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Reporters in both Kansas and Missouri are dealing with a new wave of restrictions aimed at their ability to inform the public on how officials are spending their tax dollars.
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After 45 years in television and print journalism, Dave Helling has retired. The former political reporter shares how the city has evolved during his tenure.
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Cathy Kuhlmeier fought censorship at her Hazelwood high school in 1983 and lost. Decades later, it’s a battle she’s still fighting.
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As he retires from journalism, KCUR news editor and longtime Kansas City reporter Dan Margolies reflects on his most memorable stories and extensive career.
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Alden Global Capital, a hedge fund with a reputation for diminishing the newspapers it owns, appears to backing off its attempt to take over the parent company of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Omaha World-Herald.
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Host Jeremy Hobson will facilitate live conversations from local and national callers on the topic, "What's an issue where you disagree with the political party you affiliate with?" Listen live at 8 p.m. CT.
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Eric Schmitt’s office appears to be targeting the journalistic fact-checking process and research into social emotional learning at the University of Missouri, but has offered little public explanation for the requests. Free speech advocates say it's a “shocking” overstep of his authority.
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A North Platte television news director was fired by her station for helping collect signatures for a ballot initiative to ban abortions in the neighboring town of Curtis.
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A journalist from one of the happiest countries in the world, where people don't need guns, visits the United States during a summer when much of the news is about mass shootings.
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Episodes from A People’s History of Kansas City and Real Humans By Gina Kaufmann were recognized for excellence in commentary and audio documentary.
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Podcasts and reporting from KCUR, Kansas News Service and Harvest Public Media were recognized for sound, writing, and excellence in diversity, equity and inclusion.
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Relying less on ads and subscriptions and more on memberships and tiered benefits may allow rural weeklies to keep reporting local news.