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Kansas City, Kansas, businesses say Central Avenue Bridge closure is hurting them
The bridge — which connects Central Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas to the West Bottoms in Kansas City, Missouri — had been slated for possible demolition until last month, when a group of local business owners made their case to repair it.
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Kansas City Royals already spent more than $100 million on free agents during the offseason
Following a 56-106 season that placed the Royals near the bottom of Major League Baseball, the team is uncharacteristically spending serious money to improve the team.
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Book recs: Kansas City librarians and teacher suggest these relaxing reads and great gifts
If you're looking for a good book to end the year with, Up To Date's panel of Kansas City book enthusiasts have read a combined total of more than 210 books this year. Check out their recommendations for your personal reading or for gifting to loved ones.
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Kansas City musician Calvin Arsenia has big plans for Greenwood Social Hall
Popular Kansas City harpist and vocalist Calvin Arsenia is now also running his own performance venue — Greenwood Social Hall in Kansas City's Westside neighborhood — which he took over at the beginning of the month.
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Kansas author says Indigenous voices are needed to address climate change
In his new book “On Indigenuity: Learning the Lessons of Mother Earth,” Native activist Daniel Wildcat explores how ancient Indigenous knowledge can be used to solve many of today’s most urgent issues, including climate change.
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Abortion in Kansas in 2023
A year after Roe v. Wade was overturned, Kansas is seeing a surge in interstate travel for abortion care, even as lawmakers continue to try and restrict access to the procedure. We take a look back at the biggest news in reproductive healthcare in Kansas in 2023.
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A lot of Kansans want legal weed. Ty Masterson doesn't
When the 2024 Kansas Legislative session returns to Topeka next month, they are expected to once again debate cannabis. Republican Senate President Ty Masterson says he's against full legalization — even though a large majority of Kansans say they want it.
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The year's biggest stories in Wyandotte and Johnson County
Municipalities on the Kansas side of the metro weathered some complicated and contentious conversations in 2023, like affordable housing and diversity in education. We'll take a look back at some of the big political stories out of Johnson and Wyandotte counties.
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Flourish Furniture Bank helping 8 formerly unhoused Kansas City families stock their homes
In the days before Christmas, Flourish Furniture Bank, the only nonprofit of its kind in the Kansas City area, plans to fully furnish eight homes for people experiencing housing insecurity.
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Older adults in Leavenworth County face fears and bond through bucket list adventures
Leavenworth County's Council on Aging, which provides services and programs for older adults, recently established a bucket list for aging adults. People 50 years and older are saddling up for adventures that take them high above Kansas City, zipping through treetops and out on the open water.
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