Kyle Palmer
Kyle Palmer is KCUR’s morning newscaster. He’s a former teacher, so getting up early is nothing for him. Before moving to the classroom, Kyle earned a Journalism degree from Mizzou and worked as a reporter for Columbia’s NPR affiliate KBIA. He also did play-by-play for the Jefferson City High School football and basketball teams. He earned a national Edward R. Murrow Award for a radio documentary about Missouri’s New Madrid fault (it’s still there, people, and ready to blow!).
He’s lived in Texas, California, and India, and also earned a Master’s degree in Education Policy from Stanford University, where he was also the PA announcer for the women’s and men’s volleyball team. (Ask him anything about volleyball.)
He now lives in Kansas with his wife. And they agree: of all the places they’ve lived, Kansas is the most…interesting.
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Johnson County Commissioner Charlotte O’Hara alleges she was unlawfully prevented from attending a hearing about the district’s mask policy earlier this week because she was not wearing a mask. -
The district is gathering information on why its bill spiked so much. -
Prior to succeeding Ed Eilert as mayor in 2005, Gerlach served on the Overland Park City Council for 10 years. -
"These people are sitting ducks. I feel really fortunate to have gotten my parents vaccinated, but it wasn’t easy." -
Coronavirus Cases Put Johnson County In Red Zone, But Public Health Officials Don't Recommend ClosinCounty health officials blamed the spread on adults in the community not following public health recommendations, like mask wearing and social distancing. -
All students in the Shawnee Mission School District will start the year virtually to slow the spread of the coronavirus. But some parents say society has "moved on" from the pandemic, and it's time to get kids back in school buildings. -
2 Officers Shot In Kansas City, Missouri, Incidents; Mayor Lucas Wants Special Session Of The AssembIn one of the Thursday incidents, an officer underwent emergency surgery after being shot in the head during an exchange of gunfire with a suspect near 31st and Van Brunt. -
The Missouri Highway Patrol is investigating the killing, the result of policy shifts prompted by the recent demonstrations. -
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said he has asked the FBI and federal prosecutors to review possible police misconduct during earlier protests. -
Thousands of Kansas Citians gathered near the Plaza Sunday afternoon to decry racism and police violence after recent deaths of black men and women at the hands of law enforcement. The city's entertainment districts and parks will be under curfew starting at 8 p.m.
