Community Voices

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1205+ words) Three different times in the past three decades, Kansas lawmakers took on bonds, hoping the money could be invested and earn a higher return than the interest cost on the debt. So far, their risk has paid off. The $2 billion…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1393+ words) Multiple massive power transmission lines could be proposed to cross through Kansas, according to a presentation by regional electric grid officials to state utility regulators. One of them would cut through the Flint Hills, connecting a substation where a natural…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (347+ words) —Overland Park voted Monday to approve Playbook OP, a long-term parks and recreation plan, even as residents and council members pushed back on the pool portion of the plan, saying it goes against what taxpayers asked for. "We should be…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (514+ words) To be a good modern Republican, you have to be willing to believe several different, and contradictory, things at once. I was reminded of this over the weekend, when I noticed the same meme posted by the Kansas Republican Party…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (902+ words) This story comes from KCUR's daily news podcast Kansas City Today. Listen and subscribe wherever you get podcasts. This month, seven journalists at The Kansas City Star lost their jobs. Among their ranks were an opinion editor and reporters covering…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (351+ words) A walk through Kansas City’s urban core in 2026 gives us so many reasons to be proud. That same journey through our city also reveals we are at a crossroads with major implications for the city’s future: We are experiencing a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1144+ words) Before a judge even approved a court settlement aimed at improving Kansas foster care, there were bold, hopeful predictions for the state and its most vulnerable children. One attorney representing foster kids said six years ago that the settlement could…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (962+ words) The email appeared in my in-box: The Best & Worst Cities for Women in 2026. It’s one of those can’t-help-but-open, click-baity subject lines that you can’t help but open. And I did. Let’s see, where’s Kansas City on the list of 182 cities…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago   (514+ words) When and where hyperscale data centers should be constructed in Kansas has emerged as a hot-button issue in the 2026 governor race. The two candidates, Republican Ty Masterson and Democrat Cindy Holscher, have adopted remarkably different stances on the issue. But…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago   (468+ words) Headline: Flash Flood Warning from WED 11:53 PM MDT until THU 4:00 AM MDT County Name: Hamilton County County Name: Stanton County County Name: Morton County County Name: Kearny County Headline: Flash Flood Warning from THU 12:53 AM CDT until THU 5:00 AM CDT…...