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The 200-unit Aspen Place apartment complex has experienced water, sewage and road issues for years. Gardner city officials condemned the property, but hundreds of residents are now being displaced with nowhere to go. -
Officials say an unvaccinated child in Sedgwick County has tested positive for measles. -
Senate Bill 71 expands the death benefit for officers killed in the line of duty to $100,000. -
If adopted, the policy would restrict permits for amplified sound during the week from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Permits would also only be issued for stationary activities, to prevent disruption caused by marches. But a lawyer says the policy is "overbroad" and can't be justified. -
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Kansas City Art Institute opens their campus every year for ARTPOP, an end-of-semester party with student installations, performances and music. Visitors can see the work of more than 100 artists and get first peek at a weekend-long exhibition and sale. -
A new $1 million exhibit at Science City was inspired by students from Delta Woods Middle School. The group won the Burns & McDonnell Battle of the Brains last year and has been working with engineers since then to bring their ideas to life, including a laser maze. -
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed a lawsuit in 2023 along with attorneys general from Kansas and Idaho aimed at overturning guidelines for greater access to the medication abortion pill. The Trump administration will defend an earlier decision that affirms those guidelines. -
One great place to put a native plant bed is the base of a tree. It creates what is called a 'soft landing' for caterpillars that need to transition from the tree to pupating on the ground.
