{"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":"Kansas Activists Demand Town Halls","slug":"kansas-activists-demand-town-halls-2","published_at":"2026-05-30T06:17:45+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kansas-city-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559400/kansas-activists-demand-town-halls-2","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/1110ac4a-abfe-4ac4-a7f5-f89a15f6b64d.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/1110ac4a-abfe-4ac4-a7f5-f89a15f6b64d.mp3","summary":"Activists flood Senator Roger Marshall’s offices with thousands of petitions demanding public town halls, sparking a dramatic police response—including a bomb squad—in Wichita after suspicious boxes were found, though they contained only protest flyers. Organizers, including the Kansas Coalition for Common Sense, say their efforts—spanning nearly all of Kansas’s 105 counties—are met with indifference, citing Marshall’s past walkout from a town hall and his general unavailability. They condemn the police reaction as a waste of taxpayer money and insist their peaceful, scheduled visits were meant to avoid such escalation, underscoring a growing call for direct, accountable engagement between constituents and their senator. 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/0176efc8fc9421dd","meta_description":"Activists flood Senator Roger Marshall’s offices with thousands of petitions demanding public town halls, sparking a dramatic police response—including a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":87,"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/kansas-activists-demand-town-halls-2/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/kansas-activists-demand-town-halls-2.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}