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Kansas City pianist Miles Swaminathan came to play Debussy, Chopin, Liszt and Norman Dello Joio for us before his winter break ended at Olathe Northwest…

December 31, 2017: we revisit some of the biggest Kansas stories of the year. Kaye McIntyre is joined by the KPR news department for this look back at some of the highlights and low points of the year gone by.

Voters in Kansas City, Missouri will decide tomorrow (TUE) whether to approve a nearly $1 billion project to build a new terminal at Kansas City International Airport.

Democrats and Republicans can agree to very little about the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, including how to investigate it. The fallout is impacting the ability to work across party lines.

(Photo by Stephen Koranda)The Kansas Senate has joined the House and passed a bill that prevents voters from switching political parties in the final weeks before a primary election. The bill moves the deadline from the current two weeks before an election to about two months before a primary. KPR’s Stephen Koranda reports.00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa7cb650000(SCRIPT)Supporters of the bill say it protects Kansas primaries from meddling by people in other political parties who want to sway the outcome. Senator Julia Lynn is a Republican from Olathe.“Stealing elections and manipulating elections is not what the democratic process is about,” says Lynn.The Senate has seen major changes in recent years. In the last election cycle, several moderate Republican members were defeated in primaries and replaced with conservative Republicans, who now control the chamber. The top Democrat in the Senate, Anthony Hensley from Topeka, calls the bill a denial of the rights of Kansans to express themselves through a vote. He asks why the change is needed."It's because you want to protect yourself. You want to protect yourself from some future primary election opponent," says Hensley.The chamber rejected an amendment that would have given voters seven days after the candidate filing deadline to change parties.Anchor lead out:The House has already passed the bill, so the Senate's 27-12 vote sends the bill to Governor Sam Brownback for his consideration.

With the Greens now leading the polls, their candidate, Annalena Baerbock, 40, is seen as a serious contender. She's moved the once single-issue environmentalist party into the political center.

On this edition of Conversations Kelly Yang talks with host Dan Skinner about the the fifth book in the Front Desk series, “Top Story.”

Cheney, vice chair of the House select committee, will make a statement at Thursday's primetime hearing and lead the questioning of witnesses. Breaking with her party may cost Cheney her House seat.

Photo by Stephen KorandaDemocrats aren't fielding a candidate for a U.S Senate race in Kansas after Democrat Chad Taylor dropped out. With no one in that race, it’s not clear what role, if any, the state Democratic Party will take in the campaign. KPR’s Stephen Koranda reports.00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa7d13d0000(SCRIPT)There’s no love lost between Republican Senator Pat Roberts and the leaders in the Kansas Democratic party. But that doesn’t mean top-ranking Democrats are throwing their support behind independent candidate Greg Orman. Joan Wagnon is the chair of the Kansas Democratic Party.“I’m not sure that Mr. Orman wants our endorsement, and I’m not sure that I want to give him my endorsement.”Wagnon says she has received calls from local Democratic parties wondering if they can invite Orman to their events.Wagnon says Orman has not asked for support from the state party and she’s currently not offering any.Republican incumbent Senator Pat Roberts’ campaign has said Orman is really Democrat. Orman says he has supported both Republicans and Democrats in the past and he’s been disappointed in both parties. He says that’s why he’s running as an independent.

Sen. Bernie Sanders is the favorite, but does Elizabeth Warren peel away some progressives after a fiery debate performance? Former Vice President Biden has a lot on the line — and a lot to prove.