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Rendering of a mixed-used development plan next to the new KC Current stadium.

Port KC Approves Massive Project Next to KC Current Stadium

Port KC has approved the first phase of a massive 10-year, $650 million redevelopment plan next to the new KC Current stadium on Kansas City’s riverfront.

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An eastern red cedar catches fire. Controlled fires, such as this one on grassland managed by Kansas State University scientists, are needed to save prairies from becoming woodland and shrubland.

A ‘Green Glacier’ is Burying Prairies, Threatening Ranchers and Wildlife

A “Green Glacier” is grinding across the Great Plains, burying some of the most threatened habitat on the planet beneath dense junipers and shrubland.

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Woman in a black shirt.

Healing Hate: How to Build a More Resilient Kansas City

A decade after an antisemitic hate crime at the Jewish Community Center in Overland Park, communities are embracing the science behind helping children recover.

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An aerial view of Truman Sports Complex.

After Blowout Loss, How Can Stadium Issue Be Revisited?

Despite a blowout loss at the polls, political veterans say the Royals and Chiefs can come back with detailed, transparent stadium plans.

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Applying for student loan. Filling up the loan form with calculator, pen, note pad on the desk

Biden Proposes New Student Debt Relief Plan

President Joe Biden is rolling out a student debt forgiveness proposal that the White House believes is narrowly targeted enough to survive legal challenges.

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"Kansas City Week in Review" host Nick Haines.

Nick’s Picks | Solar Eclipse, Stadium Drama, Kansas Taxes

Nick’s Picks touts a solar eclipse, Chiefs and Royals stadium issues and tax relief in Kansas as the top the news in Kansas City this week.

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Rebecca Wood and Mary Carol Garrity, owners of diebolt’s.

Nell Hill’s Founder Returns With ‘This Little Secret’ Shop

Nell Hill’s founder Mary Carol Garrity has returned to retail with a “little secret” shop in a Midtown Kansas City antique mall. Here are the details.

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A tall bronze memorial with figures at the top in front of Sun Fresh market.

A Community Struggle to Maintain a Full-Service Grocery

The Sun Fresh grocery at Linwood and Prospect avenues in Kansas City is struggling to sustain itself in the face of neighborhood homelessness and drug use.

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A view of the downtown skyline from inside the proposed Kansas City Royals ballpark.

Pondering Costs and Benefits of Royals and Chiefs Stadiums

The Chiefs and Royals want to use a Jackson County sales tax to upgrade Arrowhead Stadium and a build a new ballpark. Voters are weighing costs and benefits.

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"Kansas City Week in Review" host Nick Haines.

Nick’s Picks | Here’s the Latest on the Super Bowl Parade Shooting

One week after winning the Super Bowl, Kansas City is still processing a mass shooting at the celebration parade.

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