News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
Nick’s Picks | Vaccination Free-for-All, Earnings Tax Vote and Medicaid Expansion
Nick Haines gives you a look at the week ahead in Kansas City.
Maxus Files Apartment Proposals Ahead of Stricter Incentive Policies
By Kevin Collison A proposal to convert the former AT&T building at 500 E. Eighth St. into a 283-unit apartment project specializing in work-live space has been filed by Maxus Properties with the a city development agency. Maxus acquired the 1973 office tower three years ago and originally intended to upgrade it for modern office…
New Kirk Family YMCA ‘Flagship’ for Metro Association
By Kevin Collison Downtown’s new “flagship” YMCA is ready for action, but unless you’re a kid, you won’t be swimming, working out, playing basketball or participating in a myriad of other healthy activities until later this year. That’s because the Y leadership is doing a gradual roll out of their new $35 million Kirk Family…
Kansas City’s Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander Community Makes Itself Heard
Kansas City’s vigil at Cafe Cà Phê to grieve the victims of the Atlanta shooting sought to create the intimacy and the reverence of an at-home vigil in a space large enough to fit the whole Asian American-Pacific Islander community.
Rau Construction Relocating HQ to West Bottoms from OP
By Kevin Collison Rau Construction is relocating its headquarters from Overland Park to the West Bottoms, returning to its Kansas City roots where the family-owned firm was founded in 1905 after migrating from Germany. “We’re high on the West Bottoms,” said Dan Meyer, Rau president. “We think it’s the new up and coming area, and…
Workers in an Overwhelmed Education System Talk Mental Health
Nearly 58% of educators say they have poor mental health. That was pre-pandemic. What about now?
Office Tower Proposed at New 27th and Main Streetcar Stop
By Kevin Collison An $83.4 million office tower is in the works for vacant property owned by Crown Center near the planned 27th and Main streetcar stop. A preliminary plan for what appears to be a 12- to 14-story tower on a site northeast of 27th and Main has been filed with the Kansas City…
Office Tower Proposed Near Planned 27th and Main Streetcar Stop
An $83.4 million office tower is in the works for vacant property owned by Crown Center near the planned 27th and Main streetcar stop in Kansas City.
As Regulations Vanish, One Missouri County is Ground Zero for Factory Farming Debate
The state eliminated local control over large animal feeding operations. Some rural residents want that power back.
Nick’s Picks | Pandemic Recovery, Medicaid Fight and Baseball Returns
Nick Haines provides an update on COVID pandemic developments, the fight over Medicaid expansion in Missouri and other news affecting Kansas City this week.