Frank Morris
Frank Morris has supervised the reporters in KCUR's newsroom since 1999. In addition to his managerial duties, Morris files regularly with National Public Radio. He’s covered everything from tornadoes to tax law for the network, in stories spanning eight states. His work has won dozens of awards, including four national Public Radio News Directors awards (PRNDIs) and several regional Edward R. Murrow awards. In 2012 he was honored to be named "Journalist of the Year" by the Heart of America Press Club.
Morris grew up in rural Kansas listening to KHCC, spun records at KJHK throughout college at the University of Kansas, and cut his teeth in journalism as an intern for Kansas Public Radio, in the Kansas statehouse.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked high housing prices all across the country in places long insulated from them. Remote, rural towns where real estate prices remained low for decades are now seeing unprecedented price spikes, which are compounding problems for the rural poor. -
After production disruptions and shipping delays, fireworks are expensive and in short supply. Some retailers have shut down, and others warn customers their stock might be gone before July Fourth.
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Kansas City and St. Louis are natural rivals, but both Missouri cities are now united around the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Missouri's attorney general alleges that China "engaged in misrepresentations, concealment, and retaliation to conceal the gravity and seriousness of the COVID-19 outbreak from the rest of the world."
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Near-record precipitation last year has set the stage for renewed flooding along the Missouri River and its tributaries, according to a forecast...
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No more waiting, Kansas City: The Chiefs are Super Bowl champions again, and it’s time to party.
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A tentative agreement easing trade restrictions with China seems like great news for farmers, who’ve been pummeled by the trade war. Some farmers,...
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Most farmers haven't had a single good year since President Trump took office, and Trump’s policies on trade, immigration and ethanol are part of the...
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The Kansas City metro area is among three sites still in the hunt to become the next location for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's research arms.
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The threat of major new flooding on the Missouri River is receding this week, but the stage is set for further disaster as the usual spring flood season...
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The water we drink is protected by federal rules, which are at the crux of a long-running fight over how far upstream that protection extends. ...
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A Missouri farmer has pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges after he charged customers more than $140 million for conventionally produced grain sold...
