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  • As a city ages, buildings and other structures can fall into disrepair and eventually end up abandoned and forgotten. In his book, Abandoned America: The…
  • The Kansas City Zoo recently welcomed its newest edition to its collection, the baby gorilla Masika. In light of this birth, Steve Kraske talks with one…
  • As students at the University of Missouri continue their drive to improve the racial culture in Columbia, UMKC students are eager to shine a light on…
  • Less than half of under-30's are registered to vote in the United States. What does it take to get young people to the polls and what drives them away? On…
  • As Kansas City prepared for the spotlight of the World Series, a little girl stepped out of a local convenience store. A car drove by, someone fired…
  • After her stint as secretary of Homeland Security ended in 2013, former Arizona governor Janet Napolitano became president of the University of California…
  • The much-anticipated Iowa Caucuses — which are known to decide each party's final front runners — are three months away. On this edition of Up To Date, we…
  • Kansas City, Missouri is in the midst of hiring a new Chief Innovation Officer, but what exactly does that job entail? The position, which is common in…
  • In the 1920s and '30s, Kansas City was defined by the corruption of the political machine run by “Boss” Tom Pendergast. But the machine finally was…
  • They fought on the beaches, in the air, on the sea... and on film. World War II made an indelible mark on pop culture, and it's especially evident on the…
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