Kansas City Week In Review

Nick Haines, Mary Sanchez, Pete Mundo, Micheal Mahoney and Eric Wesson discuss Mayor Quinton Lucas' trip to Washington D.C. for a ceremony related to a ban on ghost guns, the persistent homicide problem in Kansas City, KCPD Chief Rick Smith's latest move to address homicides, Gov. Laura Kelly''s stance on sanctuary cities, debate over Plaza development and tenants and the latest on Eric Greitens. 

Nick Haines, Steve Kraske, Rebekah Chung, Dave Helling and Kevin Collison discuss reports that the Kansas City Chiefs are considering stadium sites in Kansas and the new efforts in Kansas to entice the Chiefs, Kansas legislative issues including transgender athletes, Parents' Bill of Rights and sanctuary cities, the return of masks in SMSD, Dillards negotiating with Plaza, election results & more.

Nick Haines, Lisa Rodriguez, Micheal Mahoney, Eric Wesson and Dave Helling discuss reports that the Chiefs are considering stadium sites in Kansas, news that Nordstrom is backing out of Plaza deal and remaining at Oak Park Mall, Trudy Busch Valentine entering Missouri U.S. Senate race, Rick Smith's alleged comments on Black Lives Matter protests and key issues and races in next week's election.

Nick Haines, Dia Wall, Micheal Mahoney, Pete Mundo and Dave Helling discuss new domestic abuse allegations against U.S. Senate candidate Eric Greitens by his ex-wife, the KCMO police budget, the Parents Bill of Rights in Kansas, the legislation in Kansas that would restrict transgender athletes from competing in women's sports and the potential ban on short term rentals in Overland Park.

Nick Haines, Lisa Rodriguez, Steve Kraske, Eric Wesson and Dave Helling discuss what marks the second anniversary of COVID lockdowns in Kansas City. A year before election day, we dissect the race for Kansas City Mayor. And pick apart some of the biggest and most explosive political issues confronting Kansas and Missouri lawmakers.  We track new developments in those plans to build a downtown ballpark and ask if a 170-foot climate controlled Ferris Wheel is actually downtown's missing piece? 

Nick Haines, Lisa Rodriguez, Pete Mundo, Eric Wesson and Dave Helling discuss KCI compliance issues relating to the hiring of women and minority contractors, speculation that Panasonic is the mystery business in Kansas, the battle over congressional maps in Missouri and Kansas, the Independence mayoral race, Josh Hawley and Missouri U.S. Senate race, investment in Jazz District & ballot questions.

Nick Haines, Pilar Pedraza, Dave Helling, Eric Wesson and Steve Kraske discuss possible implications behind multiple national media appearances by Mayor Quinton Lucas, the push for tax incentives to lure an unknown company to Kansas, the Second Amendment Preservation Act in Missouri, the redistricting battle in Kansas, the Independence mayoral race, vaccine exemptions in Kansas and more.

Nick Haines, Lisa Rodriguez, Micheal Mahoney, Eric Wesson and Dave Helling discuss the lack of details in the push for tax incentives for a mystery business in Kansas, the contentious confirmation hearings for Missouri Health Director, the new congressional district map in Kansas, public input on KC's next police chief, Ed Eilert's retirement announcement, compensation for MO exonerees and more.

Nick Haines sits down with Edgemoor Development CEO Geoff Stricker and Kansas City Aviation Director Pat Klein to get an update on progress at the new KCI. Next, he is joined by Dr. Brent Yeager, Olathe School Superintendent, and Edwin Birch, Executive Director of Communications and Marketing for KCK Schools, to discuss the challenges for schools during the recent pandemic surge.

Nick Haines, Dia Wall, Pete Mundo, Kyle Palmer and Steve Kraske discuss recent school district closures due to staff shortages from COVID, the Quinton Lucas appearance on Face The Nation, the return of some citywide mask mandates, the Missouri State of the State address, how redistricting could impact Sharice Davids and some of the key local election races.

Nick Haines, Lisa Rodriguez, Micheal Mahoney, Dave Helling and Eric Wesson discuss the Kansas City, Missouri School District earning full state accreditation, headlines from the latest pandemic surge, key points of emphasis from Governor Laura Kelly's State of the State address including medical marijuana legalization, Medicaid expansion and critical race theory and police funding in Missouri.

Nick Haines, Eric Wesson, Micheal Mahoney, Steve Kraske and Pete Mundo discuss the continued struggle to address homicides in Kansas City, the decision to withdraw from the bid to become the 2024 GOP Convention host, the confusion, reluctance and frustration over mask mandates, new legislative sessions in Kansas and Missouri and Trump's endorsement of Derek Schmidt in the Kansas race for governor.

Nick Haines, Dana Wright, Eric Wesson, Steve Kraske and Dave Helling look back at 2021 and pick the stories that made the biggest impact, the metro's person of the year, the biggest winners and losers and make their predictions for what 2022 has in store.

Nick Haines, Lisa Rodriguez, Kevin Collison, Dave Helling and Micheal Mahoney discuss Kansas City Police Chief Rick Smith's future, new KCMO tax incentive greenlighting, the inauguration of KCK's first Black Mayor Tyrone Garner, Buck O'Neill's Hall of Fame induction, constantly changing mask mandates and COVID numbers, the race for Johnson County commissioner and Kansas City Southern.

Nick Haines, Lisa Rodriguez, Kevin Collison, Eric Wesson and Dave Helling discuss how funds from the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill might be used for projects around the metro including streetcar expansion, solar farms, a gondola and covering I-70, business milestones in spite of the pandemic, mask mandate changes and the Kansas special session to address federal vaccine mandates.

Nick Haines, Pilar Pedraza, Eric Wesson, Steve Kraske and Dave Helling discuss Governor Laura Kelly's stance on Biden's vaccine mandate and her push to eliminate the sales tax on food in Kansas, comments by Mayor Quinton Lucas on gun laws, the trial of a Kansas City Police detective, the Kevin Strickland case and funds from the infrastructure bill for Kansas and Missouri. 

Nick Haines, Lynn Horsley, Eric Wesson, Pete Mundo & Micheal Mahoney discuss this week's election results including mayoral races in Overland Park and Wyandotte County and hotly contested school board races, the death of former Kansas Congressman Dennis Moore, mask mandate changes, vaccine requirements at Kansas universities, St. Luke's staffing shortages due to mandates & vaccines for children.

Nick Haines, Dia Wall, Steve Kraske, Kevin Collison and Kyle Palmer discuss Kansas City's bid to host the 2024 Republican National Convention, the women's soccer stadium coming to Kansas City's Riverfront, KCPD reassigning KCI patrols, next Tuesday's election, the DUI sentencing for Kansas Senator Gene Suellentrop, Mark Alford's bid for Congress and more.

Nick Haines moderates mayoral debates for two area races. Tyrone Garner and David Alvey square off in the race to become the next mayor of Wyandotte County. In the Overland Park mayoral race, Curt Skoog and Mike Czinege make their cases as they seek to replace Carl Gerlach. Pllus, Mary Sanchez, Steve Vockrodt and Dave Helling discuss KC's World Cup bid, redistricting, COVID trends and more.

Nick Haines, Lisa Rodriguez, Eric Wesson, Steve Kraske and Micheal Mahoney discuss Jill Biden's visit to speak with Latino communities, the explosion threat and illegal search of Mayor Quinton Lucas, the latest on KCI concession contract dispute, Southwest Airlines flight cancellations, potential school closures in KCMO, the Kevin Strickland case, Jay-Z's interest in WYCO convictions and more.