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Missouri’s ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law Could Play a Role After the Shooting of 16-year-old Ralph Yarl

By | April 18, 2023 | 0
A man holds a handgun in a store.

The shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager, by an 85-year-old white man highlights Missouri’s recent adoption of “Stand Your Ground” gun laws.

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KC Southern Expansion, Apartments in the Works Downtown

By | April 13, 2023 | 0
Kansas City Southern headquarters with a city-owned parking lot in the foreground.

Plans for apartments and an expanded headquarters for the former Kansas City Southern hinge, in part, on reconstruction of Barney Allis Plaza.

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Kansas Citians Share Hopes for South Loop Link

By | April 11, 2023 | 0
Rendering of a park above the South Loop with the downtown skyline in the background.

More than 1,650 people have shared their wishes for the proposed $200 million South Loop Link over the freeway in downtown Kansas City.

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Sports Wagering Bill Remains Mired in Missouri Senate Split Over Gambling Expansion

By | April 10, 2023 | 0
Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden, R-Columbia, chats with Sen. Brian Williams, D-University City, and Senate Minority Leader John Rizzo, D-Independence, on the opening day of the 2023 session in January.

The odds that the Missouri General Assembly will pass sports gambling legislation during this year’s session area dwindling.

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With the Ogallala Aquifer Drying Up, Kansas Ponders Limits to Irrigation

By | April 7, 2023 | 0
Brownie Wilson of the Kansas Geological Survey uses a metal measuring tape to determine the depth of the aquifer's water level in western Kansas. Statewide aquifer levels dropped by nearly two feet over the past year — this third-largest decline since the 1990s.

Water levels in the Ogallala Aquifer continue to plummet. But after decades of inaction, Kansas’ approach to water conservation might be shifting.

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