Scott Canon
Managing Editor, Kansas News ServiceAs the editor of a statewide news outlet, I aspire to work with our reporters to give Kansans a clear-eyed view of the place they call home. That means delivering hard-hitting stories that expose those things that keep Kansas from being the most vibrant, healthy place it can be. You can reach me at scott@kcur.org or 816-235-8023.
I spent most of my career as a newspaper reporter covering regional, national and international stories. I moved to public radio as the digital editor for the then-fledgling Kansas News Service in 2018. Now, I'm the KNS managing editor, overseeing the work of reporters across the state.
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Farm filmingNearly two decades ago, Kansas became the first state to outlaw the unauthorized filming of farms, animal research labs or meatpacking…
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Waiting for psych bedsThe number of residential psychiatric wards in Kansas has dropped to 8 today from 17 in 2011 and now about a third as many beds are…
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Leader talkThe newly elected and re-elected folks in the Kansas House got together on Monday to pick their leaders. Republicans, who hold an overwhelming…
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Leaders of the packRepublicans in the Kansas House picked a more conservative lawmaker Monday as their No. 2 guy, signaling possible trouble for…
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Falling through the cracksAt best, from 2016 to 2017, states kept the number of children without insurance stable.Most did worse than that.Kansas saw…
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Fill ’er upPavement wears down at the same rate whether the cars and trucks rolling over it rely on internal combustion engines for locomotion or on…
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Paging all adjunctsSome five dozen University of Kansas professors and librarians decided to take up the school on its buyout offer. KU is looking to cut…
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A change is gonna comeA new governor. Some fresh faces in the Legislature. A long-awaited task force report. An expanded stable of private contractors.…
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It’s a family thingAn order issued by Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer now offers paid parental leave to about 17,000 state workers to cover their time off with a…
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This time, it was in publicTriveece Penelton has endured any number of racist remarks in her 16 years as a city planner. It was the one delivered in a…