From co-ops to mobile grocers, organizations are finding ways to provide free food in Kansas City, Kansas.
Don’t call it a pantry: KCK groups fight hunger with markets, co-op, mobile grocer
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KCPS prioritizes recruitment as it predicts enrollment declines for younger students
While some families may have switched to other schools — or merely be slow to enroll — KCPS is concerned some children are missing out entirely on education because of the pandemic.
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15 years after Wichita unveiled a plan to end homelessness, progress stagnates
Donnie has a roof over his head. He’s still homeless. His left hand was nearly severed during an accident. Now, when Donnie lifts his hand and rotates his wrist, one can follow the length of a thick, white scar. “I’m limited in working,” said Donnie, who requested to be identified by his first name only. […]
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Discourtesy or discrimination? When it comes to complaints against KCPD, the line is blurry.
A Kansas City Police Department officer calls someone a racial slur. That might sound like racial bias, but if a complaint is filed with the department’s community oversight board, it won’t necessarily be labeled that way.
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What a long-awaited expansion to the community crisis center would mean for Sedgwick County
For all 22 years of his life, Vicente Granados knew exactly what he wanted to be: a bullfighter. Even in grade school, he dressed up as a rodeo clown for the wax museum assignment, said his sister Esther Granados. That’s how she remembers him best — the passionate bullfighter, the committed brother nicknamed “Boy.” […]
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‘A project like this is generational’: New KCI terminal prioritizes long-term accessibility
When construction of the new Kansas City International Airport terminal was approved, the Kansas City Council gave the Aviation Department a weighty challenge: make it the most accessible airport in the world.
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KCK school district rallies community to support students, prevent deaths
The Enough is Enough initiative seeks to raise awareness of problems and resources, gather input from students and the broader community, and address some of the risk factors leading to deaths.
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KC health officials work to increase COVID vaccination rates as delta variant spreads
As a mask mandate returns to Kansas City, the Health Department and community organizations take a more targeted approach to vaccine rollout to combat rising COVID-19 case numbers.
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The scarcity of Latinx teachers doesn’t reflect KC-area students’ diversity. One group wants to change that.
Combatting a sense of isolation is one major strategy of the Latinx Education Collaborative, a nonprofit that seeks to increase the number of Latinx teachers working in the Kansas City area by supporting both recruitment and retention.
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How the science of reading could revolutionize literacy for Wichita’s struggling students
Andi Giesen remembers sitting in first grade with a book in front of her and crying because she didn’t know how to read it. “Now, my teacher was probably saying, ‘Andi, you can do this,’ but what I remember is that I was crying about it,” said Giesen, now an assistant superintendent at Wichita Public […]