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KCUR 89.3
A heavy thunderstorm dumped inches of rain and hail on Kansas City, Kansas, leaving at least 60 homes in need of major repair, but the damage isn't likely to trigger a federal response.
Sarah Kellogg
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St. Louis Public Radio
Noah Taborda
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KCUR 89.3
@kcur893 Kansas City has backed off its promise to do emergency repairs at the troubled North Lawn apartment complex. The city originally allocated $500,000 for fixes after tenants reported being without power for days. That was three weeks ago — and no repairs were ever done, forcing several residents into homelessness. Tenants at the complex, who unionized with @KC Tenants back in 2023, have been fighting for years to get improvements after sewage backups, pest infestations, lack of running water and power outages. Now the neglectful owner, Yisroel Levovitz, is selling the property and seemingly getting off scot-free, while Kansas City says tenants will likely need to move out. KCUR’s Celisa Calacal and Savannah Hawley-Bates report on the long struggles of tenants at North Lawn, and how the city’s decision leaves them with little help. 🎤 Hosted by Celisa Calacal & Savannah Hawley-Bates 🎬 Filmed and produced by Zach Perez 📝 Edited by Gabe Rosenberg #kansascity #tenants #landlord ♬ original sound - KCUR - Kansas City
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The state's highest court will hear arguments over two consequential initiatives on Sept. 2, just days before the deadline to finalize the November ballot. A circuit court judge ruled both proposals were unconstitutional. -
Terrance Sims was convicted of two felonies and one misdemeanor for not paying an administrative fee. each of three times he filled out the offender registration document in Wyandotte County. -
Public funds from city and state sources would contribute 60% of the cost for the Crown Center stadium, possibly through tax-exempt bonds. The Royals will have "no obligation to repay or otherwise support payment of” those bonds, leaving the city to cover any shortfalls. -
The 17-year-old student died on the first day of practice at Pawnee Heights High School in western Kansas. He is the fifth football player to die in Kansas since 2018. -
Parlor, Kansas City’s first chef collective, announced abruptly this week that it would permanently close its seven-vendor space this Saturday. The news left kitchen owners reeling, and looking for spaces of their own. -
The group of trans men are using women’s bathrooms in publicly owned facilities, which is required by Kansas law, to highlight what they say are flaws in the bathroom bill. -
Privately-employed KC Streetcar operators, maintenance workers and maintenance technicians voted 41-11 to join the Teamsters union. Operators say their wages weren't keeping up with inflation, and they had no formal paid sick days or standardized break schedules. -
There is broad consensus among psychologists that corporal punishment can be harmful to children, but the U.S. has no federal laws banning it in public schools. Missouri has the six-highest rate of corporal punishment in the country, while Kansas does not explicitly ban the practice. -
Delivering his decision just a few hours after conducting a trial, Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green ruled that the Missouri Constitution does not allow referendums on congressional redistricting. However, the Missouri Supreme Court will likely be the final say in the case.
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