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Segment 1: The former Missouri senator balances heavy workloads as CEO of Truman Medical Center and president of the state Board of Education. These days, Charlie Shields' primary focus is making sure his hospital keeps up with the major changes in Missouri health care. Pair that with his work on the state Board of Education, and you've got one busy Charlie Shields. Today, one of Kansas City's most influential multi-taskers discusses his bullish outlook on the future accreditation of Kansas City

Segment 1: New Kansas Gov.-elect Laura Kelly is making the transition with the help of Gov. Jeff Colyer and others. Republican control of the governorship has come to an end in Kansas, and a Democrat will soon assume command. New state chief executive Laura Kelly is saying goodbye to her home of 30 years as she moves to the governor's mansion, Cedar Crest . Today, we heard her reaction to the win, which she said was a surprise. "Actually becoming the governor, realizing the people of Kansas

Segment 1: The iconic feminist offers her perspectives on the state of the country, and the work left to be done. For five decades Gloria Steinem has been at the forefront of the women's movement. At age 84, she shows no signs of slowing down. Steinem offered her thoughts on the results of this week's midterm elections, the conduct of the president, and the treatment of women today. "What is most alarming is the violence" they face in a variety of forms, she says. Gloria Steinem , writer,

Segment 1: What health care coverage is right for you, and what to do if you need help enrolling. More coverage options have been added to the health insurance marketplace — some as part of the Affordable Care Act and some not — and premium costs this year are expected to remain the same, or even decline in some states. Today, we answered open enrollment and coverage questions to help listeners make the best choice for themselves and their families. Molly Moffett, Community Health Council of

Segment 1: Listeners tell us what's driving them to the polls this midterm election. A woman in Missouri says she is voting for checks and balances on the White House. Another says she is voting for her children and the future of our planet. For some, it is their first time voting in a midterm, or voting at all. Today, we heard about the issues and candidates motivating voters to turn out in what could be record numbers. Burdett Loomis , University of Kansas political science professor Robynn

The midterm election is just a weekend away. Today, we covered the big races on both sides of the state line and some of the ballot measures Missouri voters are set to decide. In the Show-Me State, Attorney General Josh Hawley has been accused by Sen. Claire McCaskill of innapproriate use of consultants, but were the alleged misdeeds revealed too late to make a difference in the result? Meanwhile in Kansas, the contest between Secretary of State Kris Kobach and state Sen. Laura Kelly remains a

Segment 1: In a tight race for Kansas governor, candidate Kelly touts her bipartisan bona fides. When asked about including moderate Republicans in her administration should she win the governorship, longtime state lawmaker Laura Kelly says she doesn't know any other way to do it. Today, Sen. Kelly fielded questions about policy her administration would pursue should Democrats win their first Kansas gubernatorial election since Kathleen Sebelius in 2006. Kelly is engaged in a neck-and-neck race

Segment 1: Kansas' child welfare system was broken and neglected. A new leader is trying to change that. Eleven months after new leadership was installed, Kansas' Department for Children and Families still has a laundry list of problems, including overloaded caseworkers , a child allegedly raped while in state custody — even one instance of a pit bull attacking a child in a foster home . A lengthy report released in July showed the department failed to meet 16 different national standards . We

Segment 1: "It is much more difficult to predict turnout and who's going to vote in midterm elections than in a presidential election," veteran pollster says. After the 2016 presidential election, many voters stopped trusting what polls have to say about possible political outcomes. On today's program, veteran pollster Neil Newhouse, who is originally from Kansas City, noted that most of the national polls got it right two years ago, but that individual states lacked quality polls and thus were

Segment 1: If elected, Republican candidate Kris Kobach to use "natural attrition" to reduce number of state employees. The race between conservative Republican Kris Kobach, Democrat Laura Kelly, and Independent Greg Orman for Kansas governor is too close to call. Today, the state's current top election official laid out his prospective plans for funding education, cutting taxes and shrinking government. Kris Kobach , Kansas secretary of state and Republican gubernatorial candidate Segment 2,