Kansas City Today

After Duncan Jenkins saw "Star Wars" for the first time, he embarked on a lifelong obsession. The Kansas City man has now amassed nearly 200,000 pieces of memorabilia — the second most complete collection in the world — stored in a museum next to his house. Contact the show at news@kcur.org. Follow KCUR on Instagram and Facebook for the latest news. Kansas City Today is hosted by Nomin Ujiyediin....

Free school lunch is a life-changing resource for kids in Kansas City. But for many families, potential federal budget cuts threaten to take the vital service away. Contact the show at news@kcur.org. Follow KCUR on Instagram and Facebook for the latest news. You can support Kansas City Today by becoming a KCUR member:  kcur.org/donate . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Backyard chickens are really popular this year, in part due to the high cost of eggs. Some people are even renting chickens.   Contact the show at news@kcur.org. Follow KCUR on Instagram and Facebook for the latest news. You can support Kansas City Today by becoming a KCUR member:  kcur.org/donate . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Black people are reported missing in higher numbers than white people relative to their population, according to recent data. Some families believe the newly reinstated Missing Persons Unit of the Kansas City Police Department isn’t doing enough to address that. Plus: how the University of Missouri is handling reports of immigration enforcement authorities picking up college students. Contact the...

Five international college students in Missouri have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the termination of their student registrations by the Department of Homeland Security believing that prior nonviolent incidents might have triggered their status revocation. Hear what these and thousands of international students are dealing with across the nation. Contact the show at news@kcur.org. Follow KCU...