News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
Missouri’s ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law Could Play a Role After the Shooting of 16-year-old Ralph Yarl
The shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager, by an 85-year-old white man highlights Missouri’s recent adoption of “Stand Your Ground” gun laws.
‘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.
Stretch of Buildings Revived in Historic Troost Business District
By Kevin Collison Several buildings on a block in the historic Troost commercial district between 31st and Linwood have been renovated by Clemons Real Estate, with the latest tenant, Glory at Midtown, moving in last fall. The family-owned development firm has redeveloped the formerly vacant buildings on the west side of the block, 3108-16 Troost…
Nick’s Picks | Global Outrage Over Shooting of Black Teenager in KC
Kansas City has become the focus of national outrage over the shooting of a Black teenager.
First Proposal in West Bottoms Redevelopment, 280-Unit Apartment Project
By Kevin Collison SomeraRoad has submitted plans for its first project in what’s projected to be a $400 million, multi-phase investment in the West Bottoms, a 280-unit apartment project that would go up on the site of the old Weld Wheel building. The five-story project would begin construction next January after the derelict Weld Wheel…
Plan for 12th and Broadway Calls for Apartments, HQ Expansion
By Kevin Collison The developer of city-owned property at 12th and Broadway wants to build a 13-story apartment building and ultimately expand the former Kansas City Southern headquarters, but the timing relies on the proposed reconstruction of Barney Allis Plaza. The proposal by what’s now Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and Americo was outlined Wednesday…
KC Southern Expansion, Apartments in the Works Downtown
Plans for apartments and an expanded headquarters for the former Kansas City Southern hinge, in part, on reconstruction of Barney Allis Plaza.
Almost $20M Allocated for Rural Kansas Housing
Almost $20 million in state and federal funds has been allocated to help develop hundreds of moderate-income housing units in rural Kansas.
Shop Local KC Opens Third Location at Crown Center Shops
Shop Local KC has opened its third outlet at Crown Center, bringing the shopping center’s occupancy to 95 percent at time many other similar malls are struggling to attract retailers. The shop specializes in locally-made products by more than 50 artists and makers, creating unique Kansas City-themed gifts that may find a strong market with…
Kansas City Public Library Grapples with Digital Publishing
The Kansas City Public Library is grappling with the financial impact of adapting to the world of digital publishing.