Laura Ziegler
Community ReporterI partner with communities to uncover the ignored or misrepresented stories by listening and letting communities help identify and shape a narrative. My work brings new voices, sounds, and an authentic sense of place to our coverage of the Kansas City region. My goal is to tell stories on the radio, online, on social media and through face to face conversations that enhance civic dialogue and provide solutions.
I have been a producer with NPR in Washington D.C. and a national NPR reporter covering the Midwest. Currently, I'm a community engagement reporter and producer at KCUR. Email me at lauraz@kcur.org or reach me on Twitter @laurazig.
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For years, residents have heard they're getting more green space, walking trails and projects to preserve their rich history. Now, community groups and the Unified Government are planning a trail and green infrastructure connecting Kaw Point to the Quindaro Townsite. -
Every January, the federal government requires communities to survey their homeless populations. Known as the Point in Time count, it’s widely known to be inaccurate. Kansas City hopes new technology will lead to a better count — and more helpful use of resources.
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Missouri's two largest counties say "chaos now reigns" in the state after a judge's ruling handcuffed local health departments from issuing COVID orders. Plus, conservatives in the Kansas Legislature want to ban critical race theory in schools, but educators worry those efforts could hamper their ability to teach history honestly.
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When the president comes to Kansas City on Wednesday, Florence Hayden doesn't expect to see him near her home along U.S. Highway 71. But she hopes he'll learn from officials how the highway separated her kids from their playmates, and how funding from his infrastructure bill might help other families avoid similiar losses.
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U.S. Rep. Dennis Moore served Kansas' 3rd Congressional District from 1998 to 2010. Later, diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, he spoke out in support of more resources and research. Moore died Nov. 2.
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Mientras se enfrentan a la disminución en la matrícula escolar, a edificios en decadencia y a laboratorios de ciencias sin lavabos, las Escuelas Públicas de Kansas City piden la opinión de los estudiantes, el personal y los residentes mientras planifican el futuro.
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While faced with declining enrollment, decaying buildings and science labs without sinks, Kansas City Public Schools asks for input from students, staff and residents as it plans for the future.
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Ruth Scover, proprietor of Ms. R’s Soul Food Café on Quindaro Blvd., died in early September. As her family plans for the future, they say they will honor their mother’s legacy by keeping fried chicken, peach cobbler and other soul food favorites — as well as a role in the community — on the menu.
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Local resettlement agencies expect hundreds of refugees to arrive in the next few months. Engoma Fataki, once a refugee himself, is an interpreter who will help students from a dozen different countries when they attend the Global Academy at the International Welcome Center.
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On Saturday at 7:30 a.m., a solemn ceremony will begin at the Overland Park Fire Department Training Center, the site of the area's largest 9/11 memorial, to mark the precise time 20 years ago when the planes went down and the twin towers fell.
