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  • Left to right: Joe Hile, Dee Evans, and Melissa Robinson discuss the state of Troost Avenue and the many communities that live along it during a remote broadcast of KCUR's Up To Date.
    As Troost Avenue changes, longtime residents say it's 'representative of Kansas City'
    Troost Avenue is known as Kansas City’s dividing line, long associated with the city’s history of racial segregation and slavery. But as new residents move in and more businesses open, the community balances optimism and fear of gentrification.
  • First Round Of Voting Begins In France
    In France, residents go to the polls Sunday in the first round of a two-part presidential election. The top two vote-getters from Sunday's balloting go to a runoff on May 6. As NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports, incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy is trailing Socialist candidate Francois Hollande.
  • Justin Chang
    Justin Chang
    Justin Chang is a film critic for the Los Angeles Times and NPR's Fresh Air, and a regular contributor to KPCC's FilmWeek. He previously served as chief film critic and editor of film reviews for Variety.
  • As Greitens Saga Ends, Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley Looks To Midterm Election
    After the resignation of Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens on Tuesday, months of turmoil in Jefferson City might finally be coming to an end. And Republicans…
  • 10 Years After Devastating Tornado, Greensburg, Kansas, Struggles To Move Forward
    On May 4, 2007, an enormous tornado nearly wiped Greensburg, Kansas, off the map. What happened next was almost a laboratory experiment in re-engineering…
  • Venezuelan soldiers and policemen who deserted to Colombia protest after being evicted from the hotel where they were staying in Cúcuta in May. More than 1,400 members of Venezuelan security forces fled the country in February and March.
    Venezuelan Officers Who Fled To Colombia Are 'Adrift' As Maduro Holds Onto Power
    More than 1,400 members of Venezuelan security forces crossed the border hoping to one day return. Some say they're losing steam as efforts to depose the administration have fizzled.
  • Local Listen: Lauren Anderson
    Kansas City musician Lauren Anderson has a master’s degree in music therapy, and her gritty new album “Truly Me” is loaded with sonic solace. This week's…
  • Local Listen: Sara Swenson
    The elegant Kansas City singer-songwriter Sara Swenson is one of many artists participating in this weekend's Apocalypse Meow benefit. This annual event…
  • The District
    The KCMO City Council is debating a $27 million improvement package for the historic Jazz District at 18th and Vine. We look at the ongoing effort to…
  • 'Abandoned America'
    He's documented the ruins of a great civilization- our own. On this edition of Up to Date, Steve Kraske talks to a photographer who has traveled across…
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