Kate Mays
News Intern, 2024-2025Kate Mays is the Fall 2024-Spring 2025 news intern for KCUR, and is currently working on their master's degree in journalism at NYU.
Kate received a BSJ in Journalism and BA in Women, Gender, and Sexuality studies from the University of Kansas. During undergrad, Kate interned at the Kansas City Business Journal and for the Women’s Initiative at the United Nations. They also produced podcasts for KU’s radio station KJHK (and DJ’d a weekly emo show).
Before starting their master’s program, Kate was a producer on the narrative, true crime podcast The Opportunist. Kate plays first base on their kickball team.
Email them at kmays@kcur.org
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Hundreds of people show up every Thursday to the American Legion Post 153 in Olathe, Kansas, hoping to get lucky at weekly bingo night. It's a chance to reconnect with friends, family and the local veteran community — but the competition is serious. -
All the track has been laid for the KC Streetcar routes north to the Berkley Riverfront and south to UMKC. But riders won't be able to enjoy the transit options this summer, and opening dates have yet to be set. -
Westwood residents voted 441 to 394 to keep the tiny park. The result puts an end to plans to sell the land to a developer for an office park and retail shops. -
After years of legal fights, Westwood residents are voting in a special election to decide the fate of Joe D. Dennis Park. The small patch of land has come to encompass tensions over city power, green space, development, and First Amendment rights. -
The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas put a moratorium on food trucks at a popular intersection after several health and safety violations. The two-month ban lifted on Friday. -
Platte County residents are suing the three-member commission for failing to implement a quarter-cent sales tax that voters passed in November. The tax would fund youth mental health services, which are severely lacking in the county. -
At "Where To Find Us," an LGBTQ+ dating event in Kansas City, presenters hyped up their friends — complete with PowerPoint presentation — in the hopes of making a connection. -
El Ayuntamiento de Kansas City aprobó una ordenanza que agrega a personas anteriormente encarceladas a la lista de clases protegidas de la ciudad de Kansas City, Missouri. La medida significa que a las personas no se les puede negar empleo, vivienda o negocios por tener antecedentes penales. -
The Kansas City Council passed an ordinance adding formerly incarcerated people to the city's list of protected classes in Kansas City, Missouri. The move means that people can't be denied employment, housing, or business for having criminal backgrounds.
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Hosted by the Kansas City District of the U.S. Army Corps, several upcoming Eagle Days events celebrate how man-made lakes helped reverse the decline of the bald eagle. The birds come through the Kansas City region every winter.
