Jodi Fortino
General Assignment ReporterI want to be the first to get the story to our audience when news breaks, and be there to check back in with them when the dust has settled. Being KCUR’s general assignment reporter means my beat doesn’t have to stay in one lane, and I’ll cover a wide scope of stories that are as diverse as Kansas City is. You can reach me at jodifortino@kcur.org.
I'm a graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
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Raytown South High School students walked out of classes Friday to protest the racist incidents but said their walkout was co-opted by school officials who turned it into a "pep rally." -
A protest at Mill Creek Park was one of hundreds of Women’s Marches taking place across the country on Saturday, just days ahead of the U.S. Supreme Court’s new term.
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City officials and community members are grappling with the complicated matter of housing the homeless population as winter rapidly approaches.
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The Kansas City Health Department says case numbers have decreased since the city reissued its mask mandate, but it's "not out of the woods yet."
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More Kansas City health care workers are feeling burnout and even quitting as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to kill unvaccinated patients.
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More than a year and a half into the pandemic, respiratory workers are coping with burnout and increasing workloads as unvaccinated patients fill up local hospitals.
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School staffing agencies say they're "staying above water" for now, but if more workers take time off over the flu and holiday season, schools could be strained to a breaking point.
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Despite expressing cautious optimism over a recent decline in new cases of COVID-19, officials with the the Unified Government Public Health Department said positivity rates are too high to drop masks.
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Some Missouri lawmakers are "appalled" after an exhibit documenting the history of the LGBTQ rights movement in Kansas City was removed just days after it was installed in the state capitol.
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Beyond just lingering physical symptoms from COVID-19, children are experiencing the psychological effects of “just not being able to be kids.”
