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Segment 1: #MeToo fallout has more parents worried about protecting their kids from sexual predators. As the country reckons with the pervasiveness of sexual assault and abuse, parents are increasingly looking to children's health professionals for tips on how to protect their children. Today, Kansas City pediatricians provided their perspectives on how and when to talk with your children so they know to come to you about improper interactions they may experience. Dr. Natasha Burgert ,

Segment 1: A great and dreadful tableau of Great War horrors. Kansas City's National World War I Museum and Memorial is playing host to a vivid reminder of the brutality of chemical warfare. It's a 9-foot-tall, 21-foot-long oil painting by a man who was more known at the time for his sensitive portraits, and it's making its Midwest debut in the museum's new space, the Wylie Gallery. Today, we explored what makes John Singer Sergeant 's opus so memorable, and so haunting. Doran Cart , senior

Segment 1: How and why people fall in love with places. There are all kinds of love affairs, including the ones we have with the cities where we live . While there isn't a perfect recipe, there are certain ingredients that endear people to the places they call home, including "walkability," rituals and traditions, and being able to share the space with other people who are enthusiastic about building a life there. Peter Kageyama , community development consultant and author Segment 2, beginning

Our panel of financial planners explain healthy spending routines and investing in stocks As we inch closer to the April 15 deadline, you may be putting off filing your tax returns for as long as possible. Our Smart Money experts advise otherwise. Today, they outlined what you can do to leave fiscal irresponsibility in your past, and how you can invest wisely in the stock market. David Jackson , financial adviser at Waddell & Reed Sandi Weaver , senior adviser at Petrovic Weaver Financial

Segment 1: Kansas City playwright uses murders of Leon Jordan and James Townsend as inspiration to connect 1960s civil rights movements to today's. In the long history of Kansas City's Green Duck Lounge, two of its owners, both considered icons in the community, were each was shot dead, one in 1970 and the other in 2015. The murders are the basis for a new work , which couples the civil rights activities of the 60s to those of today. Michelle Tyrene Johnson , playwright, race and culture

The nations of the world are gathered once again for the Olympic Games and — wouldn’t you know it? — there still isn’t peace on earth. Yet as commentator Victor Wishna explains in this month’s edition of 'A Fan’s Notes,' in times like these, it really may be the thought that counts. When the delegations of North and South Korea walked in to Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium this week as one team, was it a big deal or just a big show? After all, North and South have marched together at the Games before

Segment 1: How Missouri schools prepare for an active shooter situation. In the wake of Wednesday's mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, the 18th shooting at a school in 2018, we found out what Missouri requires for its schools to be ready to deal with similar situations. We also asked how parents can discuss these tragedies with their children before, during and after they occur. John Warner, emergency planning coordinator for the Missouri School Board Association’s Center for Education Safety

Segment 1: How a redrawn border influences modern Mexican-American identity When the U.S.-Mexico border moved at the end of the Mexican-American War, more than 100,000 Mexicans suddenly found themselves living on U.S. territory. Today, we considered how this history, more than 100 years in the making, impacts modern race relations. Laura Gómez , author of Manifest Destinies: The Making of the Mexican American Race Segment 2, beginning at 28:43: Power struggles among Jackson County leadership

Segment 1: How Voting Districts Have Shaped Representation in Missouri The term "gerrymandering" has flooded headlines recently. But how does it influence Missouri's legislature? We discussed the history of partisan districting, how it impacts state and national government differently, and what might be done to improve the redistricting process. Jason Rosenbaum , reporter Dave Robertson , professor Segment 2, beginning at 22:43: Military parent and immigrant reflects on Islamophobia and American

Segment 1: Kansas' Third-Biggest School District Picks A New Leader After a months-long hiring process, the Shawnee Mission School District Board of Education has decided on a new superintendent . We heard about the move, and about the future of one of the largest districts in Kansas and the metro. Michael Fulton , new superintendent for the Shawnee Mission school district Brad Stratton, president of the Shawnee Mission School District Board of Education Segment 2, beginning at 17:08: For David