Author: Steve Kraske
Steve Kraske
has 26% among authors.
BS Score: 2.1%.
Articles analyzed: 11.
Words analyzed: 14,821.
Analyzed articles
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR
- By Steve Kraske, Elizabeth Ruiz
- 6/10/2026, 4:17 PM
Negativity Bias 34.1% - Appeal to Emotion 27% - Self-Serving Bias 23.6%
Rev. Adam Hamiliton thinks that faith can play a role in turning the political tide towards Democrats during the midterm elections. The Leawood pastor spoke with KCUR’s Up To Date about the issues important to him in his run for a Kansas U.S. Senate seat, and about bridging the divide in Washington. Rev. Adam Hamiliton said something... more
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR
- By Steve Kraske, Zach Wilson
- 6/3/2026, 4:00 PM
Ambiguity (Equivocation) 44.6% - Halo Effect 15.1% - Recency Bias 12.9%
The Kansas City metro has been growing: Since the 2020 census, over 75,000 more people have moved to the region. But that doesn’t mean the population increase has been experienced evenly across communities. Two cities north of the Missouri River stand out dramatically when you look at the numbers. A recent Kansas City Star article... more
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR
- By Steve Kraske, Gabriella Lacey
- 5/24/2026, 9:00 AM
Appeal to Authority 30.7% - Halo Effect 24.5% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 24.5%
For many Americans, the pandemic reshaped not only where they work, but how they think about work altogether. Remote jobs, freelance gigs and side hustles opened the door for more people to consider starting businesses of their own. This week, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, based in Kansas City, released a 30-year study examining... more
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR
- By Steve Kraske, Zach Wilson
- 5/15/2026, 4:00 PM
Optimism Bias 27.1% - Halo Effect 17.5% - Attempt to Sell a Product or Service 16.5%
As soccer fever comes to Kansas City, KCUR is hosting an event called "KC for the W" at CPKC Stadium on May 18 to celebrate the women who lead the way in telling sports stories in our region and beyond. Kansas City native Becky Sullivan, a sports reporter for NPR, will feature on a speaking panel. KC for the W will bring women's sports... more
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR
- By Steve Kraske, Ellen Beshuk
- 5/11/2026, 4:00 PM
Indoctrination 23.4% - Appeal to Emotion 22.2% - Optimism Bias 18.6%
At the first World Peace Celebration in 1987 in Kansas City, Tadodaho Leon Shenandoah, leader of the Onondaga Nation, told Bob Berkebile, BNIM founding principle emeritus, that he needed to create a symbol representing the heart spirit he felt in Kansas City. Three years and hundreds of volunteer hours later, Berkebile completed the... more
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR
- By Steve Kraske, Halle Jackson
- 5/10/2026, 4:00 AM
Framing Effect 21.1% - Pessimism Bias 12.1% - Optimism Bias 11.7%
KC Soundcheck is KCUR's spotlight for Kansas City musicians on the rise, as heard on Up To Date. Who should we interview next? Send us a text at 816-601-4777. Alberto Racanati says he’s “cursed” by music. “Being a musician, in my view, is like a blessing and a curse at the same time,” Racanati told KCUR’s Up To Date. “It's a blessing,... more
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR
- By Steve Kraske, Zach Wilson
- 5/7/2026, 4:00 AM
Availability Heuristic 23.5% - Recency Bias 21.4% - Biased Writer Voice 19.6%
People all around the Kansas City metro have been asking themselves the same question as we approach the 2026 World Cup: Is the city ready for hundreds of thousands of visitors? And will those visitors actually show up? Last year, while going through public interviews for his current job, Kansas City Manager Mario Vasquez said our city... more
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR
- By Steve Kraske, Ellen Beshuk, Elizabeth Ruiz
- 4/28/2026, 4:00 PM
Negativity Bias 34.8% - Availability Heuristic 18.6% - Loss Aversion 18.1%
This year has been a historic start to Kansas City's extreme weather season, with an above-average amount of storms and tornado warnings already, according to KCTV5 Chief Meteorologist Luke Dorris. “We should still expect that the peak is yet to come,” Dorris told KCUR’s Up to Date. “May and June should still bring us even more... more
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR
- By Steve Kraske, Zach Wilson, Elizabeth Ruiz, Halle Jackson
- 4/23/2026, 4:18 PM
Negativity Bias 20.8% - Appeal to Emotion 14.7% - Attempt to Sell a Product or Service 10%
The Kansas City Royals announced in a press conference on Wednesday their intention to build a stadium at Crown Center, in a partnership with Hallmark that will transform both the business complex and the surrounding neighborhoods. One week prior, when Kansas City Council voted on a $600 million bond proposal, some council members were... more
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR
- By Steve Kraske, Elizabeth Ruiz
- 4/11/2026, 4:00 PM
Negativity Bias 36.3% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 18.6% - Biased Writer Voice 9.5%
Venezuela was the leading supplier of oil to Cuba prior to the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. But since then, paired with the U.S. temporarily enforcing a blockade on oil reaching Cuba, the island nation is spiraling into a humanitarian crisis and near economic collapse. Karell Martinez, co-owner of Cortadito Cuban... more