After a 270-acre landfill was proposed for a site just south of Missouri Highway 150 in Kansas City, communities rallied against it. The bill now awaiting Gov. Mike Parson’s signature would prohibit a landfill from being built in Kansas City within a mile of another municipality unless that adjoining city approves the project.
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Kansas News Service environmental reporter Celia Llopis-Jepsen spent two years researching and reporting the first episode of Up From Dust. The newly launched podcast tells the stories of the Kansans who are addressing environmental crises.
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More than half of U.S. adults said that they’ve listened to an audiobook at some point. The industry is continuing to expand, and Up To Date’s panelists have a diverse range of recommendations for every listener’s needs.
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With about 85 members, including individuals with just a single plant as well as those with acres of land, Kansas City Black Urban Growers, or KCBUGS, works to address obstacles faced by Black farmers and improve community health.
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Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe’s office contradicted Sheriff Calvin Hayden's claim to have had a search warrant 'in hand' for Hayden's long-running election investigation.
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Only the second bill passed this session, narrowly passed legislation on its way to Gov. Mike Parson funnels money to private schools through a tax credit scholarship programs.
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The Medical Arts Symphony of Kansas City community orchestra has given amateur musicians in the health care profession a place to perform since 1959. For the doctors, nurses, dentists, medical students, and more who take part, the music can be therapeutic.
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Some officials in Kansas are trying to get the Kansas City Chiefs to move across state lines, but the governor says she's not involved.
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Opioid settlement payouts will be made to thousands of communities across the country over 18 years. Payouts in the Kansas City metropolitan area so far have ranged from $2.4 million to Kansas City, Missouri, to Kansas City to $4,500 to Westwood, Kansas.
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LaTurner cited spending more time with family and young children as the reason for his decision.
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Determined high schoolers envision more sustainable and beautiful cityscapes. Experts say their approach can benefit both human health and the environment.
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Residents of South Hyde Park said they watched thieves comb through two stolen cars, then speed away, all while they were on hold with KCPD's 911.