Laura Ziegler
Community EditorAs Kansas City grows and diversifies, journalists need to listen to the people, to your challenges and successes. As engagement and solutions editor, I’ll make sure we’re framing stories based on what we hear from you, and we’ll partner with communities so our stories help us understand and connect to one another.
I have been a producer with NPR in Washington D.C. and a national NPR reporter covering the Midwest. Email me at lauraz@kcur.org or reach me on Twitter @laurazig.
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They’re getting vaccinated, even boosted, because they care about their grandparents and parents. But some young adults say the pandemic has interrupted their school, work and social life too much already and they need to get back to living their lives. -
An initiative by Kansas City leaders to provide storage bins for the city's unhoused population has received significant pushback, with critics calling the containers—which resemble trash bins—demeaning. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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.
