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Segment 1: Recent development projects will see some of downtown Kansas City's iconic buildings updated. The Church of the Resurrection Downtown is the first completely new church to be built downtown in more than a century , and is just one property development in that part of town making news. Today, we learned about a few of these projects and proposals, which could revitalize the West Bottoms , the intersection at Troost and Armour , and the Barney Allis Plaza . Kevin Collison , KCUR

Segment 1: The former mayor of Wichita discusses the changes he'd make as govenor. Democrat Carl Brewer served as the first African-American mayor of Wichita from 2007 to 2015. Now he's campaining to be the first African-American governor of Kansas. Today, he joined us for a conversation about the education budget, restructuring taxes and expanding Medicaid. Carl Brewer , Democratic gubernatorial candidate Segment 2, beginning at 24:40: Kansas City police are changing how they interact with the

Segment 1: Democratic rising star Jason Kander on voting rights, Missouri politics and the 2020 presidential race. While he may have lost his 2016 bid to unseat Missouri's Republican U.S. Senator, Roy Blunt, Democrat Jason Kander certainly hasn't disappeared from the political stage. Today, he tells us why he's turned his sights to expanding voting rights. Plus, Steve Kraske asks him why he's spending so much time in Iowa and New Hampshire lately. Jason Kander , Let America Vote founder Segment

Segment 1: From 2001 to 2013, more than 1,300 phone calls to attorneys from prisoners at a Leavenworth detention facility were improperly recorded. Considered a bedrock of the American justice system, KCUR reporting has uncovered what appears to be repeated attorney-client privilege violations at a privately-run detention facility in Leavenworth, Kansas. Today, we discussed the ongoing investigation into the improperly recorded phone calls, some of which were shared with federal prosecutors, and

Segment 1: With only three of eight seats occupied, Missouri's Board of Education has gone months without a meeting. Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens wasn't short on contentious relationships in Jefferson City. One of them? The state's Board of Education, which lost its commissioner in December and has operated without a quorum since. Today, we learned what the vacancies have meant for the state's public and charter schools, and got some insight about how new Gov. Mike Parson may handle the

Segment 1: A longtime school teacher and a former tech executive are just two of the Democrats looking to take on Kevin Yoder in November. Riding the "blue wave" of Democrats entering congressional races across the country are six candidates from Kansas who want to prevent U.S. Representative Kevin Yoder from returning for a fifth term. In the first of three segments featuring the Democratic challengers, we met Tom Niermann and Mike McCamon, who sounded off on Yoder's tenure and President Trump

Segment 1: Kansas governor discusses his transition to power, his election campaign, and the challenges facing his state. Four months ago, then-Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer stepped into the position vacated by then-Gov. Sam Brownback. Today, he sat down for a wide-ranging conversation that covered school funding, the Kansas Department for Children and Families, a newly-enacted adoption statute, and his campaign to win the governorship without aggressively challenging rival Republican Kris Kobach. Kansas

Segment 1: Attorney General Josh Hawley on the resignation of Gov. Greitens and preparing for midterm elections. As Gov. Eric Greitens gets set to resign this afternoon, Missouri's attorney general maintains he did everything within his jurisdiction to investigate the governor’s alleged indiscretions. In an interview recorded on Thursday, Josh Hawley defended his conduct in the Greitens saga, and explained why he thinks Sen. Claire McCaskill has lost touch with Missouri voters. Missouri Attorney

Segment 1: Grassroots organization looks to bring legislative reform to Missouri statehouse When states fail to promote a culture of transparency, some organizations believe it falls on voters to bring about the needed change to their government. We learned about the Clean Missouri Initiative which will appear on the November ballot calling for open records, a reduction of partisan gerrymandering and the elimination of lobbyist gifts in the General Assembly. Sean Soendker Nicholson, director of

What caused Missouri Governor Eric Greitens to resign now and reactions from area Republicans and Democrats What started as a political career with presidential ambition, will come to an end less than two years after it began. Missouri Governor Eric Greitens announced yesterday he will resign effective at 5 p.m. Friday, May 30. We spoke with journalists on how the governor got to this place, what it means, and what Missourians can expect to happen next. Local representatives of both parties gave