Kansas City wants higher taxes for infrastructure
The Kansas City Council is asking voters in an April election to raise property taxes for fixing streets, sidewalks and other infrastructure improvements. Voters will also consider a small hike in the...
25 Jan 201731min
Kansas budget, plus your changing workplace
Kansas Capitol correspondent Hunter talks about the way forward for a state with budget problems and Gov. Sam Brownback's final stretch in public office. Then Diane Stafford chats about how your workp...
18 Jan 201740min
Talking Kansas City tech
The Consumer Electronics Show, Kansas City's own tech scene and the balance between gadgetry convenience and privacy mark the latest Deep Background podcast conversation with Leah Becerra, Jay Pilgree...
11 Jan 201732min
What's ahead for KC region in 2017?
Kansas City Star reporters Dave Helling, Scott Canon, and Rick Montgomery move past the scorched earth of 2016 to take a look at trends and stories we'll see in the coming year. Learn more about your ...
4 Jan 201726min
Deep Background explores coverage of the 2016 campaign
Dave Helling and Scott Canon talk with the Star's new editorial page editor, Colleen Nelson, about 2016 campaign coverage. Nelson covered the Clinton campaign and the Obama White House for the Wall S...
28 Des 201630min
Cops under investigation for botching crimes against children cases
Kansas City Star reporters Donna McGuire and Glenn E. Rice talk about the troubled Crimes Against Children unit of the Kansas City Police Department. New detectives man the operation now, but others w...
20 Des 201617min
Firefighters' safety focus of newspaper project
Kansas City Star reporter Mike Hendricks joins Dave Helling to discuss the subject of an extensive Star investigation into firefighter deaths. Many such deaths might be prevented, the reporters found...
13 Des 201625min
The Trump transition
The Kansas City Star's Washington correspondent, Lindsay Wise, joins Dave Helling and Scott Canon to discuss the local impact of the Donald Trump transition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...
7 Des 201637min
