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Nick Haines

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

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

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Civic leader Bert Berkley, founder of LINC.

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

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

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Nick Haines

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

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

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | NFL Draft Prep Disruptions Begin

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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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.

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

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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