Rural Missouri and Kansas deal with COVID-19 that was slow to arrive
How do people in small towns in Kansas and Missouri feel about the coronavirus pandemic? The Star’s Judy L. Thomas and Laura Bauer have been visiting those communities and they join Dave Helling on to...
21 Jul 202037min
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, challenger Nicole Galloway and the return of college sports?
On today's podcast, The Star's lead Jefferson City political correspondent Jason Hancock joins Dave Helling and Derek Donovan to discuss Gov. Mike Parson, his reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic, his ch...
14 Jul 202030min
A Shawnee Mission principal's alleged misconduct and masks in JoCo
Shawnee Mission Horizons High School Principal Paul Colwell has been accused of sexist, racist and bullying behavior at the alternative school. And Johnson County commissioners took a vote recently ov...
8 Jul 202031min
Do developers need subsidies for a luxury downtown KC hotel?
Do developers need money from Kansas City to build a new luxury hotel downtown adjacent to the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts? That’s their pitch to the City Council — but will anybody be wil...
25 Jun 202027min
How should Kansas City fund its police department?
Funding the police department is one of any city’s highest priorities. The Kansas City Police Department’s role in civic life is under scrutiny today, though public support for law enforcement is gene...
18 Jun 202028min
What did Kansas City and its police learn from the protests?
On today's Deep Background podcast, Kansas City Star reporters Katie Moore and Steve Vockrodt join hosts Dave Helling and Derek Donovan to talk about the protests that have been going on in Kansas Cit...
10 Jun 202033min
Protests on the Country Club Plaza and all eyes on Kansas' congressional races
Kansas City is just one of about 100 cities where demonstrators are taking to the streets in the wake of George Floyd's death at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer. The Star's Mara Rose William...
3 Jun 202041min
The strangest Jefferson City legislative session in years comes to a close
As the coronavirus pandemic swept through the country, Missouri lawmakers curtailed their session to avoid large groups. This time, though, things got pretty wild - and the General Assembly set its si...
21 Mai 202028min
