In one of Kansas City's hottest summers, thousands face brutal utility bills and shutoff threats

KCUR reports that thousands of Kansas City residents are struggling to pay rent and utility bills and at risk of being shut off. LINC reports that relief for families processed by LINC/Morning Star now exceeds $2.5 million.

KCUR: After winning national praise, the KC Black History project looks to expand its reach

“It’s rewarding when a national organization that promotes good history (says) your project is important,” said Jeremy Drouin, who manages the Kansas City Public Library’s Missouri Valley Special Collections.

Kansas City Black history to get its due on Wikipedia

For more than a decade, researchers with the Kansas City Public Library and the Black Archives of Mid-America have been working with LINC to tell the deep and influential history of Kansas City Black women and men. Now it’s time that Wikipedia got up to speed.

Chess in the Midwest on KCUR

LINC Community Organizer Mr. Lee Bohannon talked with KCUR - Central Standard about the LINC Chess program and its impact on student performance and their character.

Musical Chairs: A local study of student mobility

KCUR's multi-part series "Musical Chairs" investigates a significant but under-the-radar aspect of education -- the frequency with which students change schools during the academic year, and the challenges that arise from all that moving around.