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KC Week in Review: Friday, May 13, 2011

Another massive catch for Crown Center. Why Mayor Sly James say's he fighting Kansas with a popsicle stick. Plus, Brownback under the spotlight...the metro's largest ambulance service under fire...and guess what's replacing Diana's dresses at Union Station?

LEGO: Another massive catch for Crown Center. Why is Lego picking Kansas City for its new mega play palace?

AMBULANCE: The metro’s largest ambulance service is feeling the heat. And it’s not just over response times. A KCTV5 investigation documents how one area man died in the back of a of a Kansas City ambulance. But his death went unnoticed.

POPSICLE STICK: Why Sly James say’s he fighting Kansas with a popsicle stick.

PHOTO ID: If you live in Missouri, prepare to go to the ballot box again to decide yet another constitutional amendment

BROWNBACK: Why some members of the Kansas Governor’s own party are ringing alarm bells over his style of leadership

FARM AID 2011: The new LiveStrong Stadium in Wyandotte County has been picked for the annual benefit concert featuring Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews

CHOPPERS: From princesses to motorcycles. Union Station announces its new exhibit, “The Art of the Chopper,” more than 30 of the most original and fantastical motorcycles ever built. If DIANA was more geared to women, is this the comparable counter-exhibit for men?

THIS WEEK’S NEWS REVIEWERS:

Krista Klaus
The Business Journal

Dana Wright
KCTV5

Dave Helling
Kansas City Star

Fred Logan
Business Journal Columnist

KC Week in Review
February 3, 2012

Hollywood Casino opens @ Kansas Speedway. But can our metro support another gaming mecca? We look at how KC will be represented at Sunday's Superbowl. And the Missouri Presidential Primary is Tuesday. Will you bump into the candidates this weekend?

THIS WEEK: Friday, February 3rd 2012 @ 7:30 pm
(Rebroadcast Sunday @ 11 am )

HOLLYWOOD CASINO: Kansas City’s newest casino finally opens its doors at the Kansas Speedway. But can our metro support another big mecca to gaming?

SUPERBOWL AD: Sunday is the Superbowl. And Kansas City’s Kauffman Foundation is paying an undisclosed sum to air a 30-second spot during what is one of the most highly sought after, most expensive time-slots in all of television.

MISSOURI PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY: Tuesday is officially Presidential Primary Election Day in Missouri. Does that mean you might be bumping into Mitt Romney at your local coffee shop this weekend or perhaps standing in line at Gates BBQ with Ron Paul or Rick Santorum?

DISSOLVING THE DISTRICT: New legislative proposal would permanently dissolve the KCMO school district and require neighboring districts take over city schools. Meanwhile, generous tax credits would be offered district students to attend parochial and private schools.

BIOSCIENCE AUDIT: Troubling audit into Olathe based Kansas Bioscience Authority finds scrubbed computer files, destroyed documents, misuse of funds and questionable management.

Reviewing the news this week:

Sylvia Maria Gross
KCUR-FM

Fred Logan, Columnist
The Business Journal

Chris Hernandez
NBC Action News

Dave Helling
Kansas City Star

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KC Week in Review
May 27, 2011

THIS WEEK: Friday, May 27 2011 @ 7:30 pm
(Rebroadcast Sunday @ 11 am)

TORNADO: Total devastation in Joplin. The lessons for Kansas City…

CATHOLIC PORN: A child pornography scandal escalates. Some call for the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph to step down.

MCCASKILL UNDER FIRE: Missouri U-S Senator Claire McCaskill tells the New York Times she’s “shocked” by a new TV ad campaign from the League of Women Voters attacking her as a polluter.

DECLINE TO SIGN: The latest twist in the never-ending Plaza office tower saga

THIS WEEK’S NEWS REVIEWERS

Kris Ketz
KMBC 9 News

Chris Hernandez
NBC Action News

DeAnn Smith
Freelance Reporter

Dave Helling
Kansas City Star

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KCWIR
Friday, August 5

SATAN SANDWICH: Why is Kansas City Congressman Emanuel Congressman Emanuel Cleaver getting indigestion over a sandwich?

IS NIXON A DEMOCRAT?: Why are some questioning the Missouri governor’s party credentials?

CRUMBLING PIPES: More than 170 water main breaks in a month. Is it just the heat? Or a symptom of larger problems ahead?

FOOT PATROLS: For the first time in more than 30 years, police officers are again walking the streets on regular foot patrols of Kansas City neighborhoods. But what effect will they have on crime in some of the city’s toughest blocks?

THIS WEEK’S NEWS REVIEWERS:

Eric Wesson
KC Call Newspaper

Lynn Horsley
Kansas City Star

Chris Hernandez
NBC Action News

Dave Helling
Kansas City Star

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KCWIR Friday, April 15, 2011

THIS WEEK: Friday, April 15 @ 7:30 pm
(Rebroadcast Sunday @ 11 am)

BORDER CEASEFIRE: Why the head of Sprint and the head of Hallmark are calling for a moratorium on cross border tax incentives. An elite group of corporate CEO’s send a letter to the governor’s of Kansas and Missouri demanding a truce. But how do they respond?

PROP B: Missouri lawmakers overturn the new puppy mill law. Does your vote not count?

TRAVEL SAGA CONTINUES: How the area plane saga has now turned into a hotel saga

ABORTION: Kansas makes national news as it becomes the second state in the country to adopt a fetal pain law

NUCLEAR: Devastation in Japan has brought heightened concerns about the safety of nuclear power plants. So why is Missouri so gung-ho about building a second nuclear power plant?

KANSAS BIOSCIENCE AUTHORITY: A criminal probe is launched into the Olathe based agency set-up by the state to bring bioscience jobs to the area. Now its CEO has resigned amid accusations of mismanagement and wasteful spending

THIS WEEK’S NEWS REVIEWERS:

Micheal Mahoney
KMBC 9 News

Jack Cashill
Ingrams Magazine

Dave Helling
Kansas City Star

Fred Logan
Business Journal Columnist

Tags: Local, Politics

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KCWIR: February 25, 2011

MAYORAL PRIMARY: Kansas City, MO Mayor Mark Funkhouser loses his bid for re-election. On this week’s program we’re joined by his Chief of Staff, Kendrick Blackwood. Plus, what did we learn from this week’s trip to the ballot box and the two men left in the hunt to be the city’s new leader?

WHAT NEXT FOR FUNK? Mark Funkhouser will still be Mayor for some time yet. His replacement won’t be sworn in until May 2nd. Will he now push through some things that he’s always wanted to do, but felt he couldn’t?

UNION UNREST: Is the massive wave of labor unrest at state capitols in Wisconsin and Indiana now heading here?

PLAZA: Are plans for a controversial office tower on the Country Club Plaza now being scrapped?

JUDGES PAY: Why are Kansas City judges, according to a recent Kansas City Star editorial, “laughing all the way to the bank?”
SCIENCE CITY: More positive news for Union Station as local engineering firm Burns and McDonnell provides a $1 million gift to revamp Science City. It’s the largest investment in Science City since its opening in 1999.

DISSECTING THE NEWS THIS WEEK:
Kendrick Blackwood
Chief of Staff, Mayor Funkhouser

Lynn Horsley,
Kansas City Star

Chris Hernandez
NBC Action News

Dave Helling
Kansas City Star

Tags: Local, Politics

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KCWIR: June 17, 2011

THIS WEEK: Friday, June 17th, 2011 @ 7:30 pm
(Rebroadcast Sunday @ 11am)

Fingerpointing over flooding on the Missouri river. But is anyone really to blame? Experience Kansas City’s latest thrill ride. Plus, the latest people, trends and happenings on both sides of state line.

THE NEWS REVIEWERS

Steve Kraske
KC Star/KCUR

Chris Hernandez
NBC Action News

Fred Logan
Business Journal Columnist

Dave Helling
Kansas City Star

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KCWIR: June 24, 2011

June 24th, 2011 @ 7:30 pm
(Rebroadcast Sunday @ 11am)

A THIRD OF THE ENTIRE LEADERSHIP OF KCMO GOVT

In Kansas City, MO politics everyone focuses on the Mayor. But Sly James can do very little without the 12 people who serve with him on the city council. This week, we cast aside our reporters to bring you as many of those council members as we can fit around our “Week In Review” table. From life without Funkhouser, to the hot button issues facing the city.

GUESTS:

Cindy Circo
KCMO City Councilwoman

Michael Brooks
KCMO Councilman

Jan Marcason
KCMO Councilwoman

Ed Ford
KCMO Councilman

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KCWIR: March 18, 2011

WHO SHOULD BE MAYOR?
A KC Week in Review Election Special
Friday, March 18th @ 7:30 pm on KCPT

See the candidates in a whole new way as they accept KCPT’s invitation to tour a neglected Kansas City neighborhood with two frustrated citizens. Plus, are Sly James and Mike Burke really as similar as some of the pundits have made out. This half hour you get to decide as the two Mayoral hopefuls join us in the studio…

GUESTS

Mike Burke
KCMO Mayoral Candidate

Sly James
KCMO Mayoral Candidate

Tags: Local, Politics

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KCWIR: March 25, 2011

Kansas City picks a new leader. We dissect the election and examine what’s in store for Mayor-elect Sly James. Plus, how a tactless joke about shooting illegal immigrants put Kansas in the national spotlight. And why is Missouri U-S Senator Claire McCaskill simply “plane” embarrassed this week?

NEWS REVIEWERS

Micheal Mahoney
KMBC 9 News

Dave Helling
Kansas City Star

Steve Kraske
Kansas City Star/KCUR

Fred Logan
The Business Journal

NEXT WEEK: Debating the Earnings Tax…

Tags: Local, Politics