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Seg. 1: T o continue improving Kansas City, Councilman Scott Taylor wants to build on the momentum from the last eight years. Providing a safe city is key and Scott Taylor says, as mayor, he'll ensure police are properly staffed and funded as one step to reduce violent crime in Kansas City. Today, he told us he also wants to continue the city's growth. "We're now in a time in Kansas City where you really do need to take time and collaborate up front in the process," he says, "with neighborhoods,

Segment 1: Prison consolidation, small pay bumps and more transparency are key to success in Missouri corrections department. Since taking over Missouri's Department of Corrections nearly two years ago, Anne Precythe has been busy. She's charged with turning around a state agency that's struggled to retain staff and to keep inmates and prison employees safe from assault. Today, Precythe filled us in on the steps she's taken to ameliorate the issues her department is facing. Anne Precythe ,

Segment 1: Kansas City photographers William Fambrough and Matthew Washington captured the African-American experience in Kansas City. For a long time African Americans did not have the same documented written sources as others in this country. Historian Delia Cook Gillis says this is one reason why visual images are important. They document lost narratives with an artistic story. Gillis talked about the importance of remembering African American history, and about two photographers who helped

Segment 1: Kansas City Chiefs tax documents shed light on revenue streams for NFL teams. If you think the Chiefs must be making a fortune every time you pay for Arrowhead Stadium parking, a new report in the Kansas City Star says, not so much, relatively speaking. The investigative reporters who reveiwed the tax information discussed where NFL teams likely make the most money, the impact of wins and losses on the team's bottom line, and what drives the disparity in earnings among professional

Seg. 1: The councilwoman is a front runner in the Kansas City mayoral race, in spite of having withdrawn and renentered the race. With the experience and reputation she brings from her time as a state senator, Jolie Justus believes she has the skills that are "incredibly neccessary to keep our city moving forward." Today, Justus told us why finding common ground is crucial to crafting solutions on several issues Kansas City now faces. "We need a mayor, who can be a collaborator, who can get

There certainly wasn’t much action in last Sunday’s Super Bowl. But that wasn’t the case at casinos in several states, where gambling on sports is legal for the first time thanks to a landmark Supreme Court ruling that you might have missed. Tax collectors and investors stand to make millions, but is it good for the fans? Commentator Victor Wishna weighs the odds in this month’s edition of 'A Fan’s Notes.' Did you bet on the Super Bowl? I bet you did. And by “you,” I don’t mean you , but the

Segment 1: Kansas City mayoral candidates face future voters in student-hosted debate. Last December students at Kansas City East High School asked mayoral hopefuls about issues concerning violence, policing, and economic development in their communities. Now that the race is in full swing, we revisited our conversation with three of the student organizers of that debate to hear how they spent a semester organizing the event and their impressions of the candidates. Denisse Martinez, junior at

Segment 1: Municipal lawmakers from both sides of the state line discuss the hurdles facing their cities. In a metropolitan area like Kansas City, different cities often find themselves dealing with similar issues at around the same time. Today, we learned about a few examples of this. Raytown, Missouri, finds itself dealing with issues of inclusivity, tied to growing diversity there, and transparency, a state audit will soon looka t allegations of financial mismanagement. Diversity and

Segment 1: Test scores are in and public school supporters are ecstatic with the results. Last year the Kansas City Public School District just missed the mark with state test scores coming in nearly seven point shy of the 70 needed for full accreditation. This year's scores well surpassed the mark , stringly suggesting the district is on its way to receiving full accreditation. We talked with the superintendent about the hurdles his district and students faced, and the implications of the

Segment 1: Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly is asking for more than 300 new intake workers to address a backlog of applications to the state's Medicaid program. A backlog of applications for KanCare has grown into the thousands, but where the blame lies is up for debate. Gov. Kelly is looking to clean up a mess that began after the state's Medicaid program was privitized. Maximus, the company which holds that contract, stands by their work and says they've processed applications within the time specified