{"podcast":{"title":"Lawrence News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"lawrence-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7616198","podcast_index_feed_id":7616198,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/lawrence-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/lawrence-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":321,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Lawrence News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Lawrence—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. Lawrence News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T00:20:16.946188+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lawrence-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7616198"},"episode":{"title":"Kansas Kids: Progress Amid Hidden Struggles","slug":"kansas-kids-progress-amid-hidden-struggles","published_at":"2026-06-16T14:31:19+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lawrence-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7616198/kansas-kids-progress-amid-hidden-struggles","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lawrence-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7616198","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/be849e52-4d3a-4593-943b-0783715f4056.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/be849e52-4d3a-4593-943b-0783715f4056.mp3","summary":"Kansas kids are winning economically—child poverty dropped by 13,000 between 2019 and 2024, and the state ranks fifth nationally for affordability. But behind the bright numbers, education and health are sliding: more kids are failing math and reading, obesity and uninsured rates are climbing, and infant health is deteriorating. Advocates say fixing Medicaid access and simplifying aid could help, while a new national scoring system from the Annie E. Casey Foundation aims to measure real progress—not just rankings. Every statistic hides a child’s story. 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/a51091c668c60260","meta_description":"Kansas kids are winning economically—child poverty dropped by 13,000 between 2019 and 2024, and the state ranks fifth nationally for affordability. But be…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":92,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/lawrence-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7616198/episodes/kansas-kids-progress-amid-hidden-struggles/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lawrence-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7616198/kansas-kids-progress-amid-hidden-struggles.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}