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Daniel Harmon and his sister, Katie Harmon-McLaughlin, are the Community of Christ pastors now leading the Center for Living Water. The words behind them inspired the center’s name are from John 14:4 in the New Testament.

Center for Living Water Seeks New Path for Spiritualty

The Center for Living Water in Independence hopes to attract people who have become inactive in church life or who have never found a spiritual home.

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Civic leader Bert Berkley, founder of LINC.

‘Most Fortunate Man’: KC Civic Leader Bert Berkley at 100

Kansas City civic leader Bert Berkley, founder of LINC, savors an extraordinary life as he approaches his 100th birthday.

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Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden, R-Columbia, chats with Sen. Brian Williams, D-University City, and Senate Minority Leader John Rizzo, D-Independence, on the opening day of the 2023 session in January.

Sports Wagering Bill Remains Mired in Missouri Senate Split Over Gambling Expansion

The odds that the Missouri General Assembly will pass sports gambling legislation during this year’s session area dwindling.

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Lux Living Briefs Neighborhood on 14th & Wyandotte Hotel, Apartment Plan

By Kevin Collison Lux Living provided fresh details of its planned hotel and apartment project at 14th and Wyandotte along with updated renderings at a briefing to the Downtown Neighborhood Association Thursday. The project calls for a 10-story, 200-room boutique hotel to be built on a vacant, rubble-strewn lot at 1319 Wyandotte and a 20-story…

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Brownie Wilson of the Kansas Geological Survey uses a metal measuring tape to determine the depth of the aquifer's water level in western Kansas. Statewide aquifer levels dropped by nearly two feet over the past year — this third-largest decline since the 1990s.

With the Ogallala Aquifer Drying Up, Kansas Ponders Limits to Irrigation

Water levels in the Ogallala Aquifer continue to plummet. But after decades of inaction, Kansas’ approach to water conservation might be shifting.

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Incentives Increased for $91M AT&T Apartment Project

By Kevin Collison The renovation of the 13-story former AT&T building at 500 E. Eighth St. into 263 apartments is back on financial track after a city development agency increased its incentive package last week. The $91 million project, which is near the potential East Village ballpark site, had its property tax abatement hiked from…

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Marcus Kerr, a budtender and specialist at Luxury Leaf dispensary in St. Louis.

Missouri Sees Surge in Cannabis Jobs After Legalization Vote

The number of licenses Missouri approves for new cannabis industry employees each month has quadrupled since November.

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | Local Election Day, Trump Indictment

This week’s news highlights include local Election Day and criminal charges against former President Donald Trump.

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Incentives Approved for Crossroads Apartment Plan; Affordability Debate Continues

By Kevin Collison A 12-story apartment project planned for the Crossroads dropped 11 affordable units from its original plan after being turned down on its $3 million incentive request from the Kansas City Affordable Housing Trust Fund. The 112-unit project proposed by Copaken Brooks for 1818-22 Main was approved for an 18-year property tax abatement…

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An aerial view of the proposed 12-story 1818 Main project looking south.

Incentives Approved for Crossroads Apartment Plan; Affordability Debate Continues

A developer has reduced the number of affordable housing units in a Crossroads project after being rejected by Kansas City’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund.

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