Kansas City's Northeast Newscast

Catching up with former KCPD East Patrol CIO Jason Cooley

This week on Kansas City's Northeast Newscast, managing editor Paul Thompson sits down with Northeast Kansas City Historical Society President Kent Dicus to preview the NEKCHS Homes Tour, to be held on Saturday, October 14, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the...

This week on the Northeast Newscast, Kansas City Public Schools athletic director Dr. James Sanders sits down with managing editor Paul Thompson to talk about Northeast High School's homecoming celebration on September 30, the new renovated football...

On this week's episode of the Northeast Newscast, managing editor Paul Thompson talk with Pendleton Heights Neighborhood Association President Jessica Ray. The two discuss Pendleton Heights' Party in the Park; the now-leasing Pendleton Flats...

On this week's edition of the Northeast Newscast, KCPD East Patrol's Commander, Major Jim Thomas, sits down with managing editor Paul Thompson to reflect upon his first six months at the helm of the patrol division. Major Thomas discusses how he's...

This week on the Northeast Newscast, Managing Editor Paul Thompson goes on a ride-along with KCMO Animal Control officer Chris Harriman. It bears mentioning that what many in Kansas City refer to as Animal Control is actually the Animal Health and...

This week on the Northeast Newscast, managing editor Paul Thompson talks with Kansas City Art Institute Assistant Professor of Illustration - and architect of the Scarritt Mural project - Hector Casanova. Casanova discusses his relationship with the...

This week on the Northeast Newscast, managing editor Paul Thompson runs through the history of Kansas City audits with KCMO City Auditor Doug Jones. In an interesting and wide-ranging conversation, Jones discusses how some of the City's past audits...

This week on the Northeast Newscast, managing editor Paul Thompson sits down for an exclusive interview with incoming Chief of Police Rick Smith, who will be sworn in to his new position on the morning of Tuesday, August 15. Smith talks about the...

This week on the Northeast Newscast, managing editor Paul Thompson invites Kansas City Museum Executive Director Anna Marie Tutera on to serve as the podcast's first ever two-time guest. After celebrating that great honor, Tutera talks about the...

This week on the Northeast Newscast, managing editor Paul Thompson sits down with Captain Chris Young of KCPD's Violent Crimes Investigative Unit - and the Kansas City No Violence Alliance (KC NoVA) by proxy - for a discussion about all things NoVA....

This week on the Northeast Newscast, managing editor Paul Thompson sits down with John Fierro, Mattie Rhodes Center President/CEO, and Mary Cyr, Director of Northeast Alliance Together (NEAT). The two discuss the Mattie Rhodes Center's role in the...

This week on the Northeast Newscast, Managing Editor Paul Thompson sits down with Congressman Emanuel Cleaver II of Missouri's 5th Congressional District. The former Kansas City, Missouri Mayor and City Councilman - now serving in his sixth term in the...

On this week's episode of the Northeast Newscast, managing editor Paul Thompson goes on a ride-along with Independence Avenue Community Improvement District Titan Protection and Consulting officers Daniel Williams and Ryan Bean. The officers discuss...

This week on the Northeast Newscast, Northeast News managing editor Paul Thompson sits down with Scarritt Renaissance Neighborhood Association President Leslie Caplan to talk about the positive momentum of the neighborhood, the association's upcoming...

This week, Northeast Newscast host Paul Thompson interviews the publishers of the Northeast News - the husband and wife team of Michael Bushnell and Chris Adams. The couple dives into the past, present, and future of the Northeast News, reflecting on...

This week, Northeast News managing editor Paul Thompson meets with Indian Mound Neighborhood Association Vice President Manny Abarca, a strong advocate for the Historic Northeast community. Abarca discusses a variety of topics, including his work as a...

Northeast News Managing Editor Paul Thompson is joined by Kansas City, Missouri Parks and Recreation Director Mark McHenry to discuss a variety of pressing issues, including the spate of violence along the Indian Creek Trail, the ongoing City Hall...

This week, Northeast News Managing Editor goes out into the field for a ride-along with KCMO Illegal Dumping Investigator Alan Ashurst. Ashurst has a fascinating job, serving as one of two illegal dumping investigators currently working in the...

In this week's episode of the Northeast Newscast, we preview the 2017 Summer Dusk Free Sunset Concert Series, which begins on Friday, May 19 at 7:00 p.m. This annual series is presented by Northeast Arts KC, so we brought in organizers Rebecca Koop and...

Kansas City's 3rd District at-large City Councilman Quinton Lucas joins the Northeast Newscast this week for a far-reaching discussion about the Kansas City political scene. Topics of conversation include the Council's role (or lack thereof) in the...

This week on the Northeast Newscast, managing editor Paul Thompson will discuss the new app-based transit service RideKC Freedom with Kansas City Area Transportation Authority CEO Robbie Makinen. The service is built around the paratransit community in...

With the Buck O'Neil Bridge featured prominently in the news of late, MARC Director of Transportation and Environment Ron Achelpohl joins the Northeast Newscast to discuss the organization's role in the ongoing debate over whether the bridge should be...

In this week's episode of the Northeast Newscast, KCPD Central Patrol Division Major Rick Smith joins Northeast News managing editor Paul Thompson to talk about the Tuesday, April 11 sentencing hearing of notorious Northeast criminal Tyler Sutton, KCPD...

Northeast Newscast host Paul Thompson invites 1st District Councilman Scott Wagner onto the podcast to discuss the $800 million bond package which was passed decisively by KCMO voters on Tuesday, April 4. Wagner discusses his worries heading into the...