News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
Nick’s Picks | Prepping Another Impeachment Following Capitol Riot
The coming week with be dominated by political fallout from last week’s Capitol riot and the Kansas City Chiefs playoff game this weekend.
KC Artifact Offers Industrial-Strength Decor
By Kevin Collison Developer Vince Bryant is mining his redevelopment properties including the old Kansas City Star building for salvageable gold and has opened a weekly venue where people can shop for those industrial treasures. The space debuted in mid-December and is called KC Artifact. It’s only open Saturdays and is located on the ground…
Major Josh Hawley Donor Calls for Him to be Censured by the U.S. Senate
A Joplin businessman who helped bankroll Sen. Josh Hawley’s first campaign denounced him on Thursday as a “political opportunist” who used “irresponsible, inflammatory, and dangerous tactics” to incite the rioting that took over the U.S. Capitol Building.
New Track for Proposed Freight House Apartment Project
By Kevin Collison The Tracks 215 apartment proposal for the Freight House District, first unveiled in early 2019, has picked up a new developer with a track record of bringing residential projects to fruition. Milhaus, the Indianapolis firm behind the recently-opened Artistry KC apartment project, has joined the project planned for a parking lot next…
How to Actually Have Civil Political Discussions
In a polarizing political moment, productive conversation is possible. Here’s how.
KC Carryout Challenge Serves Help to Restaurants During Pandemic
Hungry to help the more than 300 restaurants, bars, coffee shops and other purveyors of food and drink in greater downtown? The Downtown Council has launched a three-month campaign beginning today called the KC Carryout Challenge that’s hoping to spur more business for the Covid-threatened industry. “After the holidays, it’s always a tough time for…
Violence in the Emergency Room
Health care workers are the victims in about half of all workplace assaults, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Emergency room workers are especially vulnerable, and the pandemic is making it worse.
Gigabit Internet is Coming to Rural Missouri and Kansas
Hundreds of thousands of Missourians and Kansans could be getting gigabit internet speeds in coming years thanks to the Federal Communications Commission’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund.
KC Wellness Club Brings New Age Healing to Downtown
By Kevin Collison Heath Wessling didn’t exactly take the path you’d predict for someone who considers his Kansas City Wellness Club the center for New Age healing in downtown. A native of rural Iowa, Wessling was all business when Cerner, the giant healthcare tech firm, hired him in 2001 to work in management information systems…
Dads Against Crime
A community activist has formed Dads Against Crime to lend support to fathers of murder victims.