News & Issues

Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.

A HiON Network EV fast charger at Starbucks, 16521 W. 119th St., Olathe, Kansas.

Push On to Restore Power at EV Fast-Charging Stations

HiON, a local startup, is taking over Evergy’s old fast-charging stations for electric vehicles in the Kansas City area.

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A crowd surrounds Kim Riley, parent and founder of the Transition Academy. For the past several years, her focus has been to build a network that better assists families whose children have developmental or intellectual disabilities find meaningful careers.

curiousKC | Submit Questions About Disability Resources in KC 

“Will my child with disabilities find a job they enjoy?” Submit questions like this on access to disability resources to our curiousKC reporting team.

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | Royals Opening Day and Prepping the NFL Draft

The week ahead in Kansas City features opening day for the Kansas City Royals, April Fools’ Day and preparations for hosting the NFL Draft.

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KU Med Area Attracts Another Big Apartment Project, The Hudson

The growing KU Med campus at 39th and State Line is attracting another major apartment project, a 228-unit development in the Rosedale neighborhood called The Hudson. The market-rate project at 36th and Rainbow Boulevard is being co-developed by Hunt Midwest and LANE4 Property Group in a partnership with KU Endowment, according to a press release….

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City Harvest Apartment Tower on Track After Merchants Get Their Way

By Kevin Collison Responding to merchant pressure, a City Council committee endorsed an apartment tower plan in the City Market that restores its original design and replaces 160 public parking spaces being lost at the development site. The 300-unit City Harvest development is expected to be approved by the full Council today. If so, construction…

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