Regional News


Raymore-Peculiar School District aims to land $72M bond up for vote on April ballot

The Raymore-Peculiar R-II School District will ask voters to borrow $72 million for construction of a new freshman center, which eventually would be expanded to a second high school. If passed, Proposition S also wound fund a new performing arts center, HVAC… more

Missouri jobless rate shows slight downtick in February

Missouri’s smoothed seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by a tenth of a percentage point in February 2021, dropping to 4.2 percent from the benchmarked January 2021 rate of 4.3 percent. Due to the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the… more

Overland Park noted among Top 5 best U.S. cities to live in

Niche has released its 2021 Best Places to Live rankings, and Overland Park has puts its stamp all over the rankings. In the "Best Cities to Live" category, the suburban Kansas City community ranked fourth out of the 231 cities… more

Rezoning measures pass for KC-area NorthPoint logistics center

Several large warehouses many soon be in the works in Edgerton, Kan. A lengthy city council meeting resulted in property now zoned as industrial as part of Phase 2 of the larger NorthPoint Development. Neighbors of the properties proposed for… more

$65M bridge project along westbound 1-70 complete

After a year's delay, the completion of the $65 million reconstruction of the Lewis and Clark Viaduct that links Kansas City, Kan. and Kansas City, Mo. was celebrated Monday. The work, which closed down westbound traffic on Interstate 70 over… more

Coping with COVID: Kansas to combine, begin phases 3 and 4 of COVID-19 vaccinations next week

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced the state will combine phases 3 and 4 of its vaccination plan, which now includes people aged 16 through 64 with medical conditions like cancer, diabetes and pregnancy as well as non-health care workers in a… more

KC-based Savion LLC enters renewable power purchase agreement with Target Corporation

Dubbed the Golden Buckle Solar Project, Kansas City-based Savion LLC will take part in the construction of a large Texas solar project that will deliver around 200 megawatts of power to Target Corporation. Earlier this month, Savion entered a renewable… more

Construction begins to revamp old Saint Luke’s health college

Rockhurst University is injecting $23 million to renovate Saint Luke's College of Health Sciences, in particular Sedgwick Hall. JE Dunn has been hired to conduct interior demolition work on Sedgwick's structure, which it began in December. The building is over… more

Local, statewide job centers make full reopening in Mo.

Beginning Monday, March 15, most Missouri Job Centers are making the transition from appointment-only visits to a full re-opening, with walk-ins welcome. The new policy only applies to Job Centers that meet three main criteria for re-opening. Centers must be… more

Missouri workforce shows pattern of growth in new year though 2020 labor losses linger

Missouri's nonfarm workforce grew in January while the state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by a 10th of a percentage point, according to information released last week by the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center (MERIC). The MERIC data cited… more