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Seg. 1: Clay County Controversy | Seg. 2: Holiday Jazz Music

Segment 1: Reporters unravel the dysfunction that plagues government in one Missouri county.

Clay County, Missouri, residents want answers as to how their commissioners are making decisions. The county is currently embroiled in legal wrangling with the state auditor and the county sheriff, and citizens are complaining their voices are not being heard. Journalists covering the situation say they've "never seen a series of actions quite like this."

  • Aviva Okeson-Haberman, Missouri politics reporter for KCUR 89.3
  • Matt Flener, anchor and investigative reporter for KMBC 9 News


Segment 2, beginning at 24:59: Little-known holiday songs to the tune of jazz.

Some genres of music don't necessarily blend well with Christmas, but writer Marc Myers says jazz lends itself well to holiday tunes. He shared holiday songs a bit off the beaten track that have been given a jazz interpretation.

Copyright 2021 KCUR 89.3. To see more, visit KCUR 89.3.

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.
Elizabeth Ruiz