{"podcast":{"title":"Kansas City News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"kansas-city-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559400","podcast_index_feed_id":7559400,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/the-kansas-city-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/the-kansas-city-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":1045,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Kansas City News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Kansas City—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Kansas City News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T02:18:43.228083+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kansas-city-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559400"},"episode":{"title":"Ace Retail Names New President","slug":"ace-retail-names-new-president","published_at":"2026-06-13T12:46:34+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kansas-city-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559400/ace-retail-names-new-president","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kansas-city-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559400","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/ab040ba0-b68a-432c-ab1f-c051024df2b6.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/ab040ba0-b68a-432c-ab1f-c051024df2b6.mp3","summary":"Ace Retail Group has named Robert Massengill as its new president — a veteran insider with over two decades at the company who’s poised to steer its multi-state hardware empire toward smarter growth. Rising from his role as senior VP of business development and general counsel at Westlake Ace Hardware, Massengill brings deep legal and strategic expertise, plus an MBA and law degree, to lead operations, store expansion, and employee-driven success. With 260+ stores across 18 states, the company is looking to build stronger communities and better shopping experiences — all under a leader who knows the business inside out and believes its people are its greatest asset. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/9a58a87ee445ba8c","meta_description":"Ace Retail Group has named Robert Massengill as its new president — a veteran insider with over two decades at the company who’s poised to steer its multi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":81,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/kansas-city-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559400/episodes/ace-retail-names-new-president/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kansas-city-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559400/ace-retail-names-new-president.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}