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Posts Tagged ‘News & Issues’

Nick’s Picks | All You Need to Know About the NFL Draft

By | April 24, 2023 | 0
Nick Haines

The NFL Draft will dominate life in Kansas City this week. Here are all the details around the big event.

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‘Most Fortunate Man’: KC Civic Leader Bert Berkley at 100

By | April 17, 2023 | 0
Civic leader Bert Berkley, founder of LINC.

Kansas City civic leader Bert Berkley, founder of LINC, savors an extraordinary life as he approaches his 100th birthday.

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Nick’s Picks | Global Outrage Over Shooting of Black Teenager in KC

By | April 17, 2023 | 0
Nick Haines

Kansas City has become the focus of national outrage over the shooting of a Black teenager.

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Nick’s Picks | NFL Draft Prep Disruptions Begin

By | April 10, 2023 | 0
Nick Haines

The NFL Draft is still more than two weeks away, but prep work on the huge event will start causing traffic headaches this week.

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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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