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Segment 1: Lawyer and lifelong Kansas Citian realized his past role as chairman of Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission "functions much like the mayor of a city." In the first of our series of interviews with Kansas City, Missouri, hopefuls to become mayor, Steve Miller laid out his views on crime, affordable housing, pre-K education and more. Steve Miller , partner at Miller Schirger LLC law firm Segment 2, beginning at 22:06: Analysis of how area teams will do in the New Year. A

On Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs will play for their first Super Bowl berth in half a century. But first, they needed to vanquish the Colts—and all the ghosts—of playoffs past. Whatever happens next, “A Fan’s Notes” commentator Victor Wishna will always remember the day the postseason curse was broken. On Saturday, as you probably know, the Kansas City Chiefs finally won a home playoff game—for the first time in 25 years! For fans, it really is hard to overstate the sense of elation, but also

In a live broadcast from the south steps of the Capitol, Steve Kraske and Jim McLean hosted discussions about the political priorities of Kansas' 48th governor as she took her oath of office. State lawmakers and political watchers opined on her chances for turning her Democratic Party platform into law, and how hard a fight the Republican legislature will put up when it comes to Medicaid expansion, school funding and more. Then, Gov. Laura Kelly gave her inaugural address. Burdett Loomis ,

As she bids farewell to her seat in Congress, tension has followed Missouri's former senior senator. Since her defeat in the midterms, Claire McCaskill has been criticized for her comments about abortion rights advocates, a certain new member of the House of Representatives, and those she wished were more critical of the president. Today, she addressed those topics, and spoke about her time in office, the current partial government shutdown, and her expectations for Democrats going forward.

Segment 1: One Kansas City couple looks to turn empty lots near the Jazz District into a thriving community. Husband and wife team Daniel and Ebony Edwards have committed themselves to rebuilding one oft-overlooked neighborhood on Kansas City's east side. To do it, they founded Movement KC , through which they're working to revive parts of the Wendell Phillips area. Today, they shared their approach to redevelopment without gentrification. Daniel and Ebony Edwards, co-founders of Movement KC

Segment 1: An exit interview with the 47th governor of Kansas. After just under a year in office, the outgoing Kansas governor sat down to discuss his time as leiutenant to Sam Brownback, his short tenure as the state's chief executive, and what he's looking forward to doing after Jan. 14 — both personally and politically. Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer Segment 2, beginning at 27:57: Americans' understanding of public service has shifted, says KU vice chancellor. No better plea for public service has

Segment 1: Focus on government shutdown has drawn attention away from expanding national debt and deficit. The ongoing battle between political parties has highlighted the dysfunction in our goverment. Meanwhile the national debt continues to accumulate, and is burdening the future economy. We heard why one fiscal policy advocate believes the conflict will end "with both sides declaring victory," and no real winners. Robert Bixby, executive director of The Concord Coalition Segment 2, beginning

Segment 1: Municipal leaders discuss the local issues their communities are grappling with, and the current events in Kansas City they're keeping an eye on. In metro regions like Kansas City, suburban communities often find themselves dealing with the same issues at the same time as their neighbors. Today, we'll get perspectives on how two area municipalities are approaching issues like tax abatements and land use, and why they are monitoring airport and crime developments in Kansas City,

Segment 1: Missouri has had three governors in the last three years. Soon, a new class of state lawmakers will take their seats in the Statehouse. Missouri lawmakers will next week begin revisiting proposals on more than a few issues previous legislatures were unable to resolve. A gas tax that would have financed road and bridge projects was rejected by voters in November, leaving state lawmakers wondering how else to find the funding. Other issues like Clean Missouri and a prescription drug

Segment 1: Lee's Summit R-7 schools superintendent says achievement gap for some students ranges from 17% to 34%. When Dr. Dennis Carpenter became head of the district in 2017 there were contentious initiatives already underway. Among those were needed changes to school boundaries and gaining education equity. Data shows the achievement gap is most felt by students in sub-groups of race, language and socio-economics. As Carpenter acknowledged, "sometimes you have to go slow to go fast" as he