KCUR is a proud founding member of the KC Media Collective, a new collaborative initiative designed to support and enhance local journalism in Kansas City.
The KC Media Collective is committed to making local news easily available, its coverage equitable and its operations sustainable.
Members of the KC Media Collective include KCUR, American Public Square, Kansas City PBS/Flatland, Missouri Business Alert, Startland News and The Kansas City Beacon.
The KC Media Collective initiative was made possible with support from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.
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Missouri's Amendment 3 passed Tuesday, legalizing recreational marijuana. Legal weed is expected to bring jobs in the marijuana industry as well as new business to companies that will supply vendors. -
Some have raised suspicions about the security of the election process nationwide. In Missouri, election materials and the certification of the vote are constantly managed by a bipartisan team of election judges.
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If approved, Question 2 on the citywide ballot would authorize Kansas City to issue a $50 million bond, which could help fund more than 2,000 new affordable housing units. But the measure does not include continual funding for the city's housing trust fund.
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Lifted Spirits, which is based in the East Crossroads, was named Missouri’s best gin distillery at the New York International Spirits Competition this summer. Founder Michael Stuckey credits a tight-knit and respectful environment for their "wild" growth.
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Frustrated by a gap in Kansas City’s retail space, Brian Roberts started curating a mobile pop-up shop of Black-owned and -made goods. After partnering with Made in KC to open a shared storefront in Midtown, The Black Pantry is now expanding nationally with an online store.
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Since being built in 1889, the McInteer Villa has been the location of nine documented deaths. Stephanie O'Reilly bought the mansion in 2018 and outfitted it to take visitors back in time.
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If she defeats incumbent Frank White, Theresa Cass Galvin would be the fourth county executive in eight years and the first Republican to win in decades.
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Robin Moore sells mushrooms at the City Market, Parkville Farmers’ Market, and to more than 20 local restaurants. But this year MyCo Planet expanded into a warehouse space in North Kansas City, where she is planning to open a storefront and expand her operations.
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The Buck O’Neil Barrel-Aged Saison honors the late first baseman and manager of the Kansas City Monarchs, Buck O’Neil. The limited release beer is expected to be available on tap and in bottles beginning the first week of November — brewed in a partnership between Boulevard Brewing Co. and the soon-to-launch Vine Street Brewing.
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The KC Media Collective and Raytown’s Crane Brewing Company are collaborating on the “Brewshound,” a new hazy pale ale that benefits local journalism.
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The Johnson County Commission chairperson is the only member of the commission elected by the entire county. They will be responsible for setting the agenda for the next four years.
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While parents are campaigning to remove books in school districts around Kansas City, the Redacted Readers club in Liberty is meeting to read and discuss banned books holistically — and encourage members to speak out on behalf of the challenged texts.
