Up To Date
KCUR
What Kansas City cares about. Up To Date brings people together for daily conversations about what’s happening in our region and how it affects our lives. Featuring interviews with artists, lawmakers, experts and everyday residents, plus original reporting from the KCUR newsroom, Up To Date keeps our city connected.
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Kansas City, MO
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KCUR
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What Kansas City cares about. Up To Date brings people together for daily conversations about what’s happening in our region and how it affects our lives. Featuring interviews with artists, lawmakers, experts and everyday residents, plus original reporting from the KCUR newsroom, Up To Date keeps our city connected.
Twitter:
@KCURUpToDate
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English
Contact:
4825 Troost Ave, Ste 202 Kansas City, MO 64110 816-235-2888
Email:
uptodate@kcur.org
Episodes
We asked Kansas Citians what patriotism means to them in 2025. Here's what they said
7/4/2025
Americans have less national pride than ever, according to new Gallup polling, with a big split along party lines. For many Kansas City residents, patriotism means more than a reflection of support for national political figures.
Duration:00:17:51
America's food system is driving climate change, and 'the problem is getting worse'
7/3/2025
In bestselling author Michael Grunwald's new book "We Are Eating The Earth," he highlights how agriculture is dramatically contributing to climate change. He's speaking next week at the Kansas City Public Library.
Duration:00:22:47
A KU graduate says this youth violence prevention program helped him prepare for college
7/2/2025
Youth violence has fallen in Wyandotte County, in part due to the ThrYve program. Barry Anderson took part when he was a student at Wyandotte High School, and credits the program with teaching him basic life skills necessary to attend the University of Kansas.
Duration:00:16:00
Trump’s budget would eliminate funds for Missouri and Kansas developmental disability centers
7/2/2025
Housed at both KU and UMKC, the university centers protect and support individuals with developmental disabilities. Now, they're at risk of closing under President Trump's proposed budget.
Duration:00:20:39
Kansas City Council member says tougher penalties on illegal dumping have cleaned up the city
7/1/2025
Illegal dumping has been a problem in Kansas City for decades. Now, a year after the city instituted tougher penalties on offenders, Council member Crispin Rea says things are moving in the right direction.
Duration:00:22:52
Kansas Citians are frustrated with the Royals and Chiefs. Some doubt the benefits of a new stadium
6/30/2025
Taxpayers in Kansas and Missouri still don't know if they'll be asked to help fund the stadiums for the Kansas City Royals and Chiefs. The lack of transparency and public participation from the teams has some people questioning if a deal is in their best interest.
Duration:00:17:56
5 Questions: Kevin Yoder, former Republican congressman from Kansas' 3rd District
6/27/2025
Kevin Yoder once represented Kansans from Wyandotte County south to Edgerton, Spring Hill and Louisburg. He joined KCUR's Up To Date for our series "5 Questions."
Duration:00:19:02
Missouri congressman says Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' plays 'deadly game' with people's health
6/26/2025
As Republicans in the U.S. Senate work to pass President Donald Trump's budget bill, Democratic U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, from Missouri's 5th District, views its contents as dangerous for the health of Americans.
Duration:00:18:39
LGBTQ+ couples in Kansas City share their love stories, 10 years after winning marriage equality
6/26/2025
Today marks 10 years since the U.S. Supreme Court legalized gay marriage nationwide in the Obergefell v. Hodges decision. KCUR spoke to Kansas City couples about their love stories — and what the anniversary means to them.
Duration:00:17:59
American Ninja Warrior contestant from Kansas wants to prove no one is too old to be a ninja
6/26/2025
Greg Justice, a 64-year-old Prairie Village resident, recently competed on this season of NBC's obstacle course reality show 'American Ninja Warrior.'
Duration:00:15:50
Grammy-winning rock 'n' roll group Chicago is coming to Kansas City
6/25/2025
Generations of rock 'n' roll fans have enjoyed the award-winning music of Chicago. In the band's 58th consecutive year of touring, they'll perform at Kansas City's Starlight Theatre.
Duration:00:19:53
Missouri Rep. Alford stands by Trump's decision to attack Iran: 'A surgical strike'
6/24/2025
As the ceasefire between Iran and Israel went into effect, U.S. Rep. Mark Alford, a Republican from Missouri, told KCUR that he backs President Trump's decision to bomb Iranian nuclear facilities. Alford's district includes Whiteman Air Force Base, where the bombers were launched.
Duration:00:13:29
Executive Director Tricia Rojo Bushnell leaves the Midwest Innocence Project
6/24/2025
Tricia Rojo Bushnell spent the past 12 years bringing innocent incarcerated individuals home at the Midwest Innocence Project. Now, she's leaving to be the executive director at the Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice.
Duration:00:14:53
A Lenexa group was giving medical aid in the Middle East when the Israel-Iran war started
6/23/2025
Roxanne Jones is a nurse with Global Care Force, an organization based in Lenexa that provides medical aid around the world. She returned Saturday to the United States from Jordan, a country located in between Israel and Iran, and witnessed missiles fly between the two nations.
Duration:00:12:06
Food recs: Kansas City’s best fried chicken, wings and more
6/21/2025
Chicken can sometimes get a bad rap but, fried, pan-seared, or smoked, it’s a versatile meat that sops up flavor like a sponge. Here’s where to find the tastiest broilers, fryers, and roasters in the metro, including crispy Korean fried chicken and succulent wings.
Duration:00:43:03
Kansas City Zoo just welcomed baby tamarins — some of their latest conservation successes
6/19/2025
Cotton-top tamarins are a critically endangered species. Wyoming toads were once listed as extinct. Recent births of both animals at the Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium are a show of some progress in their wildlife conservation efforts.
Duration:00:10:44
We invited Missouri Rep. Mark Alford to a Q&A with his constituents. Here's what he said
6/18/2025
KCUR hosted a town hall in Belton, Missouri, with Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Alford of the 4th Congressional District. He answered questions from constituents about what's happening in Washington — including the Trump administration's immigration policies and tariffs, recent protests, and violence against lawmakers.
Duration:00:46:22
Kansas City's reparations commission has been working for 2 years, but there's a lot left to do
6/18/2025
Mayor Quinton Lucas convened a Commission on Reparations back in May 2023, with the goal of producing recommendations on how the city could repair harms from racism. Two years later, much of that work has yet to begin.
Duration:00:20:20
Kansas Democratic leader worries about safety after Minnesota lawmaker's assassination
6/17/2025
The killing of a Democratic state representative in Minnesota this past weekend has Kansas Senate Minority Leader Dinah Sykes concerned about her and her family's safety. The name of Missouri U.S. Rep. Emmanuel Cleaver II was also included on the suspect's "hit list."
Duration:00:09:05
Kansas City's first World Cup match kicks off in 365 days. Is the city on track for hosting?
6/16/2025
Kansas City is 365 days away from the first World Cup match at GEHA's Arrowhead Stadium. KC2026 CEO Pam Kramer joined KCUR's Up To Date for an update on how the nonprofit is working through security and helping businesses prepare.
Duration:00:20:41