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Jerry Eisterhold runs Vox Vineyards in Weston, Mo. He's working to save long-lost American wine grape varietals.

Midwestern Vintner Saves The Forgotten Grapes That Saved Europe's Wines

10:49am May 03, 2018

by Laura Ziegler

Jerry Eisterhold wanted to make unique wines. It all started when he pulled a random, rare book from his shelf — a book written by a 19th-century horticulturist whose work had fallen into obscurity.

Joe Craine grabs a handful of late-winter Kansas prairie plants. Cattle need the nutrient-rich green grass to grow.

Soaring Popularity Of Grass-Fed Beef May Hit Roadblock: Less Nutritious Grass

7:00am January 08, 2018

by Alex Smith

Since the mid-'90s, levels of crude protein in the plants, which cattle need to grow, have dropped nearly 20 percent, and it may just be a matter of time before prairie grasses can't support grazing.

There's been a lot of public and private investment in Kansas City's downtown since the 1990s.

Economy

As Kansas City Booms And Sprawls, Trying Not To Forget Those In Between

11:28am August 25, 2017

by Sarah McCammon

The city's suburbs are growing and its downtown is once again thriving - but what's happening in the middle?

Public housing in lower Manhattan in New York City.

Location A Bigger Influence Than Race For Children In Public Housing

3:57pm May 09, 2017

by Gene Demby

A new study finds that the neighborhood where children in public housing live impacts their life outcomes in more significant ways than race does.

Kansas City Archdiocese Cutting Ties With Girl Scouts Over 'Troubling Trends'

6:07pm May 02, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

A Kansas archbishop says Scouts shouldn't hold up women like Gloria Steinem as role models. He says American Heritage Girls troops are "based on Christian values" and are a better fit for parishes.

Adam Purinton was arrested Thursday and accused of carrying out a shooting in Olathe, Kan. He's seen here in a photo released by the Henry County (Mo.) Sheriff's Office.

National

Kansas Man Arrested In Shooting That Reportedly Targeted Foreigners

9:56am February 24, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Two of the victims are originally from India; their assailant was reportedly heard yelling "get out of my country" just before opening fire. The FBI has joined the investigation.

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Screenshot of the Electric Vehicle Charging Station Locations lookup from the Department of Energy

In America's Heartland, A Power Company Leads Charge For Electric Cars

4:57pm February 14, 2017

Kansas City Power & Light is building an ambitious, $20 million network of 1,000 charging stations. It's turning its service area into one of the fastest-growing electric vehicle markets in the U.S.

The Dow Jones Railroad Index has climbed about 25 percent since the election, but many U.S. companies have cross-border trade accounts that could be affected by policy changes that President Donald Trump might make regarding the North American Free Trade

U.S. Companies Uncertain Of NAFTA Trading Under Trump Administration

8:17am February 06, 2017

by Frank Morris

NAFTA critics say money and jobs go to Mexico, but U.S. companies, like Kansas City Southern, do benefit. The company, built around trade with Mexico, has been hit hard by Trump's victory.

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In this photo taken with a fisheye lens, riders go down the world's tallest water slide called "Verruckt" at Schlitterbahn Waterpark in 2014.

National

World's Tallest Waterslide To Be Demolished After Boy's Death

4:39pm November 23, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

"In our opinion, it is the only proper course of action following this tragedy," Schlitterbahn Waterparks and Resorts said. A 10-year-old rider was killed on the Verrückt waterslide last August.

National

3 Girls Injured In Fall From Ferris Wheel At Tennessee Fair

6:06pm August 09, 2016

by Brakkton Booker

The girls fell "between 35 and 45 feet," according to officials. One girl sustained a traumatic brain injury. The incident comes a day after a boy died while riding a waterslide in Kansas.