Peggy Lowe

2 weeks 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.

3 weeks ago | kcur.org | Peggy Lowe

Leonard Zeskind, a nationally-known expert on the white national movement and founder of the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights, has died. He was 75 years old. Zeskind died peacefully at his Kansas City home after a long battle with cancer, said Devin Burghart, the institute’s president and executive director.

1 month ago | kcur.org | Peggy Lowe

Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson is supporting a proposed change in Missouri law that would add animal control officers as mandatory reporters of child and elder abuse, saying it would serve as a tool to combat the rise in domestic violence homicides. So far this year, 12 homicides in Kansas City are attributed to domestic violence, matching the total set last year, which is an “alarming rise,” according to Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves.

1 month ago | kcur.org | Peggy Lowe

The 15-year-old boy accused of killing Shaun Brady, a popular Irish chef in Kansas City, should be tried in adult court because it was a “vicious, forceful and violent act” that endangered the community, Jackson County juvenile authorities said Tuesday. But the boy’s attorney described K.H., known by his initials because he is a minor, as a “desperate, starving child” forced to sell drugs at 10 years old to feed himself and his siblings.

1 month ago | kcur.org | Peggy Lowe

Domestic violence is behind a growing number of homicides in Kansas City that is involving more than intimate partners, with children, parents and grandparents also now being affected, according to city officials. So far this year, 12 homicides are attributed to domestic violence, matching the total set last year, said Police Chief Stacey Graves, who stressed that there’s lots of community resources for help.