Kowthar Shire
KCUR intern, 2025-2026Kowthar Shire is the 2025-2026 newsroom intern for KCUR.
She is originally from Columbus, Ohio. She moved abroad to Doha, Qatar in 2016, and then to Kansas City, Missouri in August 2021 and has been here ever since.
Kowthar graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in May 2025, where she majored in Strategic and Professional Communication and minored in English. Kowthar spent her last semester interning for the school's student-run publication Roo News after joining as a staff writer.
Email her at kshire@kcur.org
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After more than a year of investigation, Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson announced Monday morning that a grand jury has indicted the trooper in a corruption scheme involving tow companies in Kansas City. -
Kansas City will let bars stay open until 5 a.m. for the World Cup — but only with police permissionThe Kansas City Council temporarily extended liquor sale hours for June 11 through July 19, allowing some bars to stay open up to 23 hours a day during the FIFA World Cup. -
The school’s decision to appoint former Kansas City police officer Daniel Graves has been met with opposition from students, who say they don’t feel safe due to his past support for Eric DeValkenaere, a former KCPD detective who was convicted of killing a man. -
El equipo llegó a un acuerdo con Hallmark Cards para llevar a cabo un “proyecto transformador" que creará un nuevo estadio de béisbol en Crown Center, cerca del centro de Kansas City, según anunció John Sherman, propietario de los Royals. El anuncio se produce una semana después de que el Concejo Municipal aprobara un paquete de financiamiento. -
The team reached a deal with Hallmark Cards on a "transformative project" that will create a new ballpark at Crown Center near downtown Kansas City, Royals owner John Sherman said. The announcement comes a week after the City Council passed a financing package.
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Just weeks before thousands of fans from around the world celebrate the 2026 FIFA World Cup on the lawn of the National WWI Museum and Memorial, local organizers and security partners gathered there to practice responding to emergencies. -
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe met with local and federal public safety officials on Monday to discuss the state’s emergency security protocol, which includes sending more than 100 Missouri National Guard service members and state troopers to the metro. -
One day after the Missouri House Speaker threatened to block the effort, Kansas City Council members narrowly passed a ban on selling single-serve alcohol bottles in several specific neighborhoods. -
Forecasters predict the metro could see heavy rain with severe weather by the end of the week on the heels of an exceptionally warm stretch this month. Meteorologists say the weather roller coaster is the result of cold and hot fronts from the East and West Coasts, coming together over the Midwest. -
Candidates are filing to represent Kansas City with a run for Missouri's 4th, 5th and 6th districts under a redrawn congressional map. Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas won't be among them.
