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Before Monday night’s match between the U.S. and Ghana, I’d always found the World Cup just a little bit irritating. Especially when I was young, before I…

Bobbing Continents Believed To Cause Changes In Biodiversity

According to a KU professor, we have evidence that periodic changes in marine biodiversity are tied to uplifting continents.Dr. Adrian Melott, professor…

Khadijah Hardaway, vice president and co-founder of Justice for Wyandotte, led the group in chanting "hands up, don't shoot" outside of the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.

What could cities look like if we ended policing? One professor has ideas

Sociology professor and author Alex Vitale, who is set to speak at the UMKC Cockefair Lecture on Tuesday, is calling for the end of policing as we know it. He contends that instead of directly addressing problems like gun violence and drug addiction with effective policy, the U.S. relies on police to "manage" the results.

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We need to talk about suicide, local author and professor says

Clancy Martin’s new book “How Not to Kill Yourself” takes a bold and unflinching look at what he calls the suicidal mind. Combining aspects of memoir and social inquiry, the book underscores one big idea: We need to be talking about suicide.

Supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro sit in front of police after inside Planalto Palace after storming it, in Brasilia, Brazil on Sunday. Planalto is the official workplace of the president of Brazil.

Kansas City's Brazilian community worries about fallout from Bolsonaro's anti-government riots

Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stormed several key government buildings in Brazil’s capital city on January 8. Members of Kansas City’s Brazilian community now worry about how their home country will deal with deepening political divides.

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Now in its 31st year, the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival is back with 'The Tempest'

Performances of William Shakespeare's "The Tempest" begin at Southmoreland Park on June 13. This story features exotic creatures, conjuring, comedy, a love story, live music and beautiful language.

Congressman Mark Alford, R-Cass County, said he supports an effort to compensate people in the St. Louis area who became sick due to radioactive waste exposure.

How Missouri congressmen Alford and Cleaver feel about President Trump's first days

Two U.S. representatives from Missouri — Republican Mark Alford and Democrat Emanuel Cleaver II — joined KCUR's Up To Date to discuss how they're approaching their jobs during the second Trump administration.

Sakshi Satpathy at the U.N.'s headquarters in March. On Thursday, she received an award from the Girl Scouts at the U.N. for her work to fight child marriage and human trafficking.

A Super Girl Scout Makes Movies To Make Life Better For Vulnerable Girls

Sakshi Satpathy, 16, babysat and walked dogs to finance her films on child marriage and trafficking. She's won the Girl Scout's top honor — and Amnesty International and CARE have screened her works.

For Haskell's President, Student Struggles Have A Personal Significance

As far as university presidents go, VenidaChenault is anything but ordinary. When she says she understands the circumstances some underserved college…

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Can John Rizzo restore trust between the Chiefs, Royals and Jackson County?

Missouri State Senate Minority Leader John Rizzo is leaving office to become the next executive director of the Jackson County Sports Complex Authority. After this spring's failed stadium tax vote, what will this new role have in store for him?

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