Frank Morris

Frank Morris appears in the following:

How a wayward duck changed a Kansas City homeless man's life

Tuesday, May 02, 2023

When Dave Hughes lost his job and his place to live, he found refuge living under a bridge on Brush Creek in the middle of Kansas City, Mo. Then an ostracized duck gave him a new lease on life.

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A new freight rail line is the first to run through Mexico, the U.S. and Canada

Saturday, April 15, 2023

Canadian Pacific is buying Kansas City Southern. The first big railroad merger in decades will create North America's first transcontinental railroad. There are concerns about competition and safety.

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Manufacturing, price gauging are among the concerns about new U.S. military arms race

Friday, April 07, 2023

The U.S. is low on rockets and artillery shells. Congress is funding a huge arms buying spree, but U.S. factories can't produce munitions fast enough. Price gauging is also a concern.

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The push to rebuild the U.S.'s nuclear stockpile

Thursday, March 09, 2023

Much of America's nuclear arsenal is decades out of date. A huge and urgent push to rebuild it has started, but there aren't enough workers with the skills and mechanical aptitude to do this work.

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Hundreds of thousands of people turn out for Chiefs Super Bowl victory parade

Thursday, February 16, 2023

Kansas City celebrated the Chiefs' Super Bowl win with a raucous parade and rally that turned the city's downtown red.

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Kansas City held a parade to celebrate the Super Bowl win

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

It's time for a parade and rally for Super Bowl champs the Kansas City Chiefs. Much of the city attended.

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A court in Kansas is reconsidering the death penalty

Monday, February 06, 2023

The ACLU plans to make a case against capital punishment in a Kansas hearing on Monday. Prosecutors there are seeking the death penalty for a man accused of a double murder.

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Encore: Why a shortage of parking places for tractor-trailers is a stubborn problem

Friday, January 20, 2023

Semitruck drivers spend hours searching for parking spots, which cuts into their earnings and slows down the supply chain. Many truckers are counting on a bipartisan push in Congress to help.

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There is 1 parking space for every 11 semi trucks on the road. Why that's a problem

Thursday, January 19, 2023

Semitruck drivers spend hours searching for parking spots, which cuts their earnings and slows down the supply chain. Truckers are counting on a bipartisan push in Congress to help.

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How a bowling alley in a 100-year old church building became home base for Croatian soccer fans

Saturday, December 17, 2022

Croation soccer fans will crowd into a basement bowling alley in Kansas City, Kan., Saturday morning to watch their national team play Morocco for third place in the World Cup.

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North Carolina attacks highlight the vulnerability of power grids

Monday, December 12, 2022

The substation attack in a North Carolina county proved, once again, that the country's power grid is susceptible to sabotage. It's America's Achilles heel says security expert Mike Mabee

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Why turkey prices are at record highs for this Thanksgiving Day

Monday, November 14, 2022

Thanksgiving is next week and turkey prices are at record highs. There are multiple reasons for that.

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A freight railroad strike could stop trains by Friday

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Freight railroads could stop rolling at midnight Friday unless negotiators head off a strike over working conditions. Congress could end a strike, but even a brief shutdown would hurt the economy.

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How a freight train strike could throw your plans to travel by train off track

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

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.

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Traffic fatalities in the U.S. are at their highest levels in two decades

Monday, September 05, 2022

Traffic fatalities in the United States are the highest they've been in 20 years, despite steady improvements in auto safety and declines in drunk driving.

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Rep. Davids is using Kansas' vote against anti-abortion measure to defend her seat

Thursday, August 25, 2022

A vulnerable Kansas Democrat, Rep. Sharice Davids, is hitting her Republican challenger over abortion rights after Kansans soundly rejected an anti-abortion ballot issue.

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The first post-Roe vote on abortion rights will be held in Kansas on Aug. 2

Monday, July 18, 2022

A proposed state constitutional amendment would end abortion rights protections that have made Kansas a destination for people seeking abortions from nearby states.

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Amtrak train derails in Missouri

Monday, June 27, 2022

At least three people were killed and others injured when an Amtrak train struck a dump truck in rural Missouri.

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Corn and soybean crops are playing an outsized role in the rising cost of food

Friday, June 17, 2022

Food prices are skyrocketing for lots of reasons, but corn and soybean crops play an outsized role. Those two touch most of the food Americans eat — and now cost double what they did two years ago.

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Javelin missiles are in short supply and restocking them won't be easy

Friday, May 27, 2022

Ukrainian fighters have destroyed Russian fighting vehicles with U.S. supplied Javelins. But replacing the thousands of missiles could take years, largely because of a crimp in the supply chain.

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