Kansas City spent decades healing a racial divide. Redistricting may reopen it

A recently enacted US House map would again make Troost Avenue a dividing line in the community, part of a plan to have Democratic-leaning Kansas City represented by three separate Republican ...

Aw, rats! KC is one of the rattiest US cities, according to new study

Orkin, an American pest control company, released its annual report for the “Top 50 Rattiest Cities.” The company determined ...

Kansas City’s nearly $1B riverfront district gets official name

The nearly $1 billion mixed-use district being developed in Kansas City has been officially named “Current Landing.” ...

Internet slow? Map reveals which provider is fastest at every US address

The Federal Communications Commission recently updated its interactive map that lets you check which internet provider is fastest where you live.

Plaza Redevelopment: Taller buildings allowed in parts, heights cut in others; city council to vote

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A plan to redevelop the Plaza district will head to the city council for a vote after the planning ...
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Remove or reroute I-35? Kansas City considers how to reconnect the Westside neighborhood

Highway construction tore through the historically Latino neighborhood in the latter half of the 20th century. Now, Kansas ...

America’s Dirtiest Carbon Polluters, Mapped to Ridiculous Precision

The GHGRP requires facilities that emit more than 25,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent per year to report their emissions ...

Florida keeps packing people and buildings on barrier islands. It comes at a high cost

Florida barrier islands host 765,000+ residents as development raises hurricane, erosion and insurance risks while taxpayers fund repeated beach restorations.