Upcoming Highlights

The Walt Bodine Show, Thursday at 10 a.m. Tune in for a conversation with David Hughes, founder of the Charlotte Street Foundation and the Urban Culture Project. We'll talk about how the foundation's support for area artists has shaped the development of Kansas City's urban areas.  We'll talk about how Hughes, formerly of American Century Bank, created this organization and helped make Kansas City a thriving art city. Up to Date, Thursday at 11 a.m. A look at Kansas City's railroad history and an exhibit at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art titled Art in the Age of Steam.

NPR Journalists Narrowly Escape Car Bombing

(NPR, November 30, 2008) NPR's Baghdad-based reporting team narrowly escaped an assassination attempt on Sunday. After conducting interviews and having lunch with their two Iraqi drivers in a kebab shop, correspondent Ivan Watson and producer/translator Ali Hamdani were returning to their parked car when Iraqi soldiers intercepted them and pulled one of the drivers away from the vehicle. The armored BMW, which had been planted with a so-called "sticky" bomb, exploded into flames. Multimedia reporting on the incident, including video, photos and Watson's reportage for NPR, are here.

The Economy

More Marketplace Morning Reports Now every weekday 6:50 a.m. and 8:50 a.m. The global economy is hard at work while Americans sleep, but we can catch up and keep up with Marketplace Morning Report, a quick comprehensive update on the world of business and finance. Bringing you the morning business news "for the rest of us" in the time it takes us to drink our first cup of joe. Special Report from Marketplace: Who can you trust? Credibility. Trust. Confidence. All vanishing in a cloud of foreclosures, bank failures, and stock market freefalls. Marketplace Money takes a special look at the fallout from America's financial crisis by asking how we got here and who America can trust to guide us back to stability. JOIN THE DISCUSSION: Impact of Recession on KC-Area Economy Tell us how the recession has affected you, your business, or a non-profit group you support. Does the current economy have you cutting back to basics or just cutting back on discretionary spending? Have you made changes to make ends meet?

Election Memories
KCUR's Election 2008 Coverage KCUR Elections Multimedia *Election Photos by KCUR Reporters *"At the Polls" Photos *Pre-Election Photos *Missouri Governor Debate in KCUR Studios