News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
NFL Draft Showtime at Union Station Brings Civic Pride
By Kevin Collison It’s showtime at Union Station with the upcoming NFL Draft and its top executive George Guastello is ecstatic millions of television viewers from around the nation will see Kansas City’s most beloved landmark. “When you talk to the NFL, they have never done a draft this size in front of a historic…
Youth With Disabilities and the Resource Gap
While funded programs in Missouri exist to guide youth with disabilities entering young adulthood, families still struggle to find what they need because of barriers such as time, income and paperwork. Kansas City parents say programs are hard to find and systems are confusing. In this episode, families and disability experts outline challenges they face…
Happy 4/20 in Kansas City
KC Cannafest occupied the Crossroads last week as attendees prepared to celebrate the first 4/20 day since Missouri voters approved recreational marijuana.
Developers Look Up at Broadway Site Across from Kauffman Center
By Kevin Collison A 40-story apartment and hotel tower on Broadway across from the Kauffman Center? That’s what a development group has in mind for the first phase of a big proposal that eventually could include a second high-rise building. But first, the developers–EPC Real Estate Group and Dan Carr–have to persuade the Federal Aviation…
Developers Pursue Skyscraper Next to Kauffman Center
A major project being pursued on Broadway next to the Kauffman Center could include a 40-story apartment/hotel tower and a second tower later.