Jeff Roberson
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AP
Democrats are on the ballot in nearly 97% of Missouri races this year, a stronger showing than the party has had in decades.
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The Beacon
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Stephen Koranda
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Kansas News Service
@kcur893 A historic building in downtown Kansas City could be demolished for a 20-story data center. The project has already received significant resistance from local residents and community groups, but now there’s questions about whether the developer even wants to build it. The Miami-based private equity fund, Revitalization Unlimited, has proposed tearing down the Western Newspaper Union building, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. But even the developer’s CEO admits he’s not sure if the data center tower plan is financially viable. KCUR’s Cassandra Isobelle Flores reports on what’s going on with this data center proposal. 🎤Hosted by Cassandra Isobelle Flores 📹Filmed and produced by Zach Perez 🖥️Edited by Gabe Rosenberg #kansascity #datacenter #ai ♬ original sound - KCUR - Kansas City
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While Republicans are considering how they want to approach tax cuts as well as making it harder to amend the constitution, Democrats plan to use the Republican lawmakers' support of 4 and 5 against them. -
Interim Jackson County Executive Phil LeVota charged with bribing rival to drop out of 2026 electionA federal grand jury indictment accuses LeVota of trying to convince a candidate for the Jackson County executive race to withdraw, in exchange for positions in county government. LeVota called a news conference denying the allegations. -
The Kansas City Plan Commission unanimously approved the rezoning in an Aug. 5 meeting, making way for a $3 billion Royals ballpark district. Planning officials said the zoning request will be the first step in the redevelopment process. -
The Respect Missouri Voters campaign submitted more than 330,000 signatures for an amendment that would limit lawmakers from repealing or changing laws approved through the initiative process. Secretary of State Denny Hoskins rejected the petition Tuesday while also replacing the ballot title he already certified. -
The federal government's purchase of the CoreCivic-operated ICE detention center in Leavenworth is raising questions about whether the city will maintain the same level of oversight it established before the facility reopened. -
The plains spotted skunk is becoming harder to find in the central U.S. states it calls home. As federal officials consider the skunk for federal protections, researchers and environmentalists are hoping to learn more about the long understudied species. -
Lakes and ponds need nearby wetlands to stay healthy. In some places in Missouri, there isn't the room to do that, so conservationists are bringing the wetlands to the water. -
Missouri health officials say the CDC has added the state to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to lettuce grown in central Mexico, though the agency has not yet publicly announced the change. -
Voters in Johnson and Miami counties and much of northern, western and southeastern Kansas chose Republican candidates for the general election in November. Five incumbents decided not to run for reelection, setting up a fight for political control.
A break-in at a Kansas farmhouse unearthed a trove of artifacts from Maud Wagner, one of the country’s first known female commercial tattoo artists. A new episode of A People's History of Kansas City explores.
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