News & Issues

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

someone holds a phone with the flashlight on up to a table. Next to them sits a stack of signs that read "we say NO to Crypto"

Crypto Company’s Cryptic Foray Blocked in Rural Kansas

A small rural Kansas town has rallied against plans to build a crypto mining facility.

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Lux Living Proposes 30-Story Apartment and Hotel Project

By Kevin Collison A proposal for a 30-story residential and hotel tower at the northeast corner of Wyandotte and 14th adjacent to the historic Power & Light Building has been submitted to the city by Lux Living. The plan submitted by the St. Louis developer calls for a building that would include 300 apartments and…

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Rendering of a 30-story apartment and hotel building next to the historic Power & Light Building.

Lux Living Proposes 30-Story Skyscraper Next to Power & Light Building

Lux Living has submitted a proposal for a 30-story apartment and hotel tower adjacent to the historic Power & Light Building.

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Kansas Last in Nation on Mental Health Ranking

The annual State of Mental Health in America report found that Kansas ranks lowest of all states for mental health care.

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Q&A with ‘Preserving Our Past’ Producer Catherine Hoffman 

Kansas City PBS producer Catherine Hoffman discusses the process behind the new film, “Preserving Our Past: The Story Continues.”

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