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
Language:
English
Contact:
4825 Troost Ave, Ste 202 Kansas City, MO 64110 816-235-2888
Email:
uptodate@kcur.org
Episodes
Kansas City immigrants are skipping court hearings out of fear of ICE arrests
6/5/2025
Recent reports of immigrants being picked up by ICE after appearing at Kansas City immigration court have caused a surge in attendance of concerned advocates and attorneys. These advocates say the arrests are an intimidation tactic, as the Trump administration tries to speed up deportations.
Duration:00:21:22
Kansas City PrideFest celebrates 50th anniversary despite hostile politics and sponsor losses
6/4/2025
As Kansas City’s Pride Month celebrations mark their 50th anniversary this year, festival organizers say anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric from the Trump administration has caused a severe loss of sponsorships. Even with a reduced budget, PrideFest plans to bring new resources to help fill a growing gap for the LGBTQ+ community.
Duration:00:15:27
KC Soundcheck: Shelby Floyd
6/2/2025
After years of rejection, Overland Park native Shelby Floyd felt her dreams come true as she won the HBO Max reality competition show "Second Chance Stage." The singer-songwriter taps into the highs and lows of her journey in her first single "Sad Girl Spring."
Duration:00:25:05
After Patriot Front rally, Kansas City mayor says he doesn't want to amplify white supremacists
5/30/2025
Some Kansas Citians on social media have criticized the way that the KCPD and Mayor Quinton Lucas responded to a march of masked white nationalists last weekend. In a wide-ranging conversation, Lucas defended his comments, as well as discussed the Royals' search for a new stadium, his recent trip to Qatar and fixing public transit.
Duration:00:45:55
During 38 years in a Missouri prison, Patty Prewitt maintained hope — and her innocence
5/30/2025
In December, then-Missouri Gov. Mike Parson commuted the life sentence of Patty Prewitt, who had already spent 38 years behind bars for a crime she maintains she did not commit. Now, she's out with a new book, "Trying to Catch Lightning in a Jar: Letters from Prison."
Duration:00:24:35
Tom Papa from 'Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!' performing in Kansas City this weekend
5/29/2025
Avid public radio listeners know Tom Papa as a regular panelist and guest host on NPR's "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!" and for his role on the program "Live From Here." He'll be in Kansas City for a stand-up comedy set this Saturday.
Duration:00:22:01
Missouri banned Callery pears and 5 other invasive plants. Grow these instead
5/28/2025
Missouri lawmakers have banned the sale or transport of six native plant species, including Callery pear trees. The ban will go into effect Jan. 1, 2029 — to give sellers time to replace their inventories.
Duration:00:14:54
Cass County students competing in Missouri Civics Bee with ideas to improve their community
5/27/2025
A local civics bee competition in Harrisonville, Missouri, challenged students' knowledge and ability to make a difference in society. Now students from Harrisonville and Raymore-Peculiar schools will compete in the state competition.
Duration:00:23:45
AI is being trained on stolen books. Here's what a bestselling Kansas author has to say about it
5/25/2025
For years, tech companies have secretly used pirated e-book libraries to train their generative artificial intelligence models. "It horrifies me," says Kansas author Bryn Greenwood, whose books were among those stolen.
Duration:00:31:18
How Kansas Citians could be affected by cuts to SNAP, the federal food benefits program
5/24/2025
President Trump's tax-cut bill, which was narrowly approved by the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, could dramatically cut funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Kansas City advocates say this would harm the nearly 850,000 residents between Missouri and Kansas that depend on food benefits.
Duration:00:13:52
Missouri House Speaker defends 2026 abortion ban measure — but says more ballot votes are likely
5/23/2025
Missouri House Speaker Jon Patterson, who represents Lee's Summit, says next year's vote on whether to ban abortion again might not be the end of efforts around how the state regulates the procedure.
Duration:00:29:43
Kansas woman killed at Capitol Jewish Museum was 'trying to do the peace building,' father says
5/22/2025
Sarah Milgrim, who was from Prairie Village, was shot and killed along with her partner Yaron Lischinsky outside the Capitol Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday night. Both worked for the Israeli embassy, and the couple was about to leave for a trip to Israel.
Duration:00:07:28
Royals rookie starting pitcher Noah Cameron is making history for his hometown team
5/21/2025
St. Joseph, Missouri, native Noah Cameron is living out his childhood dream by pitching for the Kansas City Royals. In his first two major league starts, he has already become "the person that everybody is watching." Hear his conversation with KCUR's Up To Date.
Duration:00:21:58
Truman Library exhibit captures Kansas City jazz musicians over the decades
5/20/2025
Spanning local legends to contemporary up-and-comers, Jazz KC Portraits captures the musicians and stories of Kansas City's jazz scene. On display at the Harry S. Truman Library & Museum in Independence, the exhibit also reveals the connection of President Truman to the city's early jazz era.
Duration:00:23:35
Missouri's legislative session ended in dramatic fashion. Here's what went down
5/19/2025
The Missouri General Assembly's 2025 legislative session ended last week, but with some last-minute drama. While it was a more productive term than in recent years, some legislative priorities — including funding packages for the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals stadiums — didn't make it to the finish line.
Duration:00:23:18
UMKC Conservatory announces a multi-million-dollar expansion
5/18/2025
The UMKC Conservatory announced a planned expansion for its facilities that will aim to increase "performance, classroom and collaboration opportunities for students and the Kansas City community." The first phase is estimated to cost $35 million.
Duration:00:13:53
KC Soundcheck: Paris Williams
5/17/2025
Kansas City artist Paris Williams has been writing songs since he was 13. His music is a blend of the rap and R&B he listened to with his parents, and the indie, pop and punk his classmates listened to growing up in Muskegon, Michigan. You can hear him perform later this month at Manor Fest.
Duration:00:21:55
Missouri will see an abortion ban on the ballot. Advocates are preparing for another campaign
5/16/2025
Only six months after Missourians enshrined the right to an abortion in the state's constitution, the issue is going back before voters. Republican lawmakers approved an abortion ban amendment that would overturn many of the protections in Amendment 3.
Duration:00:14:30
75 years after Truman integrated the military, Black veterans reflect on the 'freedom to serve'
5/15/2025
In 1950, a special committee assembled by President Harry S. Truman delivered its groundbreaking report on desegregating the military. KCUR's Up To Date spoke with two Black veterans to discuss the legacy of Truman's decision and the battles that are still being fought to ensure the integration of the armed forces.
Duration:00:28:09
Mario Vasquez, Kansas City's new city manager, talks about how he plans to approach the job
5/14/2025
Kansas City Council voted last week to make Mario Vasquez, a longtime city employee, as the new city manager. Vasquez joined KCUR's Up To Date to discuss his new role and his vision for Kansas City.
Duration:00:33:10