The Mitchell family sits around their kitchen table. Michelle is seated next to 17-year-old son with autism, explaining what she faces juggling work and finding support for her son.

KU Disabilities Center Awarded $2.9M to Address Community Needs

Researchers get funding boost to further community-centered research on disability supports for Kansas families.

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A mother kisses her daughter on the forehead. The daughter is crying,

New Documentary Highlights Legal Immigrant Plight

The fallout from a Kansas City-area hate crime is the subject of a new documentary film.

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KCATA Rejects Incentives for Big Mac Apartment Plan at Main and Armour

By Kevin Collison Confronted by overwhelming testimony from opponents, the KCATA board voted 6-2 Wednesday to reject a tax incentive request for a 300-unit apartment development proposed for Main and Armour. The development proposed by Chicago-based Mac Properties had been endorsed for a 15-year tax abatement by the authority’s development arm last week, but the…

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Toasting local beer

Weekend Possibilities | KC Brew Fest, Disney On Ice and Young Gifted + Black

The KC Brew Fest, Kansas City Golf Show and Disney On Ice top the list of weekend possibilities.

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The Mac "1 W. Armour" proposal looking northwest along Main Street with the proposed segmented apartment building in the foreground.

KCATA Rejects Tax Break for Mac Properties in Midtown

The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority board has rejected a controversial tax break request by Mac Properties for a big Midtown apartment complex.

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Sherman Says Roadwork Needed for DT Ballpark; No Word from Chiefs

By Kevin Collison Royals owner John Sherman says some downtown highway and street infrastructure would need to be modified to handle traffic at a proposed ballpark, but believes parking concerns could be more easily addressed. With the Royals believed to be still leaning toward locating their proposed ballpark at the East Village site, most road…

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A man stands in a field that has dead corn stalks and a young cover crop. He is digging for a soil sample. Next to him is a green four wheeler.

Missouri Farmers Add Carbon to Their List of Crops

More farmers are joining a program to sell the carbon sequestered on crop land.

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Rep. Brenda Shields. R-St. Joseph, speaks during debate in the Missouri House during the 2021 legislative session.

Missouri Legislator Proposes Tax Credits Aimed at Mitigating Child Care ‘Crisis’

A Missouri House committee on Tuesday debated legislation that would establish several tax credits designed to improve access to affordable child care and stabilize the industry.

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Iconic Katz Cat to Grin Again in Downtown KC

(Editor’s note: This article originally was published Aug. 31, 2022) By Kevin Collison The Katz Drug Store sign, a one-time iconic streetscape fixture in Kansas City and beyond with its happy cat sporting a bow tie, has a new life thanks to LUMI, a museum dedicated to neon signs. A 10-foot tall replica of the…

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Exterior view of the planned Discourse Brewing in the Windmill Square shopping center in Overland Park.

Tap List | Overland Park On Tap To Get Third Brewery

Discourse Brewing plans to open at 7211 W. 97th St. in the Windmill Square shopping center. It would become Overland Park’s third brewery.

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