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Feb 11, 2025 | 
kcur.org | Nomin Ujiyediin |Byron Love
Meet the aronia berry. It's native to North America, easy to grow in the Midwest and full of antioxidants: So why don’t more U.S. consumers know about it? It seems like every few years, a different kind of fruit or vegetable becomes hip and trendy. But what if the next healthy superfruit was being grown by farmers across the Midwest? The aronia berry, also known as chokeberry, has gained a following in recent years for its reported health benefits and potential market.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
asianamericans.einnews.com | Brian Ellison |Byron Love
Published January 20, 2025 at 4:00 AM CST Listen • 15:00 A Lee’s Summit Republican is the first Asian-American to be Missouri’s speaker of the house. We'll get to know Rep. Jon Patterson, who hadn’t held elective office until coming to the House six years ago. Missouri state Rep.
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Dec 27, 2024 | 
kcur.org | Nomin Ujiyediin |Byron Love
Wyandotte County this year saw the death of ex-KCKPD officer Roger Golubski, budget cuts in the city government and concerns over high utility fees. Meanwhile, housing issues and homeless shelters, a case of food contamination, and high-stakes elections defined 2024 for Johnson County. The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas has had its fair share of struggles over the past couple of years.
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Dec 26, 2024 | 
kcur.org | Nomin Ujiyediin |Byron Love
What were the most important stories this year in Kansas City and Jackson County? We're discussing the fight over a downtown baseball stadium, the city's homicide and property crime issues, and the controversy over a homeless shelter — and talking about what next year might hold. KCUR reporters Savannah Hawley-Bates and Celisa Calacal sat down Kansas City Today host Nomin Ujiyediin to break down the year in news. Contact the show at [email protected].
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
kcur.org | Nomin Ujiyediin |Byron Love
For half a decade, the Kansas City nonprofit WeCode/KC has offered hands-on computer and coding classes primarily to Black students, to make a difference in the tech industry. Plus: A Kansas business processes film for photographers, cinematographers and even pop stars like Megan Thee Stallion. Black and Latino people are underrepresented in Kansas City’s growing technology industry.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
kcur.org | Brian Ellison |Byron Love
A new Missouri legislative panel investigates crime committed by undocumented immigrants, and is holding hearings around the state. But it's gotten pushback from residents because reports about the extent of immigrant crimes are mostly exaggerated or completely false. Veteran reporter Mary Sanchez, part of the The Beacon’s pop-up 2024 election team, has been following the committee’s work. KCUR's Brian Ellison talked to Sanchez about what the committee hopes to accomplish, and how it's been going.
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Aug 21, 2024 | 
kcur.org | Luke X. Martin |Byron Love
In November, voters in Missouri will have the opportunity to raise the state's minimum wage for a third time. Hear from organizers who support the ballot measure. Also, headlines from around the metro. This November, Missouri voters will weigh in on whether to raise the state's minimum wage, which they've approved twice before. It would also let the roughly one in three Missouri workers who earn minimum wage accrue up to seven sick days a year.
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Jul 18, 2024 | 
kcur.org | Nomin Ujiyediin |Byron Love
Kansas City is one of the deadliest major cities for pedestrians. And a quarter of the traffic deaths over the last few years happened on just a few streets, which have become wider and faster than necessary over the decades. How did Kansas City get this way, and how is the city now working to make its streets less dangerous?
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Jun 7, 2024 | 
kcur.org | Nomin Ujiyediin |Byron Love
Indie-pop band The Greeting Committee was formed by four Overland Park high schoolers in 2014. A decade later, the group has toured all over the United States, surpassed 100 million global streams and been lauded for its coming-of-age indie rock. Steve Kraske, host of KCUR's Up To Date, spoke with lead singer Addie Sartino and bassist Pierce Turcotte about their upcoming album, "Everyone’s Gone and I Know I’m the Cause," out June 21. Contact the show at [email protected].
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May 21, 2024 | 
kcur.org | Nomin Ujiyediin |Byron Love
Black women hoping to conceive using donor sperm often have to choose a donor from a different race or put their fertility journey on hold because of a shortage of Black sperm donors. One woman tells us her story. Plus: Parts of Missouri, Kansas and other Midwest states are still in drought, despite recent rains. For people trying to conceive using donated sperm, finding a Black sperm donor can be really hard. In some cases, it’s impossible.
