{"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":619,"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":"2026-09-19T10:18:30.640483+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kansas-city-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559400"},"episode":{"title":"Parents Push for Screen Balance in Schools | Kansas City News","slug":"parents-push-for-screen-balance-in-schools-kansas-city-news","published_at":"2026-09-17T22:20:34+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kansas-city-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559400/parents-push-for-screen-balance-in-schools-kansas-city-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kansas-city-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559400","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/fb0dc6b229c74adf","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/2fc12bc4-16b0-4882-930c-ab0032c8a1b4.mp3","summary":"Parents in Park Hill are sounding the alarm over kids getting iPads in kindergarten and lack of transparency around screen time, sparking a national conversation about tech in schools. Across districts like NYC, LA, and even locally in Shawnee Mission, limits are being imposed — and Missouri lawmakers recently banned school cellphones. Concerns center on child development: fading social skills, weak fine motor skills, and over-reliance on devices. Parents demand accountability and balance, not bans, pushing for hands-on learning and human connection. In response, Park Hill formed a task force with teachers, students, and parents to review tech use — with recommendations due by January. The Schools Beyond Screens movement, backed by hundreds of parent surveys, is gaining momentum as families seek smarter, more intentional tech integration in education. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Sources: https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/platte-county/article317180804.html More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/fb0dc6b229c74adf Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.","meta_description":"Parents in Park Hill are sounding the alarm over kids getting iPads in kindergarten and lack of transparency around screen time, sparking a national conve…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":125,"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/parents-push-for-screen-balance-in-schools-kansas-city-news/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/parents-push-for-screen-balance-in-schools-kansas-city-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}