In December, 600,000 gallons of crude oil spilled from the Keystone Pipeline, onto Kansas farmland, and into nearby waterways. The pipeline's operator says it's cleaned almost 90% of the spill, but life for locals will be impacted for years. The Kansas New Service's Celia Llopis-Jepsen spoke with residents of Washington County to find out what life has been like since the spill.

Contact the show at [email protected]. Follow KCUR on Twitter and Facebook for the latest news.

Kansas City Today is hosted by Nomin Ujiyediin. It is produced by Trevor Grandin, Byron Love, and KCUR studios, and edited by Gabe Rosenberg and Lisa Rodriguez

You can support Kansas City Today by becoming a KCUR member: kcur.org/donate