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As frustration grows around the weekslong government shutdown, Kansas City-area U.S. Reps. Mark Alford and Emanuel Cleaver II can’t see eye-to-eye on a solution that will benefit their constituents. The two Congress members joined KCUR’s Up To Date to debate what's causing the gridlock in Washington.

Kerri Fivecoat-Campbell regrets not interviewing and documenting her mother’s life. The former Kansas City Star journalist is helping others not make the same mistake. She talked with KCUR’s Up To Date about preserving family histories and legacies.

Jackson County voters will cast ballots on Sept. 30 in a special recall election targeting County Executive Frank White Jr. On Up To Date, the county executive defended his efforts to work with legislators but said some of his colleagues are determined to keep him from accomplishing things.

They came by the thousands from around the country to work on a project so secret, the town where they worked couldn’t be found on any map. We’ll hear…

Joe Stanziola, the Kansas City man behind Second Hand King, doesn’t make run-of-the-mill hip-hop. Elements of doo-wop and an unusually sentimental…

Methamphetamine production has declined significantly in Missouri, but users of the drug have not decreased due to a cheaper version coming from Mexico.…

David Axelrod’s theme of “change” propelled Barack Obama to the presidency. He went on to serve as the President’s Senior Advisor. Steve Kraske speaks…

Republican Kansas Rep. Melissa Rooker from Fairway returns to Statehouse Blend to provide an insider perspective on the historic 2015 legislative session…

When it comes to personal technology in America, Google and Apple are locked in a battle of the titans for supremacy. We take a look at that fierce…

Kansas City Star reporter Mike Hendricks explains to Steve Kraske his work unraveling "the puzzle that was difficult but fascinating" and resulted in the…