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  • Lavish spending & salaries of union leaders exposed in KC Star investigation. Why there's talk of an "impending bloodbath" in Topeka & the state "going to hell in a handbasket." What you need to know in the waning hours of the Kansas legislative session. Plus, Rush inducted in secret ceremony.

    KC Week in Review
    May 18, 2011

    Lavish spending & salaries of union leaders exposed in KC Star investigation. Why there’s talk of an “impending bloodbath” in Topeka & the state “going to hell in a handbasket.” What you need to know in the waning hours of the Kansas legislative session. Plus, Rush inducted in secret ceremony.

  • Students in the Hickman Mills School District receive the gift of books for summer reading.

    P.T. Celebrates Summer Reading Kick-off

    Students in the Hickman Mills School District receive the gift of books for summer reading.

  • This week: The Charlotte Street Foundation, Starlight Theatre's Denton Yockey, Cristo Rey and the Black Archives of Mid-America

    The Local Show: May 17, 2012

    This week: The Charlotte Street Foundation, Starlight Theatre’s Denton Yockey, Cristo Rey and the Black Archives of Mid-America

  • The tallies are in for the 2012 KCPT PBS Kids GO! Writers Contest!

    And The Winning Writers Are…

    The tallies are in for the 2012 KCPT PBS Kids GO! Writers Contest!

  • Why UMKC wants to change its name. Mitt Romney in town. The new high-tech answer to the city's crime problems. AMC being sold to Chinese conglomerate? A tough PR call for the Golden Ox. Plus, trapped in intolerably long lines in Johnson County.

    KC Week in Review
    May 11, 2012

    Why UMKC wants to change its name. Mitt Romney in town. The new high-tech answer to the city’s crime problems. AMC being sold to Chinese conglomerate? A tough PR call for the Golden Ox. Plus, trapped in intolerably long lines in Johnson County.

  • Watch videos of your favorite PBS KIDS programs on iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.

    PBS KIDS Video App

    Watch videos of your favorite PBS KIDS programs on iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.

  • A Fiscal Year end gift to KCPT helps keep the programming you enjoy and depend on coming to your screen.

    Fiscal Year End Gift

    A Fiscal Year end gift to KCPT helps keep the programming you enjoy and depend on coming to your screen.

  • KCPT participates in Teacher Appreciation Day at the Kansas City Zoo.

    Teachers, Your Friends at the Zoo Salute You!

    KCPT participates in Teacher Appreciation Day at the Kansas City Zoo.

  • This week: Kansas City Royals legend Frank White, the Johnson County Mental Health Co-Responder Program, PBS president and CEO Paula Kerger and KCPT CEO Kliff Kuehl, and SEA LIFE Aquarium’s conservation efforts.

    The Local Show: May 10, 2012

    This week: Kansas City Royals legend Frank White, the Johnson County Mental Health Co-Responder Program, PBS president and CEO Paula Kerger and KCPT CEO Kliff Kuehl, and SEA LIFE Aquarium’s conservation efforts.

News & Local
  • We profile The Charlotte Street Foundation as part of our performARTS series. The Charlotte Street Foundation plays in important role in cultivating an environment in the urban core of Kansas City in which artists and art can thrive.

    performARTS: Charlotte Street Foundation

    We profile The Charlotte Street Foundation as part of our performARTS series. The Charlotte Street Foundation plays in important role in cultivating an environment in the urban core of Kansas City in which artists and art can thrive.

  • With the curtain about to rise on another season of top Broadway shows and big name concert performers at Starlight Theatre, we caught up with Starlight's man in charge, Denton Yockey.

    Culture Alfresco: Denton Yockey & Starlight Theatre

    With the curtain about to rise on another season of top Broadway shows and big name concert performers at Starlight Theatre, we caught up with Starlight’s man in charge, Denton Yockey.

  • As part of KCPT's Difference Maker series, producer Cara Meyers profiles Cristo Rey, a four-year Catholic college prep high school where students help pay for their education by working a job once a week.

    Difference Maker: Cristo Rey

    As part of KCPT’s Difference Maker series, producer Cara Meyers profiles Cristo Rey, a four-year Catholic college prep high school where students help pay for their education by working a job once a week.