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Kansas City's biggest stories of 2024

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What were the most important stories this year in Kansas City and Jackson County? We're discussing the fight over a downtown baseball stadium, the city's homicide and property crime issues, and the controversy over a homeless shelter — and talking about what next year might hold.

KCUR reporters Savannah Hawley-Bates and Celisa Calacal sat down Kansas City Today host Nomin Ujiyediin to break down the year in news.

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Kansas City Today is hosted by Nomin Ujiyediin. It is produced by Byron Love, and KCUR Studios, and edited by Lisa Rodriguez and Gabe Rosenberg.

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As a newscaster and a host of a daily news podcast, I want to deliver the most important and interesting news of the day in an engaging and easily understandable way. No matter where you live in the metro or what you’re interested in, I want you to learn something from each newscast or podcast – and maybe even give you something to talk about at the dinner table.
As an on-demand producer, I am focused on using my skills and experiences across multiple digital applications, platforms and media fields to create community focused audio, video and on-demand products for KCUR Studios. The media that I produce aims to inform, entertain and connect with the Kansas City metro area as we continue to learn from each other. Email me at byronlove@kcur.org.
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