Record-High Food Prices Boost Farmers' Bottom Lines
Part of a seriesThanks to high commodity prices and surging productivity, U.S. farmers earned a net income of nearly $98 billion last year — a record, according to the Food and Agricultural Policy...
View ArticleConfusion Wins In Missouri's 'Chaotic' Caucus Process
Cassville, Mo., is a little town on the edge of the Ozark Mountains. During the Civil War, the Confederate state Legislature convened here. Tuesday, the Republican presidential caucus was the big draw....
View ArticleDrought Spreads Misery Through Arkansas River Basin
Drought has set in early and hard across the Midwest, parching the Arkansas River basin. The river trickling out of the mountains is dry before it reaches some of the major agricultural uses downstream.
View ArticleSome In Mo. Still Back Rep. Akin Despite Comments
Many people in Missouri are still backing GOP Rep. Todd Akin — some more strongly than before — after his controversial remarks about rape and pregnancy.Akin was polling ahead of the incumbent,...
View ArticleDespite Record Drought, Farmers Expect Banner Year
After one of the driest summers on record, recent rains have helped in some parts of the country. But overall, the drought has still intensified. The latest tracking classifies more than a fifth of the...
View ArticleMajor Storm Blankets Kansas City
A massive storm closed more than 200 miles of highway and grounded hundreds of flights. Kansas City suffered one of the worst storms in its history.
View ArticleDrought-Stricken Plains Farmers 'Giddy' Over Heavy Snow
Two rapid-fire snowstorms belted Kansas with more than 2 feet of snow this week.
View ArticleAfter Years Of Struggle, Veteran Chooses To End His Life
After a dozen years at war, an estimated 2 million active-duty service members will have returned home by the end of 2013. Some reintegrate without much struggle, but for others it's not so easy. The...
View ArticleCities Turn Sewage Into 'Black Gold' For Local Farms
On a normal day, Kansas City, Mo., processes more than 70 million gallons of raw sewage. This sewage used to be a nuisance, but Kansas City, and a lot of municipalities around the country, are now...
View ArticleTwinkies' Return Is Mostly Sweet News For Kansas Town
The news of Hostess' return to Emporia, Kan., sparked an ecstatic response in this beleaguered town — even though there will be only half as many jobs.The new company, formed when investors bought...
View ArticleInjured Veteran Keeps Up His Fight, Deciding To Live
A spinal injury left Iraq War veteran Tomas Young paralyzed below the waistin 2004. Further medical complications a few years later made him quadriplegic.Although Young had enlisted two days after the...
View ArticleFederal Plan To Save Prairie Chickens Ruffles State Feathers
It's prairie chicken mating season!Still, it's tough being a lesser prairie chicken these days. This type of grouse once spanned an enormous area, though now they survive mainly in pockets of Oklahoma...
View ArticleIn Kansas City, Superfast Internet And A Digital Divide
Kansas City has some of the Internet's best service anywhere. Providers there jostle for customers who can now expect broadband that's about 100 times faster than the national average.But, four years...
View ArticleSuicides By Missouri Politicians Raise Questions About State Ethics
In Missouri, two political suicides have stunned the Republican Party. In February, state Auditor Tom Schweich, a leading candidate for the party's nomination for governor, shot himself. Then just last...
View ArticleOne Family Revitalizes A Small Town With, Yes, Quilts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bEJLnaZQOU Just a few years ago, downtown Hamilton, Mo., looked a lot like a thousand other forgotten, rural towns. Abandoned, forlorn buildings marred the main drag.But...
View ArticleBeyond The Battle Flag: Controversy Over Confederate Symbols Unfurls
The Charleston, S.C., shootings have sparked lots of discussion about the Confederate battle flag, but it's not the only symbol of the Confederacy.Hundreds of Confederate memorials, plazas and markers...
View ArticleTo Survive, The Greeting Card Industry Will Have To Get Creative
The greeting card industry is struggling to stay relevant in the digital age.Hallmark has announced that it's closing its distribution center in Enfield, Conn., and cutting 570 jobs there, as it...
View ArticleKansas Lawsuit Settlement Sets Standard For Gun Seller Liability
Each year, convicted felons get thousands of weapons from licensed gun dealers. They skirt the mandatory background checks by having people who do qualify fill out the paperwork for them.Now, the...
View ArticleThe Demise Of Old-Style Demolition Derby
Americans have been intentionally ramming cars into each other for sport for decades. And at this time of year, fans crowd into county fairs to see battered, souped-up cars bash each other to...
View ArticleUniversity Of Missouri President Resigns After Protests
Copyright 2015 KCUR-FM. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: The man who presided over the University of Missouri system has stepped down. Now the chancellor says he will resign by the end of the...
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