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Ruckus – October 27, 2011

American Royal and Kemper Arena, Kansas document shredding, Zoo tax and other topics this week.

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TOPIC 1: WHAT GOES UP…..
American Royal officials are calling for the demolition of Kemper Arena and construction of an equestrian/agricultural center at a cost of 70-million dollars. The Kemper family is endorsing the plan and offering to raise 10-million dollars.

TOPIC 2: RIPPED TO SHREDS
As the Johnson County District Attorney’s case against Planned Parenthood was set to begin, it was learned that some key documents had been destroyed by the state. State officials say the action was routine and done before the current case was initiated. A spokeswoman for Kansans for Life says the state acted intentionally to protect the abortion industry.

TOPIC 3: DO IT FOR THE ANIMALS
The sales tax election to support the Kansas City Zoo will be November 8th. Originally, four counties were to be involved. Now there are only two—Jackson and Clay. What happened to Platte and Cass?

TOPIC 4: HOT SPOTS
Kansas City, Missouri, Police are focusing on “hot spots,” areas where a large number of violent crimes are committed. Chief Daryl Forte says this is only a first step in combating crime.

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FRONTLINE: Lost in Detention

More than one million immigrants have been deported since President Obama took office. Watch Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 8pm.

More than one million immigrants have been deported since President Obama took office. Under his administration, deportations and detentions have reached record levels. The get-tough policy has brought complaints of abuse and harsh treatment, including charges that families have been unfairly separated after being caught in the nationwide dragnet. The administration has promised to make the detention system more humane, and more selectively target the most serious criminals. But it faces Republican critics who urge stricter measures — and a growing backlash among Latino voters, a key 2012 electoral force. In a co-production with the Investigative Reporting Workshop, correspondent Maria Hinojosa investigates Obama’s enforcement strategies and journeys into the secretive world of immigrant detention, with a penetrating look at who is being detained and what is happening to these detainees.

FRONTLINE: Lost in Detention
Watch Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 8pm.

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The Local Show

Take a step back in time at The Wornall House and go behind the scenes at Camp Invention. Watch Thursday, September 29, 2011 at 7:30pm.

This week, The Local Show steps back in time. Our cameras were at The Wornall House to witness a reenactment of a Civil War era hospital complete with field amputations. Nick Haines talks to Executive Director of The John Wornall and Alexander Major Houses about the challenges of keeping history alive in these Kansas City landmarks. The Local Show looks in at how the Kansas City, Missouri School District is changing the way both students and teachers look at learning when we go behind the scenes at Camp Invention. We talk to restauranteur and expert bartender Ryan Maybee about restoring The Rieger Hotel and the modern day allure of the speakeasy. And we get a glimpse at how a local business owner turned bread making into an art form.

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FRONTLINE: The Interrogator

Insider’s view of the “war on terror.” Watch Thursday, September 15, 2011 at 9pm.

In a rare interview with Ali Soufan, the FBI agent who was at the center of the 9/11 investigations, FRONTLINE correspondent Martin Smith uncovers an insider’s view of the “war on terror.” One of only eight Arabic-speaking FBI agents, Soufan explains why he believes the attacks on the World Trade Center could have been prevented and how the use of torture failed to produce actionable intelligence. Also in this hour: Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter Dana Priest investigates the terrorism-industrial complex that grew up in the wake of 9/11. In “Are We Safer?,” Priest explores the growing reach of homeland security, fusion centers, battlefield technologies and data-collecting into the lives of ordinary Americans.

Watch Thursday, September 15, 2011 at 9pm.

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