News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
H&R Block Contributes $10M to South Loop Link Plan; Cost Now $200M
em>By Kevin Collison Backers of the proposed South Loop Link downtown park hope a $10 million donation from H&R Block and affiliated foundations will spark other private donors to help pay for what’s now an estimated $200 million project. As press conference announcing the donation today, Mayor Quinton Lucas praised the contribution and said the…
KU Disabilities Center Awarded $2.9M to Address Community Needs
Researchers get funding boost to further community-centered research on disability supports for Kansas families.
New Documentary Highlights Legal Immigrant Plight
The fallout from a Kansas City-area hate crime is the subject of a new documentary film.
KCATA Rejects Incentives for Big Mac Apartment Plan at Main and Armour
By Kevin Collison Confronted by overwhelming testimony from opponents, the KCATA board voted 6-2 Wednesday to reject a tax incentive request for a 300-unit apartment development proposed for Main and Armour. The development proposed by Chicago-based Mac Properties had been endorsed for a 15-year tax abatement by the authority’s development arm last week, but the…
Weekend Possibilities | KC Brew Fest, Disney On Ice and Young Gifted + Black
The KC Brew Fest, Kansas City Golf Show and Disney On Ice top the list of weekend possibilities.