Rick Brattin on Missouri's 5th District and his November rival
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This is Kansas City Today. I'm Nomi Naugia-Dean. Today is Tuesday, August 11th. Coming up, we'll hear from a Missouri Republican challenging a Kansas City Democrat's seat in Congress. This year, the state's new congressional map makes the race more risky for the longtime incumbent. But first, some headlines. A southeast Missouri community is demanding answers after federal immigration agents detained a few people last weekend. Brian Munoz reports.
Sykeston police say Ice detained at least four people at the 74th annual Sykeston JC Boot Heel Rodeo after they tried to get a wristband to buy beer. Police say the detainees presented identification that needed additional verification. Jerry Lee Summers is a local nurse and longtime friend of Ricardo Montez, one of the people taken by Ice. He is the type of man, just the type of person, that would give the shirt off of his back to someone in need. The Sykeston Police Department and Scott County Sheriff's Office defended Ice's actions and said the detentions were not part of a random effort to target Hispanic residents, a claim refuted by one rodeo worker who tells St. Louis Public Radio they didn't have an issue after scanning Montez's ID.
Paper and plastic to-go cups can be recycled across the Kansas City metro now that processing facilities in the region have updated their equipment. Harvest Public Media's Celia Yopis-Jepson reports.
Throw away any lids, straws, stirrers, or stoppers. If there's a cardboard sleeve on the cup, leave it on. Then put the cup into the recycling. Here's Matt Riggs with the Mid-America Regional Council's Solid Waste Management District. You've got to make sure they're empty because liquids are anathema to recycling. You do not want liquids in your recycling bin. Two kinds of cups still cannot be recycled. Red Solo cups and Styrofoam cups. Drop those in the trash. Also, Riggs says the best practice is still to use reusable cups when possible.
Kansas schools are gearing up for the state's new cell phone ban when kids head back to class later this month. High school and middle school students in Kansas City, Kansas public schools will need to store their phones in sealed containers. Elementary students can keep their phones in their backpacks. Larry Smith is the principal of Arrowhead Middle School. He anticipates some initial pushback, but believes the new rules will eventually be the status quo.
The students are going to find ways around it that are going to make us adapt. We understand and appreciate that that's part of being in the educational system, that it's our job to make sure that our policy fits best a majority of our kids.
The law grants an exception for students who need their devices to manage a health issue or as an educational accommodation. Several scenes in the first episode of Ted Lasso's newest season prominently feature Kansas City, where show creator and star Jason Sudeikis is from. KCUR's Savannah Holly Bates reports.
The Apple TV show used a lot of local actors and crew to shoot the first episode, which showcases places like Gates, CPKC Stadium and a current game, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and plenty of state line jokes. Michelle Davidson is a local actor who played a CPKC representative at the stadium. She says her scene was not treated like any small part.
They made me feel very special, very welcome. The way that Kansas Indians make others and made this whole crew, you know, made everyone feel so welcome when they came in from all around the world.
Ted Lasso was also eligible for tax credits and cash rebates for filming and hiring in Kansas City.
We'll be back after this.
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