Nomin Ujiyediin
Nomin is a Kansas News Service reporting fellow at KCUR.
Prior to joining the news service, Nomin produced All Things Considered at WNYC in New York City and was a host, producer and reporter at KGOU in Norman, Oklahoma. She has an MA from the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism, where she focused on urban reporting, radio and photography. She also has a BA from Rutgers University. Nomin was a Knight CUNYJ fellow in 2015, and an AIR New Voice fellow in 2017.
In her spare time, Nomin lifts weights, plays video games and tries to contain her bad New Jersey attitude.
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The private nonprofits that run foster care in the state say they've risen to the challenge of caring for children during the pandemic and meeting the terms of a class-action lawsuit settlement. But child welfare advocates say there's plenty of room for improvement. -
Two bills could reduce prison and probation sentences for many low-level drug crimes, like possession and intent to distribute small amounts.
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Saint Francis Ministries is required to submit a business plan to the state by March 1 and will need to share other financial information on a regular basis.
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The COVID-19 outbreak has worsened mental health among a group that already struggled with high rates of depression, anxiety and suicide.
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More than 5,000 inmates and 975 prison staff have tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Kansas has one of the highest coronavirus infection rates among state prisons in the country. Staff, inmates and advocates worry about the pandemic's toll as they wait for the vaccine.
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Medical experts say social inequality and racism in medicine can be deadly for Black infants, mothers and families.
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As hospital beds fill up in rural parts of the state and nearby cities, some doctors say southwestern Kansas is running out of options.
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Local newspapers say they've seen an increase in readership and subscriptions as people have yearned for local news on the coronavirus.
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The COVID-19 case numbers started to rise at the prison just this month, and family members of people who are incarcerated there say they've been told not all staff members or inmates wear masks.
