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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Truck drivers complain that strict "hours of service" rules waste time and slow shipping. The Trump administration is poised to relax them, despite warnings from safety advocates about crashes. -
New Orleans is braced for the arrival of Barry, which may be near hurricane strength by the time it comes ashore Saturday.
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Several tornadoes struck Missouri overnight, destroying homes and leaving at least three dead in the state. Rescue efforts are ongoing.
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A plan to move USDA research groups out of D.C. has towns clamoring for "700 high-paying jobs." But critics say it's part of an effort to gut objective research and cut many jobs at the two agencies.
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Floods in Nebraska tore out major highways and railroad lines and destroyed levees. In addition to rebuilding lives, residents of some small towns face hours long detours to buy basic supplies.
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The end of a Depression-era alcohol has brewers happy to see the stuff go. "It was just a pain in the posterior, you know, for everyone," says one brewer. -
Record flooding on the Missouri River is winding down, but the Midwestern flood season hasn't even started yet. Farmers, forecasters and others are bracing for the possibility of more flooding.
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The Trump administration is planning to reduce the ponds, streams and wetlands that fall under federal clean water regulations.
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President Trump has promised to shield farmers from trade war fallout. That effort is likely to involve an infusion of taxpayer money and the Commodities Credit Corporation.
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Most remote towns are shrinking, whether they like it or not. But if they take inspiration from industrial Eastern Europe after the Cold War, they can improve even as they get smaller.
