Gardner city officials said Beale Infrastructure withdrew its proposal this week after being told the city would not provide any public incentives for it. More than 100 residents attended a city council meeting Monday about the plan.

In early April, the Kansas City Council passed an ordinance removing a 75-year-old rule that required businesses to provide a certain number of parking spots. Some residents and visitors say the change will exacerbate an already frustrating parking situation.

The Senate legislation contains several provisions aimed at reducing property taxes, although none makes sweeping reductions. Senate Democrats widely supported the legislation.

The expansion at the hospital’s downtown campus would increase capacity by 25-30%, Children’s Mercy leaders say. The investment will help make more room for pediatric and neonatal intensive care units, increasingly complex surgical procedures and more.

In Festus, Missouri, opposition to a data center project has reshaped the city government. “Angry people make angry voters,” an attorney observed.

El equipo llegó a un acuerdo con Hallmark Cards para llevar a cabo un “proyecto transformador" que creará un nuevo estadio de béisbol en Crown Center, cerca del centro de Kansas City, según anunció John Sherman, propietario de los Royals. El anuncio se produce una semana después de que el Concejo Municipal aprobara un paquete de financiamiento.

The $3 billion stadium development would be in close proximity to residential neighborhoods like Union Hill, Beacon Hill and Longfellow. Neighborhood leaders say their primary concerns include traffic congestion and fans taking up limited street parking.

An anonymous donor provided the initial funding for Pope Leo Village, in honor of the first American Pope. It will be comprised of eight renovated homes in northeast Wichita.

The Kansas City Royals are officially moving to Crown Center. But it remains unclear how much money Missouri taxpayers will contribute — Gov. Mike Kehoe said it will likely total hundreds of millions of dollars.

The team reached a deal with Hallmark Cards on a "transformative project" that will create a new ballpark at Crown Center near downtown Kansas City, Royals owner John Sherman said. The announcement comes a week after the City Council passed a financing package.

Anger over the data center boom has spilled into politics with voters unseating local politicians who support them — most recently in Independence, Missouri. It's become an issue hard to ignore in the midterm elections.

Connecting River Market with the Berkley Riverfront, the 0.7-mile extension will start service on May 18 after two years of construction.