Steve Kraske
Steve Kraske is an associate teaching professor of journalism at UMKC, a political columnist for The Kansas City Star and has hosted "Up to Date" since 2002. He worked as the full-time political correspondent for The Star from 1994-2013 covering national, state and local campaigns. He also has covered the statehouses in Topeka and Jefferson City.
Before arriving in Kansas City, he worked at daily newspapers in Iowa and Illinois and at United Press International in Madison, Wis. Kraske is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he received a bachelor's degree in journalism. He was a 1992 John S. Knight Journalism Fellow at Stanford University.
Kraske has won awards for both his print and radio work and has appeared on NPR, CNN and Fox. He's a big fan of "Prairie Home Companion" and Kansas City jazz. His father lives in Stillwater, Minn., not far from the St. Croix River.
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Kansas City community leaders react to the verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin, and NPR host reveals 'the power and paradox of the self-deceiving brain.'
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The Kansas legislature unanimously passes an unemployment reform bill, and the American Society of Civil Engineers gives U.S. infrastructure a C- grade.
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How William Volker's money laid the foundation for American conservatism and a look at the pandemic's impacts on retirement plans.
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The latest on the Derek Chauvin trial, the Kansas Senate passes a bill that could bring gun safety curriculum to K-12 students, and whether flag football is a safe alternative for staying active.
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Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas addresses the challenges facing the city and Greek life on college campuses is seeing a downturn.
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Missouri's lawmakers are debating banning vaccine passports and first-year educators discuss their experience teaching in the COVID-era.
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Missouri's senior senator on the work ahead in his final months in Congress and two memorials to Levi Harrington who was killed by a Kansas City mob in 1882.
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A progress update on the new terminal at Kansas City International Airport and a preview of Harvest Public Media's series on Midwest waterways.
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A criminal law expert offers perspectives on the prosecution and defense strategies in Derek Chauvin's trial, the allegations from restaurant and bar workers about mistreatment by management, and what people are willing to pay for a prized pair of athletic shoes.
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Missouri is just one of 47 states considering changes to their voting laws; and a Kansas City woman's story reveals the effect caring adults can have on an abused and neglected child.