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News Summary Mayor Quinton Lucas of Kansas City has announced an allocation of $800,000 through Zero Grants KC to local organizations addressing homelessness. This funding...
News Summary North Kansas City is set to implement a free municipal Wi-Fi service targeting residents of apartment complexes, bridging the digital divide. This initiative...
News Summary The Kansas City Fire Department is investigating two high-rise fires that occurred in Missouri on Saturday. The first fire struck the former Federal...
News Summary Kansas City is confronting a funding freeze that is significantly affecting its refugee and immigrant programs. With over $4.1 million in federal funds...
News Summary Several school districts in the Kansas City area are confronting financial challenges due to a funding freeze announced by the U.S. Department of...
News Summary Several school districts in the Kansas City area are facing severe financial uncertainty due to a freeze on nearly $7 billion in federal...
News Summary The Hickman Mills School District has removed Superintendent Yaw Obeng and appointed Dr. Dennis Carpenter as interim leader amid ongoing scrutiny and challenges....
News Summary The University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) Athletics is currently celebrating the men’s soccer team’s national ranking of 22nd and the women’s soccer players...
News Summary Kansas City Public Schools faces a severe funding crisis as nearly $4.1 million in federal education funds are frozen by the U.S. Department...