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KCUR Morning News 6-16-10

By Maria Carterhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-907721.mp3Kansas City, MO – University of Missouri officials pledged…

KCUR Morning News 6-17-10

By Maria Carterhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-908041.mp3Kansas City, MO – Yesterday marked the ribbon cutting for the…

KCUR Mornign News 6-25-10

By Maria Carterhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-909540.mp3Kansas City, MO – Kansas City's city council honored the old…

Recipes For A Heatwave

On this Tuesday's Central Standard, a heat wave recipe exchange. Perfect ideas for those nights when stove is a four letter word.For today's show we're…

In California, That MRI Will Cost You $255 — Or Maybe $6,221

It's almost impossible to comparison shop for medical tests and procedures. A crowdsourcing experiment by two NPR member stations in California is aimed at making those numbers less mysterious.

A Wild Political Year Races Toward November

The final slog to the November elections is underway, and Missouri's already wild political year holds the possibility of getting wilder yet. As Democrat…

Kaitlyn McCollum teaches at Columbia Central High School in Tennessee. After being told her TEACH grant paperwork was late, her grants were converted to loans. "I'm on the phone in between classes ... trying to get all of this information together, crying, trying to plead my case," she says.

Education Department Launches 'Top-To-Bottom' Review Of Teachers' Grant Program

Public school teachers across the country say they've been improperly hit with thousands of dollars in debt when paperwork errors turned their grants into loans that they're now supposed to pay back.

Judge Neil Gorsuch listens to senators' opening statements during first day of his Supreme Court confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Monday in Washington, DC.

Gorsuch Hearing For Top Court Lacks The High Drama Of Those In Recent Past

Neil Gorsuch kept an even keel throughout the day, rarely betraying more than a hint of impatience or pique. He smiled a lot, made jokes about family and matched the mood of each of his interrogators.

Vice President Pence, speaking in Chile on Monday, said the "president has been clear on this tragedy and so have I" but did not address the president's reversal on the white nationalist protesters.

Top Republicans Criticize White Supremacists, But Don't Call Out Trump

Vice President Pence did not criticize the president's about-face on who is to blame for violence in Charlottesville. Some GOP leaders have spoken up, but not all derided the president specifically.

Betsy DeVos And The Education Department, 6 Months In

There's been considerable news coverage of the Trump administration, but less about what’s been going on at the Department of Education.

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