Crystal Everett News Today

Four Kansas City-area children’s book authors share how they found their love for reading and the importance of supporting the "If You Give a Child a Book ..." campaign.

According to the U.S. Postal Service, letters and cards have been on the decline for the past 20 years. But that hasn’t stopped some millennials and Gen Z enthusiasts from using snail mail.

Since July, about 981,000 families in Kansas and Missouri have received monthly child tax credit payments worth hundreds of dollars per kid. But Republican senators in both states say they will not support a bill expanding the credits.

Families used federal child tax credit money to pay down debt, take a family vacation and defray child care costs. The payments end Dec. 31.

KCUR 89.3 Marcellus Howell looks after cats and kittens for KC Pet Project as part of a summer internship facilitated by Working For Youth. As Kansas City grapples with community violence, a new youth internship program is aiming to change the trajectory of at-risk teens. The model has helped cut crime and boost graduation rates in Omaha, and is showing early signs of success here. Crowded into a small cafe lounge at Manual Career and Technical Center in Kansas City, Missouri, about three do...