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  • A renewed debate over red light cameras. The so-called Mission "driveway tax" is declared illegal. Could we be voting on downtown streetcars in just a matter of months? Plus, is Gov. Brownback being unfairly pilloried for denying food stamps to the children of illegal immigrants?

    KC Week in Review
    Friday Jan. 27 @ 7:30pm

    A renewed debate over red light cameras. The so-called Mission “driveway tax” is declared illegal. Could we be voting on downtown streetcars in just a matter of months? Plus, is Gov. Brownback being unfairly pilloried for denying food stamps to the children of illegal immigrants?

  • TOPIC 1: SOTU The president delivered his State of the Union address Tuesday evening. We will discuss style, substance and reaction. GOP response will be offered by Indiana Governor Mitch...

    Ruckus: January 26, 2012

    TOPIC 1: SOTU The president delivered his State of the Union address Tuesday evening. We will discuss style, substance and reaction. GOP response will be offered by Indiana Governor Mitch…

  • January's Community Cinema screening was Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock.

    KCPT Community Cinema Examines the Legacy of Daisy Bates

    January’s Community Cinema screening was Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock.

  • This week, we begin a four part series that examines various aspects of suicide. We get a tutorial on the new Zipcar program at UMKC. Guest host Barbra Porter talks to Liz Smith and Lynette Fowler about the MId-America Head Start program. And viewers help KCPT celebrate 50 years in Kansas City.

    The Local Show: January 26, 2012

    This week, we begin a four part series that examines various aspects of suicide. We get a tutorial on the new Zipcar program at UMKC. Guest host Barbra Porter talks to Liz Smith and Lynette Fowler about the MId-America Head Start program. And viewers help KCPT celebrate 50 years in Kansas City.

  • Starting this week on The Local Show, we begin a four-part series that tracks the issues surrounding suicide awareness and depression, the impact on survivors and the importance of early intervention.

    Mental Health Awareness: Suicide

    Starting this week on The Local Show, we begin a four-part series that tracks the issues surrounding suicide awareness and depression, the impact on survivors and the importance of early intervention.

  • Nick Haines talks to Bob Simmons, UMKC's Associate Vice Chancellor of Administration, who is heading up the Zipcar program on the UMKC campus.

    Zip, Zip and Away: UMKC’s Zipcar Program

    Nick Haines talks to Bob Simmons, UMKC’s Associate Vice Chancellor of Administration, who is heading up the Zipcar program on the UMKC campus.

  • Barbra Porter sits down with the directors of the Mid-America Head Start program to discuss the various resources available to help low-income families.

    Building Futures: Mid-America Head Start

    Barbra Porter sits down with the directors of the Mid-America Head Start program to discuss the various resources available to help low-income families.

  • To mark KCPT's 50th birthday, we’ve asked 50 viewers to tell us what KCPT means to them. We leave you this week with more of YOUR creative messages.

    Fifty Years of KCPT: What Does KCPT Mean to You? Part Three

    To mark KCPT’s 50th birthday, we’ve asked 50 viewers to tell us what KCPT
    means to them. We leave you this week with more of YOUR creative messages.

  • The Kauffman Center and KCPT present an impressive lineup of journalists for a fascinating lecture series. Support KCPT and join us for any or all beginning Feb. 28.

    National Geographic Live! Lecture Series

    The Kauffman Center and KCPT present an impressive lineup of journalists for a fascinating lecture series. Support KCPT and join us for any or all beginning Feb. 28.

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