Kansas Hop Co. in Ottawa, Kansas, supplies about 30 breweries in the Kansas City area.

Hopped Up: Brewing Beer with Fresh Hops from Kansas

Until recent years, Kansas and Missouri did not have a local fresh hop option for most breweries. Kansas Hop Co. in Ottawa, Kansas, can deliver fresh hops within an hour of being harvested.

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Cornucopia Brings Carnival, Fall Festivities This Weekend to Downtown

Grand Boulevard by the T-Mobile Center will become a carnival midway this weekend with a Ferris wheel and other rides as part of the Cornucopia festival being put on by the Power & Light District from today through Sunday. What the P&L District is describing as its signature fall festival was held for the first…

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A surgery team in a hospital.

Despite Medicare, Health Costs Are Painful for Americans 65+

A new report from The Commonwealth Fund shows that the high cost of health care remains a problem even for older Americans covered by Medicare.

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New Fidelity Security HQ Project Seeking $9M Tax Break

By Kevin Collison The developer of a proposed office tower at 27th and Main anticipates its request for a $9 million incentive package for the new headquarters of Fidelity Security Life Insurance will be in front of the City Council in mid-November. Attorney David Frantze said VanTrust Real estate, the developer, will be seeking a…

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A woman poses in full calavera face paint.

Weekend Possibilities | Day of the Dead Party at Crossroads Hotel, Parkville’s Microbrew Fest and the Macabre Cinema

Family-friendly, fun and fancy and much freakier options are out there for anyone looking to get in on fall festivities this weekend in Kansas City.

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Dale Walker, president of the Blue Valley Neighborhood Association in Kansas City, surveys a trashed site near the intersection of 27th Terrace and Hardesty Avenue.

‘Really Sad’: Illegal Dumping Still Vexes Kansas City

Kansas City has launched a new audit of illegal dumping, which has vexed the city for decades. Resident satisfaction on the topic is at a six-year low.

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In this bonus episode, you'll hear from one of our guests Breora Page whose clients are domestic violence survivors. (Image of Breora Page in the Post Haus studios during the recording of season two, episode one)

The Filter Extra | Hear More From a Therapist Who Helps Domestic Violence Survivors

In this episode extra, you’ll hear from one of our guests, licensed counselor, Breora Page whose focus is helping domestic violence survivors.

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While no architectural rendering of the proposed Lux Living riverfront project is available, the developer said its design and materials will be similar to the Crossroads project its building at 19th and Broadway.

St. Louis Developer Pursuing $55 Million Riverfront Apartment Plan

A mid-rise apartment project is being pursued for the downtown riverfront by Lux Living, the St. Louis developer that’s also doing big residential projects in the Crossroads and Midtown areas.

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Lux Living is planning this 228-unit apartment building at the corner of 19th and Broadway in the Crossroads.

St. Louis Developer Pursuing $55M Riverfront Apartment Plan

By Kevin Collison A mid-rise apartment project is being pursued for the downtown riverfront by Lux Living, the St. Louis developer that’s also doing big residential projects in the Crossroads and Midtown areas. Vic Alston of Lux Living said his firm is negotiating with Port KC to build an approximately 250-unit, seven- to eight-story project…

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Robert Cox's stepson, Tristn Jevon, passed away in February from an accidental fentanyl overdose.

Mind, Body and Crime in the Country

Drug addiction and untreated mental health issues are leading contributors to higher violent crime rates in rural America.

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