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Seg. 1: Wyandotte County District Attorney | Seg. 2: Cold War Spy Schemes

Segment 1: Mark Dupree wants to make the Unified Government's justice system more equitable.

Wyandotte County District Attorney Mark Dupree talked with us about the summer expungement program, a new conviction integrity unit and the prosecution of Lamonte McIntyre, and calls from community members to fire Police Chief Terry Ziegler. It all fits into his larger effort to correct past wrongs in his jurisdiction.


Segment 2, beginning at 22:54: International Spy Museum historian on the war schemes that didn't pass muster.

Acoustic kitties and bomber bats? During the Cold War some dangerous, expensive and off-kilter ideas circulated around the military. We spoke with historian and author Vince Houghton about the wild plots and schemes that almost happened.

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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.