Reports of racism in Kansas City area high schools are leading to heightened concerns among Black parents and their children. But as KCUR's Luke Martin reports, a recent Blue Springs High School graduate and her mother argue the ways that local students of color are treated poorly are not new.

Last month's devastating tornado outbreaks in Kentucky sparked a massive recovery effort and left residents hoping that life would soon return to some kind of normal. But as KCUR’S Frank Morris reports, residents of Joplin, Missouri, which was hit by an EF5 tornado a decade ago, know better.

Plus, following the holidays, COVID cases in the Kansas City metro have reached their highest point on record.

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