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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | Up, Up and Away at the New KCI

It’s been more than five years since Kansas City voters approved a new $1.5 billion single terminal at Kansas City International Airport. It’s finally opening on Tuesday. 

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The historic stone Central United Methodist Church at 52nd and Oak in Kansas City became the sixth COR campus late in 2022.

Church of the Resurrection Confronts Uncertain Future

The ground seems to be shifting under the strikingly successful United Methodist Church of the Resurrection (COR), which now has six campuses in the Kansas City area.

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H&R Block Contributes $10M to South Loop Link Plan; Cost Now $200M

em>By Kevin Collison Backers of the proposed South Loop Link downtown park hope a $10 million donation from H&R Block and affiliated foundations will spark other private donors to help pay for what’s now an estimated $200 million project. As press conference announcing the donation today, Mayor Quinton Lucas praised the contribution and said the…

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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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