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Segment 1: Renowned historian discusses the influences that made four presidents great leaders. When it comes down to it, 50 years of presidential scholarship has convinced Doris Kearns Goodwin that great leaders are made, not born. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of books on former presidents Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, FDR, and Lyndon Johnson talked about the individual trajectories that brought each of them to the national crises they faced as president. Doris Kearns Goodwin ,

Seg. 1: A recent poll shows Jolie Justus and Steve Miller leading the race for Kansas City mayor, but nearly 30 percent of voters are undecided. In what's been a quiet mayor's race so far, we asked our political panel if a new Remington Research poll shows a clear-cut winner. "There is still great opportunity for one of the other candidates to step forward," said Dave Helling, of the Kansas City Star. Also, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly is eager to pass education funding and Medicaid expansion, but is

Segment 1: "The same police and prosecutors who are deciding whether to take your property, are the agencies that stand to benefit financially from doing just that," says attorney in recent case. The seizure of one man's Land Rover after a drug sale, led to the U.S. Supreme Court issuing a ruling in Timbs v. Indiana that sent a warning to law enforcement across the country. One of the attorneys in the matter and a constitutional expert walked us through this case and the high court's 9-0

Segment 1: The cost of higher education has shot up faster than family income in recent decades. Economists and education experts suggest students think very strategically about how their educational path will connect with a job down the line. Given that more than 30 percent of people looking for employment have bachelor degrees, you can't count on a undergraduate degree alone to open doors. Today, we learned about the bevy of options awaiting high school graduates in Kansas, and the calculus

S egment 1: The only mayoral candidate from the Northland thinks he brings "a unique perspective in getting us moving forward." Scott Wagner is in his last months as a city council member. Now his sights are set on occupying the mayor's office. Wagner spoke of his plan to fund affordable housing, explained what he sees as a barrier to reducing violent crime, and observed that, "at the end of the day, I'm still that neighborhood guy, and that position and that perspective needs to be reflected in

Segment 1: Can news comsumers tell the difference between fact and opinion? Turn on any news channel and try to determine if you're hearing fact or opinion. Can you do it? That's one of the topics our Media Critics tackled today, along with what is behind the brewing legal battle between Kansas Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning and the Kansas City Star. They also dig into the coverage of the alleged assault of actor Jussie Smollett. Peggy Lowe , Harvest Public Media investigations editor

Segment 1: Appeals by big-box retailers to have property assessed as though it is vacant could mean big revenue loss for local governments. A strategy first seen in the upper Midwest has found its way to Kansas and its Board of Tax Appeals, which is considering the latest request from a multi-national company to reduce the appraised values of its stores in Johnson County, Kansas. We heard how this so-called ' dark store theory ' works, and why it could cost the county tens of millions of dollars

Segment 1: We hear from the man responsible for getting stuff done in Kansas City. From the future of a downtown ballpark to "pothole management" to streetcar expansion, we talked with the city manager about several big issues on the minds of Kansas Citians. Schulte also addressed caller questions, and says of rising water costs in Kansas City, "we're hopeful we can get a new environmental agreement done for the next 17 years of the plan, and the days of double-digit rate increases are over."

Segment 1: Organizer fears that, "If we wait five years to make a bold intervention . . . we won't have people of color, workers and poor folks able to live in our city anymore." A new tenant-power organization looks to help the more than twenty-thousand renters in the Kansas City area deal with issues related to poorly managed rental properties. Tara Raghuveer is behind the effort and she spoke about informing tenants of their rights and providing relief in the ongoing affordable housing crisis

Segment 1: Local leader of Fight for $15 told his personal story at a U.S. House hearing to support an increase of the federal minimum wage. It's been a decade since Congress authorized a federal minimum wage increase. Currently, two bills passing through the U.S. House of Representatives look to nationally hike the least amount paid to workers to fifteen dollars by 2024. We talked about the possible positive and negative effects of higher wages and what the opportunity to speak directly to