State Line, the Wyandotte-Johnson county line, and the Missouri River.
Our hope is that we now better understand how these borders affect the current Kansas City experience and what’s being done to bridge or dissolve critical divides.
Here, you'll find a compilation of our work and our discussions with communities across the region.
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It's not that there's a problem with plans to develop the Quindaro Township site in Kansas City, Kansas — some feel it's the way they're being…
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More than four out of five Kansas City area residents have to cross the Missouri river to get to Kansas City International Airport. For many it’s a…
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Slavery along the Missouri River in what is now the Kansas City metro area was not the slavery of Gone With The Wind.University of Missouri-Kansas City…
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This story was rebroadcast as part of our best-of 2015 series. It was originally reported in August 2015.Squirrels can be found just about anywhere in the…
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Port KC, the organization in charge of riverfront development in Kansas City, has an ambitious plan for the south bank of the Missouri River. For Michael…
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In 1992, Missouri voters legalized riverboat casinos along the state's waterways. The promise was that tax revenue would soar for local communities and…