{"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":"School District Spending Under Scrutiny","slug":"school-district-spending-under-scrutiny","published_at":"2026-06-28T10:15:59+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kansas-city-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559400/school-district-spending-under-scrutiny","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/4523b19f-776b-42e3-adc4-3f3bfe990a04.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/4523b19f-776b-42e3-adc4-3f3bfe990a04.mp3","summary":"A school district board member named Winn is sparking controversy by exposing questionable spending — including $3.6 million on staff cellphones and $700K on excess food — as officials eye a potential property tax hike. She’s pushing for cost-cutting in non-essential areas while protecting core programs like special education. In response, the district is consolidating cellphone contracts and capping travel to two in-state and one national conference per year. A new subcommittee will report findings by July 20th, aiming to restore fiscal accountability without burdening taxpayers further. 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/f250fdccdc521e82","meta_description":"A school district board member named Winn is sparking controversy by exposing questionable spending — including $3.6 million on staff cellphones and $700K…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":114,"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/school-district-spending-under-scrutiny/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/school-district-spending-under-scrutiny.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}