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Krystal Anderson, 40, died after the stillbirth of her daughter in March. But for the fact that she was a longtime Kansas City Chiefs cheerleader and a popular figure in her community, the Leawood, Kansas resident would likely have joined the ranks of Black women lost to maternal mortality whose names are known only to […]
A new report from the U.S. Global Change Research Program shows rising temperatures, extreme precipitation, drought and other climate-related challenges are intensifying in the Midwest. It paints a picture of major changes to lives and livelihoods, as well as the opportunity to mitigate the impact of global warming, The fifth National Climate Assessment found as […]
David Muhammad has been involved in the martial arts world for more than three decades. He credits his father, Rudolph Muhammad, for his growth from student to skilled fighter to karate instructor. “I started martial arts, officially, when I was 3 years old,” Muhammad said. “So that’s all I really knew, is coming up to […]
Democrat Lucas Kunce is the top fundraiser in an increasingly crowded primary for the U.S. Senate, according to the latest campaign finance reports. It comes as Democrats are debating whether a competitive race to take on U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley is good for the party, especially when the GOP incumbent is stocking up for a […]
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Standing outside the Nurture KC office in Westport, Marcela Metcalf is preparing to greet 25 families with newborn babies. She and fellow Kansas City community health workers have bags of produce and some diapers prepared for each family as part of a temporary collaboration between University Health and Nurture KC, a non-profit focused on improving […]
This story was first published in Classical KC’s “Take Note” newsletter. You can sign up to receive stories like this in your inbox the first Wednesday of every month. It’s a rare treat to hear a saxophone concerto, and it’s been quite a few years since the Kansas City Symphony has programmed one. This February, you’ll […]
A class action lawsuit was announced this week alleging that the U.S. government broke its promise of debt relief to Black and brown farmers. In 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act allocation $4 billion of debt relief to socially disadvantaged farmers in response to previous discrimination by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. That included Black, […]
LANE COUNTY, Kansas — This time of year, the wheat growing in this part of western Kansas should be thigh-high and lush green. But as a months-long drought continues to parch the region, many fields tell a different story. “There’s nothing out there. It’s dead,” farmer Vance Ehmke said, surveying a wheat field near his […]
Norge Winifred Jerome, PhD, wasn’t often in the news. She wasn’t a public figure known by Kansas City’s power elite. But over a 40-year career at the University of Kansas Medical Center, she led the department of Preventive Medicine to do groundbreaking public-health work in a sub-specialty she created: nutritional anthropology. From Kansas City, Kansas, […]