Nick Haines, Savannah Hawley-Bates, Brian Ellison, Kyle Palmer and Dave Helling discuss pushback in Johnson County over stadium consideration at Aspira Campus and continued silence from team owners, the requests for tax incentives by new Plaza ownership, Lockton eyeing move to JOCO, KC's World Cup draw and new social media rules for visitors, MO and KS congressional maps, a JACO/KCMO split & more.

Nick Haines talks to Mayor Quinton Lucas as he begins his last year as mayor about some of the key issues the city must address including preparations for the biggest event in the city's history, budget issues and the future of the city's major league sports franchises. Plus, after her first year on the job, Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson discusses key accomplishments and new approaches.

Nick Haines, Charlie Keegan, Brian Ellison, Eric Wesson and Dave Helling discuss new downward trending KCPD crime figures and the lingering perception contrary to the numbers, the out-of-state group paying signature gatherers in referendum effort to quit, how local reps voted on shutdown bill, a new stadium roof consideration, Jackson County assessor search, Kansas mail in ballot change and more.

Nick Haines, Yvette Walker, Brian Ellison, Pete Mundo and Kyle Palmer discuss the biggest winners and losers in this week's election, the lessons learned from voting trends on both sides of the state line, abandoning redistricting efforts in Kansas, the speculation around potential U.S. Senate runs by Sharice Davids or Laura Kelly, the survey of Royals fans, World Cup accommodations and more. 

Nick Haines, Savannah Hawley-Bates, Lisa Rodriguez, Eric Wesson and Dave Helling discuss next week's election including how to select the Jackson County Assessor, the four day school week in Independence, the future of Prairie Village government, mayoral races in Wyandotte County and Overland Park as well as the launch of the streetcar extension, World Cup fan fest, SNAP benefit delays and more.

For the first time in 20 years, the race for Mayor of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas will not feature an incumbent. Nick Haines moderates a debate of key issues like property taxes, housing, business development and consolidation itself as well as potential changes in the county and its government with candidates Rose Mulvany Henry and Christal Watson.

Nick Haines, Charlie Keegan, Eric Wesson, Kris Ketz and Dave Helling discuss the Jackson County Legislature selecting Phil LeVota as the new Jackson County Executive, the launch of the streetcar extension next week, grants to fill Plaza vacancies ahead of the World Cup, rebranding KCI in honor of Truman, KCPD deploying UTVs for patrol, the spike in domestic violence, Kansas redistricting & more.

Nick Haines, Savannah Hawley-Bates, Dave Helling, Charlie Keegan and Brian Ellison discuss a renewed push for decisions in the stadium saga in the wake of the Jackson County recall and a weekend of large crowds downtown, the swearing in of Kay Barnes as the race for Jackson County Executive gets crowded, the ripple effects of the government shutdown and redistricting efforts progressing in Kansas.

Nick Haines, Brian Ellison, Kris Ketz, Eric Wesson and Dave Helling discuss the resounding recall election results in Jackson County which ousts Frank White and has Kay Barnes taking over the leadership role in the interim, the local impacts of the government shutdown, Trump's threat to move the World Cup from dangerous cities, the deportation program using the National Guard in Missouri and more.

Nick Haines, Charlie Keegan, Dave Helling, Savannah Hawley-Bates and Eric Wesson discuss exploration of an east-west streetcar expansion line, the elevating cost of the Roy Blunt Luminary Park, the stalled Missouri redistricting map, the withholding of $10 million in food aid to Kansas, the new KCPD police lights policy, the latest on the new Jackson County jail, the business border war and more.