Peggy Lowe
@peggylowe.bsky.social
I cover justice and public safety at KCUR, Kansas City's NPR station. Host and reporter for "Overlooked," investigative podcast on police corruption. Faculty advisor for Roo News. KC Current fangirl.
My colleague @dmehro.bsky.social and I have been working on this for a year -- a hacked list of the Kansas City, Kansas, Police officers who are on the department's misconduct list. www.kcur.org/news/2025-11...
Hack exposes Kansas City, Kansas, Police's secret officer misconduct list
A major breach of the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department reveals for the first time, a list of alleged officer misconduct including dishonesty, sexual harassment, excessive force, and false arrest...
www.kcur.org
November 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
My colleague @dmehro.bsky.social and I have been working on this for a year -- a hacked list of the Kansas City, Kansas, Police officers who are on the department's misconduct list. www.kcur.org/news/2025-11...
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For one of my final stories with @wired.com, I teamed up with @peggylowe.bsky.social at KCUR to dig through a Kansas City, KS police hack
Inside were some of the most disturbing misconduct files I’ve ever read—and a secret list of cops the department said couldnt be trusted
Here are a few of them:
Inside were some of the most disturbing misconduct files I’ve ever read—and a secret list of cops the department said couldnt be trusted
Here are a few of them:
Hack Exposes Kansas City’s Secret Police Misconduct List
A major breach of the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department reveals, for the first time, a list of alleged officer misconduct including dishonesty, sexual harassment, excessive force, and false arres...
www.wired.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:34 PM
For one of my final stories with @wired.com, I teamed up with @peggylowe.bsky.social at KCUR to dig through a Kansas City, KS police hack
Inside were some of the most disturbing misconduct files I’ve ever read—and a secret list of cops the department said couldnt be trusted
Here are a few of them:
Inside were some of the most disturbing misconduct files I’ve ever read—and a secret list of cops the department said couldnt be trusted
Here are a few of them:
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Three times in the past two weeks, editorials at the 'Washington Post' failed to disclose that they focused on matters in which owner Jeff Bezos had a material interest.
'Washington Post' editorials omit a key disclosure: Bezos' financial ties
Three times in the past two weeks, editorials at the 'Washington Post' failed to disclose that they focused on matters in which owner Jeff Bezos had a material interest.
n.pr
October 28, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Three times in the past two weeks, editorials at the 'Washington Post' failed to disclose that they focused on matters in which owner Jeff Bezos had a material interest.
NPR says the Corporation for Public Broadcasting unlawfully yielded to political pressure by Trump, "yet one more example of a major institution yielding to the president's whim." www.npr.org/2025/10/27/n...
NPR lawsuit alleges Corporation for Public Broadcasting gave in to political pressure
NPR is accusing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in federal court of reneging on a contract to appease the White House.
www.npr.org
October 28, 2025 at 11:58 AM
NPR says the Corporation for Public Broadcasting unlawfully yielded to political pressure by Trump, "yet one more example of a major institution yielding to the president's whim." www.npr.org/2025/10/27/n...
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If you're in Kansas City next Thursday night and you're interested in #redistricting, you should join us: www.kcur.org/redistrictin...
Redistricting: A Community Q&A
Join KCUR Thursday, October 30, at the Kansas City Public Library for a conversation about redistricting in Missouri and Kansas.
www.kcur.org
October 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM
If you're in Kansas City next Thursday night and you're interested in #redistricting, you should join us: www.kcur.org/redistrictin...
Oh hell no. www.stlpr.org/government-p...
Sheriff's lawyer told reporter to take down an article — and he'd send deputies to their home
Blake Lawrence, an attorney for the St. Louis sheriff's office, is on administrative leave after allegedly sending harassing text messages to a St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter. But he says the move i...
www.stlpr.org
October 27, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Oh hell no. www.stlpr.org/government-p...
"I often think of Donald Trump not as a president or even as a human being but rather as a social science experiment in how much out-in-the-open corruption the American public will tolerate before it calls foul." The New Republic: newrepublic.com/article/2022...
Trump’s Pardon of His Crypto Pal Is a New Height of Corruption
Let me know, America, when you’ve had enough.
newrepublic.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
"I often think of Donald Trump not as a president or even as a human being but rather as a social science experiment in how much out-in-the-open corruption the American public will tolerate before it calls foul." The New Republic: newrepublic.com/article/2022...
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JUST IN: The ENTIRE East Wing of the White House has officially been DEMOLISHED, per AP.
October 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
JUST IN: The ENTIRE East Wing of the White House has officially been DEMOLISHED, per AP.
If you're in Kansas City next Thursday night and you're interested in #redistricting, you should join us: www.kcur.org/redistrictin...
Redistricting: A Community Q&A
Join KCUR Thursday, October 30, at the Kansas City Public Library for a conversation about redistricting in Missouri and Kansas.
www.kcur.org
October 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM
If you're in Kansas City next Thursday night and you're interested in #redistricting, you should join us: www.kcur.org/redistrictin...
Here we go again with the Kansas City Police Dept. asking for more money: www.kcur.org/news/2025-10...
Kansas City Police hike their budget request by $50 million. Mayor says it's 'not feasible'
The Kansas City Police Department is asking for a 21.6% increase in funding for next fiscal year, despite the city’s budget woes. The money is needed for personnel costs, legal settlements, and hiring...
www.kcur.org
October 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Here we go again with the Kansas City Police Dept. asking for more money: www.kcur.org/news/2025-10...
When this happened to me I was shocked and made late for the press conference I was going to in the courthouse. It was a very aggressive search. www.kcur.org/news/2025-10...
Bra-gate 2: Women say their bras set off aggressive security at Wyandotte County Courthouse
Women entering the Wyandotte County Courthouse in Kansas City, Kansas, say their underwire bras are triggering hypersensitive metal detectors, and they are then forcibly patted down by female deputies...
www.kcur.org
October 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
When this happened to me I was shocked and made late for the press conference I was going to in the courthouse. It was a very aggressive search. www.kcur.org/news/2025-10...
When the Kansas Bureau of Investigation released its second report on the death of an inmate in the Wyandotte County jail, it said it was a homicide. What it didn't say? A sheriff's officer knelt on the inmate's back before he was asphyxiated. www.kcur.org/news/2025-09...
Wyandotte County Jail inmate died after a sheriff's officer knelt on his back, coroner's report says
Charles Adair, 50, was killed by “mechanical asphyxia,” which was ruled a homicide. A county coroner’s report obtained by KCUR reveals that during an altercation, a deputy knelt on Adair’s back.
www.kcur.org
September 11, 2025 at 2:43 AM
When the Kansas Bureau of Investigation released its second report on the death of an inmate in the Wyandotte County jail, it said it was a homicide. What it didn't say? A sheriff's officer knelt on the inmate's back before he was asphyxiated. www.kcur.org/news/2025-09...
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The gathering mirrored large protests nationwide designed to amplify the voices of workers this Labor Day and object to the perceived disenfranchisement of Democrats by Republican efforts to redraw the lines around blue districts.
Kansas Citians angrily protest Republican efforts to redraw Congressional districts
Joining anti-Trump rallies across the country on Labor Day, workers, civil rights advocates and ordinary citizens gathered at Mill Creek Park Fountain on the Plaza. The Kansas City protests took aim at the president’s effort to maintain Republican control of Congress by altering blue districts to favor his party.
www.kcur.org
September 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The gathering mirrored large protests nationwide designed to amplify the voices of workers this Labor Day and object to the perceived disenfranchisement of Democrats by Republican efforts to redraw the lines around blue districts.
Update to the killing of KCKPD Officer Hunter Simoncic: Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office will hold a press conference at 3pm to discuss the charges in the case of Dennis Mitchell III. Yesterday's story: www.kcur.org/news/2025-08...
Kansas City, Kansas, Police officer killed after allegedly being struck by fleeing car
Officer Hunter Simoncic, 26, is the second line-of-duty death in Wyandotte County in a month. A 31-year-old suspect was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder, vehicular homicide and other alleg...
www.kcur.org
August 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Update to the killing of KCKPD Officer Hunter Simoncic: Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office will hold a press conference at 3pm to discuss the charges in the case of Dennis Mitchell III. Yesterday's story: www.kcur.org/news/2025-08...
Some damn fine news at @kcur.org and for Kansas City journalism. www.kcur.org/inside-kcur/...
Lisa Rodriguez named KCUR’s new Director of Journalism
Rodriguez brings more than a decade of experience to the organization's top journalism role. Starting her career as a KCUR intern, Rodriguez has served as news director for the last five years.
www.kcur.org
August 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Some damn fine news at @kcur.org and for Kansas City journalism. www.kcur.org/inside-kcur/...
I LOVE back-to-school and fall and this story made me even happier. From Jodi Fortino and @kcur.org
“Dress how you want to, you feel me?” says Central High senior John Guinn-Hillmon. “Don't let nobody tell you (that) you can't dress a certain way because it's not enough or it's too much.”
Kansas City students gave us a back-to-school fit check. And they have style tips for everyone
Central High students were ready to learn — and serve style — with their first-day-of-school fits. The key to a perfect look? Students said it’s “being yourself.”
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August 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I LOVE back-to-school and fall and this story made me even happier. From Jodi Fortino and @kcur.org
When disgraced KCK Police Detective Roger Golubski killed himself the day his federal trial was to start, his victims were furious and skeptical that he was actually dead. Wyandotte County DA Mark Dupree, who was at the scene that day, says Golubski died by his own hand. www.kcur.org/news/2025-08...
Roger Golubski's victims didn’t trust news of suicide. Wyandotte County official has ‘no doubt’
District Attorney Mark Dupree said he saw Golubski’s body, and the “evidence is clear” that the former Kansas City, Kansas, Police detective killed himself. Dupree also defended his long-troubled conv...
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August 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
When disgraced KCK Police Detective Roger Golubski killed himself the day his federal trial was to start, his victims were furious and skeptical that he was actually dead. Wyandotte County DA Mark Dupree, who was at the scene that day, says Golubski died by his own hand. www.kcur.org/news/2025-08...
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KCUR investigative reporter Peggy Lowe and KFF Health News reporter Bram Sable-Smith have won a national Edward R. Murrow Award Thursday for their news series "The Injured." https://loom.ly/ZmhmQP4
KCUR's Peggy Lowe wins Edward R. Murrow Award for series on Chiefs shooting survivors
Lowe was honored with KFF Health News reporter Bram Sable-Smith for their series, The Injured, which follows the survivors of the mass shooting at the 2024 Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory parade.
www.kcur.org
August 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
KCUR investigative reporter Peggy Lowe and KFF Health News reporter Bram Sable-Smith have won a national Edward R. Murrow Award Thursday for their news series "The Injured." https://loom.ly/ZmhmQP4
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August 15, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Looking for all of our timely guidance on how to accurately cover trans communities? Trying to understand complex political messaging about governmental efforts to limit trans rights, or spot misinformation on a deadline?
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Every summer we have the awful duty to watch the murder count in Kansas City. This summer, we're seeing domestic violence-related homicides lead the pack. I went to a victim's funeral last Saturday and it's heartbreaking: www.kcur.org/news/2025-08...
Pregnant Kansas City mother of 5 remembered as ‘boy mom,’ victim of domestic violence
Braisen Cain, 42, is the city’s 18th victim of intimate partner violence so far this year, a significant increase from last year. Experts say cases are growing more violent, with survivors reporting a...
www.kcur.org
August 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Every summer we have the awful duty to watch the murder count in Kansas City. This summer, we're seeing domestic violence-related homicides lead the pack. I went to a victim's funeral last Saturday and it's heartbreaking: www.kcur.org/news/2025-08...
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Public media stations around the country are anxiously awaiting the results of today’s House vote that could claw back $1.1 billion from public broadcasting.
‘Catastrophic’: Rural public media stations brace for GOP cuts
NPR and PBS member stations with smaller budgets will struggle to stay on the air if Congress nixes current funding, public media executives warn.
www.politico.com
June 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Public media stations around the country are anxiously awaiting the results of today’s House vote that could claw back $1.1 billion from public broadcasting.
"Since the 1960s, studies have shown that heavy-handed policing and militarized responses tend to make protests more volatile — not less." www.themarshallproject.org/2025/06/09/l...
What History Tells Us to Expect From Trump’s Escalation in Los Angeles Protests
Since the 1960s, studies have shown that heavy-handed policing and militarized responses tend to make protests more volatile — not less.
www.themarshallproject.org
June 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"Since the 1960s, studies have shown that heavy-handed policing and militarized responses tend to make protests more volatile — not less." www.themarshallproject.org/2025/06/09/l...
Three mothers whose children were shot during the Chiefs' Super Bowl rally in 2024 are suing a host of entities, saying the mass shooting shows systemic failure and could have been prevented. www.kcur.org/news/2025-06...
Kansas City Super Bowl rally victims file suit, saying shooting was a ‘preventable calamity'
Three mothers who were shot, along with their children, filed the lawsuit in Jackson County Court, saying “systemic failures” by the firearms sellers, the city, Union Station and the Greater Kansas Ci...
www.kcur.org
June 3, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Three mothers whose children were shot during the Chiefs' Super Bowl rally in 2024 are suing a host of entities, saying the mass shooting shows systemic failure and could have been prevented. www.kcur.org/news/2025-06...
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The descriptions of Roger Golubski as the king of the KCK streets for decades, ultimately rising to head of the KCKPD homicide division, are a far cry from how he died. www.kcur.org/news/2025-05...
Days before trial, a fearful Roger Golubski wrote letters and talked of suicide: ‘I’ll just eat my gun’
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation death report, obtained by KCUR through an open records request, reveals a despondent Golubski with an untraceable firearm, preparing to dodge his trial on federal ch...
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May 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The descriptions of Roger Golubski as the king of the KCK streets for decades, ultimately rising to head of the KCKPD homicide division, are a far cry from how he died. www.kcur.org/news/2025-05...