Up to Date film critic Steve Walker reviews three new releases.

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Kansas City , Mo. – Voters in Gardner, Kansas will go to the polls tomorrow to decide weather to recall 2 of their 5 city council members.

By Maria Carter

Kansas City, MO – The top Democrat in the Kansas House says Democratic leadership could decide this week if they'll pursue an ethics complaint against the speaker of the House.

Voters in Gardner, Kansas will go to the polls tomorrow to decide whether to recall two of their five city council members.

State insurance regulators from both political parties say a key element of the Republican approach to overhauling health care would be bad for consumers.

By Steve Bell

Kansas City, MO –

By Steve Bell

Kansas City, MO –

Kansas City, Mo. – One of Kansas City's most recognizable civic activists has been appointed by the Missouri Governor to the city's Board of Police Commissioners: Former policeman, a former member of the city council and mayoral candidate, Alvin Brooks.

Walt Bodine's Movie Critics are back with their reviews for recently released films.

Kansas City , Mo. – The latest feather in the cap for the so-called "animal health corridor" is the Center of Excellence for Emerging and Zoonotic Animal Diseases, or CEEZAD.

The center is a $12 million dollar investment by the Department of Homeland Security at K-State. It will compliment the work of the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility. The so-called NBAF is the high-security lab Manhattan recently won in a competitive bidding process that will be researching foreign and domestic animal diseases and vaccines.

As a teenager during the Cultural Revolution in China, composer Zhou Long was sent from his home in Beijing to work on a rural state farm. Here, he talks about the experience.

By Laura Spencer

Topeka, Kan. – The Kansas House has approved a statewide smoking ban, opening the door for the bill to become law. It would ban smoking in restaurants, bars and most public places.

Statehouse Reporter Stephen Koranda files this report on how the debate played out.