Byron Love

2 weeks ago | kcur.org | Nomin Ujiyediin |Byron Love

Immigrant detainees at the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas, have reported denied medical care, prolonged detention and unequal treatment. It's drawing serious scrutiny to the conditions in ICE custody, and the ACLU is calling for changes. Kansas City Star reporter Matthew Kelly explains what's happening on KCUR Up To Date. Contact the show at [email protected]. Follow KCUR on Instagram and Facebook for the latest news. Kansas City Today is hosted by Nomin Ujiyediin.

3 weeks ago | kcur.org | Nomin Ujiyediin |Byron Love

Kansas City officials say they have filled potholes and cracks on 25% of the city’s streets as part of an ambitious road repair project...but experts and residents have concerns. Kansas City officials report they have finished roughly one-fourth of a plan to repair the city's streets by filling thousands of potholes and cracks. KCUR’s Brandon Azim talked to residents and experts about how the effort is going so far. Contact the show at [email protected].

2 months ago | kcur.org | Peggy Lowe |Byron Love

Every year, 2 million seedlings from the George O. White State Forest tree nursery make their way to front yards and fields all over the region. We'll hear from the staff growing and cultivating trees at the 100-acre site in Licking, Missouri. KBIA’s Jana Rose Schleis brings us an audio postcard from the Ozarks. Contact the show at [email protected]. Follow KCUR on Instagram and Facebook for the latest news. Kansas City Today is hosted by Peggy Lowe.

Mar 27, 2025 | kcur.org | Nomin Ujiyediin |Byron Love

In-clinic abortion care has returned to Missouri for the first time in seven years, but people seeking those services are still learning to navigate the new system. We'll take a tour behind the scenes of one Planned Parenthood health clinic in Columbia. KBIA’s Rebecca Smith spoke with health care providers staffing central Missouri’s only abortion clinic, and saw what it's like for patients. Contact the show at [email protected]. Follow KCUR on Instagram and Facebook for the latest news.

Mar 17, 2025 | kcur.org | Brian Ellison |Byron Love

Five years ago today, instead of gathering for a festive St. Patrick’s Day parade, Kansas Citians were ordered not to gather in groups, and hospitals began to gear up for the biggest public health crisis of our lives. We look back at the first days of the pandemic through the eyes of a front-line nurse. KCUR’s Nomin Ujiyediin spoke to Carrie Willis, a nurse manager at Saint Luke’s East Hospital in Lee's Summit. Willis ran the progressive care unit treating COVID in 2020 and 2021.