Kavahn Mansouri

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Investigative Reporter at KCUR-FM (Kansas City, MO)

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'Bring Carol home:' ICE snatches rural Missouri mom at immigration check-in

4 days ago | iowapublicradio.org | Kavahn Mansouri |Chad Davis

Carol Mayorga sat at a small table inside the Greene County Jail in Springfield, Mo., on Wednesday morning. She appeared on screen via the jail's video visitation service, wearing a muted green jumpsuit, her eyeglasses framed by her black hair. Mayorga, whose legal name is Ming Li Hui, has been detained in jail under U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody since late April.
'Bring Carol home:' ICE snatches rural Missouri mom at immigration check-in

1 week ago | kbia.org | Kavahn Mansouri |Chad Davis

Carol Mayorga sat at a small table inside the Greene County Jail in Springfield, Missouri, on Wednesday morning. She appeared on screen via the jail's video visitation service, wearing a muted green jumpsuit, her eyeglasses framed by her black hair. Mayorga, whose legal name is Ming Li Hui, has been detained in jail under U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody since late April.
Police warn Missouri Republicans against reviving a controversial gun rights law

1 month ago | iowapublicradio.org | Kavahn Mansouri

Missouri Republican lawmakers are trying again to prohibit local law enforcement from enforcing federal gun laws through a law previously ruled unconstitutional — frustrating police officers statewide. The latest proposed Second Amendment Preservation Act (SAPA) comes with changes that supporters hope will clear legal obstacles, but police groups and officials say the law creates the same problems as its predecessor. “I think it’s anti-law enforcement,” said Ellisville Police Chief Steve Lewis.
Midwest schools face civil rights investigations. Trump’s Education Department cuts may end them

2 months ago | kcur.org | Kavahn Mansouri

It was a Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights investigation into the Ottumwa Community School District in Iowa that revealed for years a Black middle-school student in the district faced ongoing racial harassment from white students and that the school district didn’t do enough to address the harassment.
Midwest schools are facing civil rights investigations. Trump’s DOE cuts may end them

2 months ago | nebraskapublicmedia.org | Kavahn Mansouri

“An OCR complaint can lead to an investigation and can result in practice changes in a district,” Fink said.
A Midwest farmer was promised money for a new delivery truck. Then Trump froze the funds

Feb 27, 2025 | ipmnewsroom.org | Kavahn Mansouri |Kate Grumke

For years, Jason Grimm filled his pickup truck with coolers to deliver poultry, potatoes and dry beans from his farm in Williamsburg, Iowa, to nearby restaurants. The pickup truck worked for short-distance deliveries, but his goal of expanding his business by delivering frozen poultry deeper into central Iowa hinged on a better system.
A Midwest farmer was promised money for a new delivery truck. Then Trump froze the funds

Feb 27, 2025 | kcur.org | Kavahn Mansouri |Kate Grumke

For years, Jason Grimm filled his pickup truck with coolers to deliver poultry, potatoes and dry beans from his farm in Williamsburg, Iowa, to nearby restaurants. The pickup truck worked for short-distance deliveries, but his goal of expanding his business by delivering frozen poultry deeper into central Iowa hinged on a better system.
Homeless residents in Midwest cities are increasingly hard to track — and to help - IPM Newsroom

Feb 12, 2025 | ipmnewsroom.org | Kavahn Mansouri

Ice-covered snow crunched under April Redman’s feet as she carefully made her way down a narrow wooded trail. It was after midnight and below freezing on a recent Missouri morning. Her phone’s flashlight was the only light in the forested area behind a Dollar General on the outskirts of Jefferson City. “Hello?” Redman called out as other volunteers farther up the trail echoed her. “We’re just here to help.”Redman continued up the path.
Homeless residents in Midwest cities are increasingly hard to track - and help

Feb 10, 2025 | nebraskapublicmedia.org | Kavahn Mansouri

Advocates for homeless people have criticized the accuracy of the point-in-time count for decades. Last year, ABC News reported nationwide issues with the count, including the amount of people involved in counts and varying methods used in different areas. The report found the numbers of counters varied drastically in regions with similar populations, while counters used surveys in some places and tallies in others.
Hoping to buy a home in the Midwest? Renting might be a better option for now

Jan 28, 2025 | kcur.org | Kavahn Mansouri

This could be the year of the renter as interest rates, rising housing prices and inflation continue to challenge prospective homeowners. While homeowner hopefuls may have to wait for a house in their price range, renters in the Midwest live in a region with the lowest rent in the U.S., which may sustain as the market fluctuates.

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