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. Email the show at uptodate@kcur.org
Location:
Kansas City, MO
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KCUR
Description:
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. Email the show at uptodate@kcur.org
Twitter:
@KCURUpToDate
Language:
English
Contact:
4825 Troost Ave, Ste 202 Kansas City, MO 64110 816-235-2888
Email:
uptodate@kcur.org
Episodes
Prairie Village political turmoil has caused ‘chaos and confusion,’ outgoing council members say
10/29/2025
Prairie Village will see turnover on the city council after November’s election. Four of the six incumbents whose terms are up are not running again. Chi Nguyen, who represents Ward 3, and Greg Shelton, who represents Ward 5, joined KCUR's Up To Date to reflect on their terms and the recent controversies that have shaped the city.
Duration:00:16:31
Country Club Plaza's new vision: taller buildings and more walkable roads
10/29/2025
The Plaza’s new owner, Gillon Property Group, recently submitted plans to Kansas City outlining its vision for the future of the district. The group wants to make the area more friendly to pedestrians and increase the allowable height of buildings, in a process that will take several years.
Duration:00:28:46
Kansas City’s Folly Theater says break-in caused up to $750,000 in damage
10/28/2025
Folly Theater staff have spent the week cleaning up after a break in left the 125-year-old venue badly damaged. After canceling last weekend's show, the Folly plans to reopen November 1.
Duration:00:16:27
Kansas City car enthusiasts created a safer, legal space to show off their stunt driving
10/27/2025
Illegal car sideshows have frustrated Kansas City residents and the police for years. Even some stunt drivers say the events have grown unsafe due to a rise and drama and gun violence at the events. Now they have an alternative that doesn’t require blocking local roadways.
Duration:00:20:47
Kansas City's streetcar extension opens big opportunities for stores and restaurants along the route
10/24/2025
The Main Street extension of the Kansas City streetcar line is finally open for riders after years of disruptive construction. The owners of Crows Coffee and Ragazza say they're trying to capitalize on the increased foot traffic.
Duration:00:23:45
Can Missouri’s Congress members find a compromise to end the shutdown? It looks unlikely
10/24/2025
As frustration grows around the weekslong government shutdown, Kansas City-area U.S. Reps. Mark Alford and Emanuel Cleaver II can’t see eye-to-eye on a solution that will benefit their constituents. The two Congress members joined KCUR’s Up To Date to debate what's causing the gridlock in Washington.
Duration:00:35:12
Kansas City is restoring the Blue River. The environment and residents will benefit
10/23/2025
An ARPA grant from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources allowed the city to invest $5 million to restore the Blue River. Once a favorite for outdoor recreation in Kansas City, the river has become polluted as a result of urbanization.
Duration:00:19:18
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas says layoffs are not on the table despite projected budget deficit
10/22/2025
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas joined KCUR's Up To Date to discuss the city's projected $100 million budget deficit in 2027, the streetcar extension on Main Street opening later this week and where things stand on new stadiums for the Royals and Chiefs.
Duration:00:45:13
Residents in Kansas City's Valentine neighborhood ask for historic district protections
10/21/2025
Kansas City Life Insurance Company demolished nearly two dozen buildings at the north end of the Valentine neighborhood last year, and has more planned. In July, the Valentine Neighborhood Association applied for a portion of the neighborhood to be designated a historic district, and the Kansas City Council could vote as early as this week on the proposal.
Duration:00:30:12
Kansas City is becoming a hub for research to cure Type 1 diabetes
10/20/2025
Diabetes is on the rise worldwide. At the University of Kansas Medical Center, a growing roster of diabetes researchers are working towards a cure for type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease that keeps the body from producing insulin.
Duration:00:20:48
Kansas City’s Psychedelic Society is ready to change minds about psilocybin
10/18/2025
Psychedelic drugs like psilocybin are getting more attention from doctors and lawmakers, including in Missouri and Kansas, as a potential treatment for mental health conditions. Dr. Christine Ziemer, a professor at Missouri Western State University, discusses the landscape around Kansas City.
Duration:00:20:07
Kansas Citians with ties to Gaza and Israel feel 'relieved' but skeptical about ceasefire
10/17/2025
It has been over a week since Israel and Hamas came to a ceasefire agreement. How are leaders in the Jewish and Palestinian communities here in Kansas City reacting to this moment?
Duration:00:26:09
A Kansas City church wants to keep guns off the street by turning them into garden tools
10/17/2025
A gun that finds its way into the wrong hands can have deadly consequences. That’s why some people surrender their unwanted guns to Central Presbyterian Church to be repurposed into gardening tools and other art.
Duration:00:12:16
Jackson County’s interim executive Phil LeVota wants to restore ‘integrity and trust’
10/16/2025
LeVota was sworn in as interim Jackson County executive Thursday. He replaces Frank White, Jr., who was recalled by voters in September. LeVota says his first priority is property tax relief, and he’s sworn not to run for a full term next year.
Duration:00:26:02
Pioneering Kansas City reporter says investigative journalism is in 'better shape' than many realize
10/15/2025
Investigative reporter and Kansas City native James Steele has worked in journalism for over six decades. He believes that the state of investigative journalism — led today by local and regional nonprofit outlets — is in better shape than most people might think.
Duration:00:22:41
How one Kansas City humanitarian group is reacting to the Gaza ceasefire
10/14/2025
With the ceasefire in Gaza continuing to hold, humanitarian organizations are working to get aid to Palestinians. Kansas City-based Heart to Heart International hopes to provide help as soon as possible, after Israel's blockade prevented them from bringing supplies.
Duration:00:18:33
Kansas City Current’s record-breaking season isn’t over yet. This is how they got here
10/14/2025
After clinching their spot in the National Women’s Soccer League playoffs early, Kansas City Current fans can relax as the team spoils the playoff possibilities of other contenders. The team hasn’t lost a match in 17 straight games.
Duration:00:11:43
Missouri is launching a new program to make child care more affordable for parents
10/13/2025
With the cost of child care rising higher than some mortgages, Missouri is providing $2.5 million to Child Care Works, a program aiming to balance the cost between parents, businesses and the state.
Duration:00:17:03
This reporter survived kidnapping and death threats. He says 'democracy is under attack'
10/12/2025
Trust in the news and protections for journalists is declining globally. Gustavo Gorriti, an investigative reporter from Peru who has faced death threats and been kidnapped, spoke with KCUR's Up To Date about journalists' role in protecting democracy.
Duration:00:18:34
Federal workers and farmers around Kansas City struggle as government shutdown drags on
10/10/2025
As the government shutdown continues, the lack of any federal funding is having a profound impact on people around the country and here in Kansas City. KCUR's Up To Date examined the government shutdown from three different perspectives.
Duration:00:30:33