Annelise Hanshaw
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Missouri Independent
The Respect Missouri Voters campaign submitted more than 330,000 signatures for an amendment that would limit lawmakers from repealing or changing laws approved through the initiative process. Secretary of State Denny Hoskins rejected the petition Tuesday while also replacing the ballot title he already certified.
Blake Sasse/Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Zane Irwin
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Kansas News Service
Jonathan Ahl
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St. Louis Public Radio
@kcur893 A historic building in downtown Kansas City could be demolished for a 20-story data center. The project has already received significant resistance from local residents and community groups, but now there’s questions about whether the developer even wants to build it. The Miami-based private equity fund, Revitalization Unlimited, has proposed tearing down the Western Newspaper Union building, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. But even the developer’s CEO admits he’s not sure if the data center tower plan is financially viable. KCUR’s Cassandra Isobelle Flores reports on what’s going on with this data center proposal. 🎤Hosted by Cassandra Isobelle Flores 📹Filmed and produced by Zach Perez 🖥️Edited by Gabe Rosenberg #kansascity #datacenter #ai ♬ original sound - KCUR - Kansas City
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The Kansas City Plan Commission unanimously approved the rezoning in an Aug. 5 meeting, making way for a $3 billion Royals ballpark district. Planning officials said the zoning request will be the first step in the redevelopment process. -
Missouri health officials say the CDC has added the state to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to lettuce grown in central Mexico, though the agency has not yet publicly announced the change. -
Voters in Johnson and Miami counties and much of northern, western and southeastern Kansas chose Republican candidates for the general election in November. Five incumbents decided not to run for reelection, setting up a fight for political control. -
Davids fended off a primary challenge from Sarah Preu, a technology and communications professional from Fairway. She'll face Republican Eric Jenkins, a former Shawnee City Council member, in November. -
Childcare can be nearly as expensive as a mortgage in some Midwest states, but legislation sponsored by two lawmakers aims to reduce that cost by increasing subsidy eligibility and funding new childcare centers. -
Johnson County judge Christopher Jayaram ruled the state’s abortion restrictions, including mandatory waiting periods, violated Kansans’ right to bodily autonomy and “infringe upon a woman’s fundamental rights.” The controversial case was made even more so by the timing of the decision. -
The candidates for November’s general election are now set. Can Trump-backed U.S. Rep. Mark Alford keep his seat against Democrat Jordan Herrera after gerrymandering eroded the district's strong Republican bent? -
Republican Senate President Ty Masterson will face Democratic state Sen. Cindy Holscher, who beat the outgoing governor's pick. -
Stigall, a conservative radio talk show host, had previously called President Donald Trump a “political hazard” before changing his stance. The district's Democratic nominee faces headwinds in what is still considered a safe seat for the GOP.
A break-in at a Kansas farmhouse unearthed a trove of artifacts from Maud Wagner, one of the country’s first known female commercial tattoo artists. A new episode of A People's History of Kansas City explores.
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