News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
Children’s Mercy adds heart transplants to cardiac program
Over the years, physicians at Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics have developed substantial expertise in caring for patients before and after they receive heart transplants. But now the hospital can provide the full spectrum of care to these children, following approval last week for it to perform such transplants itself. The go-ahead came from the…
Kansas City Week In Review: Dissecting the 2014 Election
After countless millions spent, dinners interrupted by robo-calls and every TV break filled with attack ads for the better part of a month, it’s finally over…so how do you explain what happened and what happens now? Dissecting the results are Garrett Haake, Political reporter with 41 Action News; Jim McLean of KHI News Service, Topeka and Former Kansas Statehouse Bureau Chief, Topeka Capital Journal; Barbara…
Voters in Salina, Kansas vote to keep fluoride in water
Salina voters rejected an effort to remove fluoride from their drinking water Tuesday by a 2-to-1 margin, halting a growing anti-fluoride movement. The city’s dentists and doctors led the charge, and unofficial results showed 6,392 Salinans voting against the measure to remove fluoride and only 3,091 voting in favor. “We are very excited to see…
Johnson County GOP declares a “Great night for Kansas”
Several hundred people attended the Johnson County Republican Party’s free watch party at the Overland Park Marriott Tuesday night to watch election results. Through out the evening legislators from House District races, Kansas Insurance Commissioner Ken Selzer and U.S. Congressman Kevin Yoder gave victory speeches, while watching the results come in for the rest of…
Greg Orman concedes to incumbent Pat Roberts
Pat Roberts retained his seat in the U.S. Senate in Kansas as he defeated Independent challenger Greg Orman Tuesday night. “Although Sen. Roberts won tonight, we didn’t lose,” Orman said to a cheering crowd at the Overland Park Convention Center. “We not only ran against Sen. Roberts, we ran against the whole Washinghton establishment and…
Republicans sweep: Roberts, Brownback win
Caitlin Cress | The Hale Center for Journalism Bridgit Bowden | The Hale Center for Journalism At a GOP watch party in Topeka, Kansas, party-goers were gathered around a single television, nursing beers and snacking on hot dogs. When the re-election of Republican Sen. Pat Roberts was called around 10 p.m. by Fox News, cheers erupted from…
Will voter I.D. laws affect the KC polls?
The state line divide will be especially stark tomorrow on Election Day: Not only will residents on the Kansas and Missouri sides be voting on different candidates and issues, they’ll also be voting according to different laws concerning what identification is needed to cast a ballot. In Missouri, registered voters can cast their ballot simply…
Educators working down to the wire to defeat Missouri Amendment 3
First thing tomorrow morning, Andrea Flinders plans to send a mass text message to members of the local branch of the American Federation of Teachers reminding them to vote. “I think we will get a good turnout from our members,” said Flinders, who is the president of the local branch of the American Federation of…
Despite high national ranking, accessibility issues remain for community members with disabilities
Overland Park was ranked as one of the most disability-friendly cities in the U.S. last month. Tell KC asked people with special-needs from around KC if this rating reflects their experience. Kansas City, Missouri, was ranked 51st out the 150 cities. Questioning OP’s ranking “I can’t believe OP was voted the highest. Their paratransit program…