State and Region

Missouri Senate backs aid for tornado victims and Kansas City Chiefs and Royals

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri senators on Thursday approved a plan to provide over $100 million in aid for tornado-ravaged St. Louis and authorized hundreds of millions of dollars worth of incentives to try to persuade the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals to continue playing in Missouri in new ...

Opponents of Kansas immigration detention center celebrate a temporary court win

A Leavenworth County District Court judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a private prison company from housing immigrant detainees at its dormant facility in Leavenworth, handing a temporary victory to immigrant rights advocates and city officials defending their local authority. The ...

Kansas City, Kansas, planning commission advances proposed $12.6B data center

TOPEKA — The planning commission of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, endorsed a proposal to establish a 550-acre business park for construction of a $12.6 billion data center that would become part of the internet’s backbone. The planning commission voted ...