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John Herron succeeds Crosby Kemper III at a time when the library's public events and finances have taken a hit.

KCUR officially launches 91.9 Classical KC today, providing the region with 24 hours of classical music programming each day.

Michael Pritchett's novella "Tania the Revolutionary" takes place in the 1970s, following a young woman newly-escaped from a cult and obsessed with news of Patty Hearst and the Manson Family murders.

The university, faced with financial challenges from the pandemic, cuts staffing for the radio show and publisher BkMk Press.

A federal report predicts Missouri will have a shortage of more than 1,200 primary care providers by 2025.

The latest generation of civil rights leaders is calling for societal reform, Kansas City's Juneteenth festivities are moved online this year due to the coronavirus, and remembering a life lost to COVID-19.

Among other things, local colleges are planning to limit classroom capacity, put new restrictions on dorm life and end the fall semester early.

The Oak Place Apartments were closed in 2018 because of $10 million in design and other problems, displacing nearly 500 students.

Stay-at-home orders are being reduced and businesses are opening back up, but the hazards of COVID-19 aren't going away soon.

The first layoff notices are expected to go out May 1. Additional staff may be furloughed or asked to take a pay cut.

UM System President Mun Choi warned faculty and staff on Tuesday that layoffs and furloughs will likely be necessary to offset economic losses from COVID-19. The four campuses could lose as much as $180 million.

Segment 1: What we know about COVID-19, and what we don'tA lot is unknown about the novel coronavirus currently circulating the globe, giving rise to…