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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When Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas was built, a worker said he buried a Chiefs Kingdom flag in the field. Kansas City has never lost a game there, sparking a controversial conspiracy theory. -
Freight railroads could stop rolling at midnight Friday if negotiators don't stop a looming strike over working conditions. Congress could end a strike quickly, but a brief shutdown hurts the economy. -
White residents took the boulder to Lawrenceville, Kansas, nearly 100 years ago. The Kaw say it is a reminder of everything that has been taken from them and what some see as invasion and genocide. -
![Activist Jasmine Ayres: "The Department of Justice just went into Minneapolis. They can come into Columbus and we need [the city] to make that phone call."](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1004f70/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2636x1469+0+290/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2021%2F04%2F23%2Fjasmine2_custom-e60015eedfea181ef01bb22e19ee0a28934b634b.jpg)
"I have an 18-year-old ... and I tell him, unfortunately, [I] never called the cops for anything because ... things can unfortunately end up like this," a neighbor said. -
Missouri Senator Josh Hawley greeted insurrectionists at the Capitol with a raised fist on January 6th. How does his hometown feel about their senator?
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When the Trump administration moved two of the Agriculture Department's research agencies to Kansas City, many of the experienced employees left. Fixing this will be tricky for President Biden. -
A wave of departing medical professionals in rural areas threatens to leave gaping holes in these health care systems and local economies, triggering a death spiral that may be hard to stop. -
It's been a challenging year for the National Guard — responding to a large number of natural disasters in the middle of a global pandemic.
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The political divide between rural and urban America has become more obvious this year. But people living in cities and those in rural towns may have more in common than they realize.
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Some older voters have limited options for getting to the polls — there are lots of work-arounds though. But in some cities, funeral homes are making sure they get there.
![Activist Jasmine Ayres: "The Department of Justice just went into Minneapolis. They can come into Columbus and we need [the city] to make that phone call."](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b5e0619/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2636x1469+0+290/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2021%2F04%2F23%2Fjasmine2_custom-e60015eedfea181ef01bb22e19ee0a28934b634b.jpg)
