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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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
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4825 Troost Ave, Ste 202 Kansas City, MO 64110 816-235-2888
Email:
uptodate@kcur.org
Episodes
Food recs: Kansas City's best happy hours
5/11/2024
Afternoon tapas, evening sushi and late-night steak frites all await you at some of the best happy hours in the metro. Here’s KCUR’s guide to wine and dine at a discount.
Duration:00:44:25
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly will call a special session to pass more modest tax relief
5/9/2024
Kelly says she will veto the bipartisan tax bill lawmakers passed in the last hours of the 2024 legislative session. A special session to pass tax relief less impactful on future state budgets will be called, but a timeline is not yet confirmed.
Duration:00:27:22
How decades of U.S. foreign policy decisions contributed to the crisis at the southern border
5/9/2024
In his new book "Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here," immigration expert Jonathan Blitzer highlights the U.S. foreign policy decisions that led to today's crisis at the southern border. Blitzer will be in Kansas City Tuesday for a Cockefair lecture at UMKC.
Duration:00:23:24
Cybercrime is lurking around Kansas City. Here's how to be prepared for an attack
5/8/2024
Several Kansas City government offices have been targeted by cybercrimes in recent months. A local cybersecurity adviser with the Department of Homeland Security explains why high-profile attacks are growing more frequent, and how agencies and individuals can avoid becoming victims.
Duration:00:14:29
With a new stadium and no losses, the Kansas City Current is on a roll
5/7/2024
The Kansas City Current is off to a great start during its first season at CPKC Stadium. The team leads the league in goals and hasn't lost a game over a month into the year.
Duration:00:10:39
WeCode KC is teaching underserved youth how to land in-demand cybersecurity jobs
5/6/2024
WeCode KC is partnering with Kipp Legacy High School in Kansas City for the new program WeCodeThaBloKC, which aims to help youth from underserved communities break into the high-paying, in-demand tech industry.
Duration:00:20:57
How a Kansas City nonprofit works with high school students to reduce waste and food insecurity
5/6/2024
Kids Feeding Kids, a program run by Pete's Garden, teaches high schooler students how to mass produce meals to serve families in their communities.
Duration:00:20:10
United Methodist Church repealed its ban on LGBTQ clergy. How are Kansas City members responding?
5/3/2024
On May 1, delegates at the United Methodist Church’s General Conference voted to repeal a ban on LGBTQ clergy that stood for four decades.
Duration:00:23:40
Missourians could vote this fall whether to mandate paid sick leave and a $15 minimum wage
5/2/2024
Organizers submitted more than 210,000 signatures for a ballot question to approve a minimum wage hike and mandatory sick leave in Missouri. If enough signatures are verified, voters will weigh in during the August or November elections.
Duration:00:10:31
KC Soundcheck: Kasey Rausch
5/2/2024
Kasey Rausch is a fifth generation musician who began performing at age 15. Two days after graduating from high school, she moved from Texas back to her hometown of Kansas City to live alongside her extended family while pursuing music.
Duration:00:18:32
Lawsuit by Kansas City's mayor leads to a redo election on KCPD funding measure
5/1/2024
The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled that a 2022 ballot measure ordering Kansas City to increase its minimum threshold for police funding "misled voters" to the point of making the election unfair. Acting on a lawsuit filed by Mayor Quinton Lucas, the court has ordered a new election.
Duration:00:09:30
At Kansas City's Goofball Sk8boards, an LGBTQ safe space, being a newbie skater is cool
5/1/2024
Local queer couple Joan and Harper Rose opened Goofball Sk8boards last year in the Waldo neighborhood after feeling tired of the judgment that often comes with the skate scene. The shop and indoor park, where the Roses teach lessons, is a place to learn — and be goofy — in a safe and sober environment.
Duration:00:16:01
University of Missouri students in Kansas City and Columbia protest against civilian deaths in Gaza
4/30/2024
Students on University of Missouri campuses are protesting in solidarity with Palestinians under bombardment from Israel in the Gaza strip.
Duration:00:10:48
Celebrating the life and legacy of legendary Kansas City jazz singer Queen Bey
4/30/2024
Legendary Kansas City jazz singer Queen Bey died last Monday. Her performances left an indelible mark on the city's jazz scene with her larger-than-life stage presence and stunning voice.
Duration:00:17:14
How Kansas City could be affected by the U.S. Supreme Court case on homelessness
4/29/2024
The Supreme Court of the United States will decide this summer if unhoused people can be fined or arrested for sleeping outside. Local government officials, including some in Kansas City, say enforcement of encampments is needed to address the crisis. But advocates say criminalization is a waste of resources.
Duration:00:29:49
Kansas City’s zero fare bus rides are here for another year, but fiscal troubles loom
4/26/2024
The Kansas City Council unanimously approved $70.9 million in funding for the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority. Bus and paratransit rides will stay at zero fare at least until the contract expires on April 30, 2025, but the bus system faces a deficit once federal funds run out.
Duration:00:20:13
Kansas City G.I.F.T.'s business center provides services to help elevate Black-owned businesses
4/25/2024
Kansas City G.I.F.T. is a local nonprofit working to address the racial wealth gap in our metro by helping Black entrepreneurs build and sustain their small businesses. While they provide grants, the organization's business center also provides free business coaching, accounting, marketing and more.
Duration:00:21:10
The first day of the 2024 NFL Draft has arrived. Who will the Kansas City Chiefs select?
4/25/2024
The Kansas City Chiefs will have seven picks in tonight's NFL Draft to determine which young players will play alongside Patrick Mahomes in the team's quest for its third straight championship.
Duration:00:15:12
It’s National Volunteer Week. Here’s what the Peace Corps was like for Kansas City volunteers
4/25/2024
In honor of National Volunteer Week April 21-27, three returned Peace Corps Volunteers from Kansas City shared what the Peace Corps experience was about for them.
Duration:00:28:57
Comics, improvisers and sketch artists to feature in Kansas City’s first Black Comedy Festival
4/24/2024
The first ever Black Comedy Festival KC will take place from April 25-28, mainly in Kansas City’s historic 18th & Vine district. Festival organizers say it’s the first festival to highlight black comics in the region, as well as the first to feature several different forms of comedy.
Duration:00:22:18