Beyond Our Borders explores the history and impact of the most distinct lines in Kansas City. For more than a year, KCUR worked to rediscover Troost Avenue, the State Line, the Wyandotte-Johnson county line, and the Missouri River.
Our hope is that we now better understand how these borders affect the current Kansas City experience and what’s being done to bridge or dissolve critical divides.
Here, you'll find a compilation of our work and our discussions with communities across the region.
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Operation Breakthrough, a beloved early education center in Kansas City for more than four decades, announced Thursday a $17 million expansion that will…
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Kansas City’s East Side is receiving renewed attention this year with several initiatives aimed at attracting investment to an area that’s struggled…
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This spring, there's new life on the Missouri River - and it's more than buds on trees or fish in the water. Barge traffic may be on the verge of a…
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When out-of-towners visit Kansas City, they are fascinated by the state line. That's one of the messages we took away from our community dinner on…
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This story was rebroadcast as part of our best-of 2015 series. It was originally reported in September 2015.The Missouri River shaped Kansas City.It…
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Before Walmart or Target, there was Red-X. A fixture in the Northland’s Riverside community for more than 65 years, Red-X is not your average general…