Carlos Moreno
Visual JournalistAs KCUR’s general assignment reporter and visual journalist, I bring our audience inside the daily stories that matter most to the people of the Kansas City metro, showing how and why events affect residents. Through my photography, I seek to ensure our diverse community sees itself represented in our coverage.
Follow me on Twitter @morenofoto or email me at carlos@kcur.org.
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A slate of conservative women seeking office pitched campaign messages to Johnson County voters Friday. Johnson County sheriff Calvin Hayden and Republican attorney general candidate Kris Kobach, who were expected to speak, did not appear. -
Johnson and Douglas counties approved regulations allowing the construction of what would be the largest utility-scale solar farm in Kansas. But while residents say they support green energy, there's a vocal contingent pushing back against building 2,000 acres of panels so close to their communities.
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Employees at the Taco Bell on Wornall Road staged a walkout in the middle of lunch Thursday, shutting down the store and rallying for a union and higher wages.
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Independence, Missouri, was the door to America’s westward expansion in the 19th century. At its center stood Hiram Young, a formerly enslaved man who carved out a fortune, lost most of it, and whose influence on the region is beginning to spread.
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Independence, Missouri, was the epicenter of westward expansion in pre-Civil War America. Hiram Young, a formerly enslaved man, became the wealthiest man in the county by building wagons and ox yokes, before almost losing it all.
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Hundreds of refugees have found housing, jobs and new lives in Kansas City since the U.S. military withdrew from Afghanistan. But many remain separated from their family members, and are struggling with an uncertain future here.
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The Kansas City Council rezoned the baseball legend's home this week so the 112-year-old property can be repurposed for events, office space and a museum.
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The Clay County Prosecutor's office has charged Joshua Rocha with first degree murder and armed criminal action. Rocha allegedly shot and killed North Kansas City Officer Daniel Vasquez during a traffic stop Tuesday morning.
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Mo Hive KC has helped create nearly a dozen beehives in Kansas City community gardens and rooftops over the last two years. Now they've expanded their hives to Jefferson City in the hopes of educating the public about conservation and exposing youth to urban agriculture.
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Election officials say poll workers are usually older, and they are looking for younger people to step up. And depending on the location, some election boards are in desperate need of more Republicans or Democrats.
