We move along to a story where we flush out the details behind a stinky situation. With Labor Day just around the corner and a slew of late summer outdoor festivals getting underway, producer Rich Miller takes us behind the dirty buisiness of an under-appreciated Kansas City amenity…the port-o-potty.
When he first got elected to office , President Obama set an ambitious goal of putting one million electric vehicles on the road by 2015. That has been a tough sell with many American consumers. Currently, there are just 75,000 electric cars on our nation’s streets and according to a recent Kansas City Star report there are fewer than 100 plug in electric cars and trucks in our area.
But that does not mean the metro isn’t preparing itself for an electric vehicle revolution. While many of us were at holiday parties at the end of year, you might have missed a new study from the Metropolitan Energy Center showing Kansas City beefing up its electric vehicle infrastructure.
We take a closer look as part of our joint reporting project on sustainability issues with broadcast students at Johnson County Community College.
From Leawood to Lee’s Summit, visit the EV plug-in map to find out where you can stop in and charge up.
Many of us, even if it was when we were just a kid, dreamt of inventing something that would make us rich and famous.
We may even have tinkered in our basements or garages on building a prototype that we were just so sure, that if was discovered by the right person, could be the next best thing.
That would describe our first guests on this week’s Local Show. They are Kansas City brothers Brian and Kevin Fleming who have spent their lives messing with consumer inventions with limited success. But just recently, they got their shot at taking their invention national on the primetime ABC entrepreneurial reality show Shark Tank.
A very big, slobbery thank you to everyone who came to see Martha, Clifford the Big Red Dog and Ruff Ruffman at KCPT’s Bark in the Park.
KCPT’s canine friends visited Paradise Park in Lee’s Summit, MO on Saturday, October 6, 2012. Friends and fans posed for pictures, shared hugs and even gave some belly rubs to the three pups.
Jiggle Jam – the Nation’s Largest Independent Family Music Festival is this Memorial Day weekend at Crown Center. Stop by the KCPT Kids booth for fun activities and giveaways!
The fifth annual Jiggle Jam Family Music Fest giggles, wiggles and jiggles into Downtown Kansas City on Memorial Day weekend, Saturday, May 26 and Sunday, May 27, 2012. Jiggle Jam brings generations and communities together to experience live music and educational activities in a fun and positive atmosphere that the entire family can enjoy. This isn’t your typical kid’s fest. It’s a family music festival that’s a rockin’ good time for everyone!
Check out the latest education news from KCPT. This issue includes exciting new science and history resources from PBS and beyond. Learn more about upcoming conferences and workshops for area teachers.
We continue with our occassional series of features we call Women and Girls Lead in which we profile females from all walks of life who inspire us with stories of resilience, hope and empowerment.
The series, created for the web and TV, is a collaboration between KCPT and the Independent Television Service. This week, we meet area teenager Brionna Williams who attended Central High School in Kansas City, Missouri. Brionna overcame not just one but two big health obstacles, obesity and chronic asthma, to become a highly recruited student athlete.
We continue with our occassional series of features we call Women and Girls Lead in which we profile females from all walks of life who inspire us with stories of resilience, hope and empowerment.
The series, created for the web and TV, is a collaboration between KCPT and the Independent Television Service. This week, we meet Kansas City Star lifestyle columnist Jenee Osterheldt.
We continue with our occassional series of features we call Women and Girls Lead in which we profile females from all walks of life who inspire us with stories of resilience, hope and empowerment. The series, created for the web and TV is a collaboration between KCPT and the Independent Television Service.
This week, meet Pastor Alice. In a neighborhood just around the Corner from KCPT on 31st Street where approximately 30% of the population lives below the poverty level, Pastor Alice runs a non-profit organization to help homeless women and children have a place to stay during the day. It is called the Emancipation Station.
Catch more of our Women and Girls Lead profiles in future editions of The Local Show.
We continue with our occasional series of features we call Women and Girls Lead in which we profile females from all walks of life who inspire us with stories of resilience, hope and empowerment. The series, created for the web and TV is collaboration between KCPT and the Independent Television Service. This week meet Kansas City artist Peregrine Honig.
