Top Of The Morning News: Tuesday, January 3, 2012
A daily digest of headlines from KCUR. * KCK Casino Plans To Open Next Month * A Bloody Year In Kanas City * Brownback Heads To Iowa To Support Perry * K-State Preps For Cotton Bowl
View ArticleCitywide CPR Effort Aims To Lower Cardiac Arrest Deaths
If a person suddenly collapses, CPR could mean the difference between life and death. That’s the message coming from city and hospital leaders in Kansas City, Kan., who want to train a lot more...
View ArticleTop Of The Morning News: January 28, 2013
The CEO of General Motors will announce details of a major expansion at its Fairfax assembly plant in Kansas City, Kan. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon is slated address education, mental health, and...
View ArticleElections Still On: Hours Extended, Polling Places Changed
Update Tuesday, 7:30 a.m. Due to the weather, polling places have been consolidated in both Wyandotte and Johnson Counties. Find polling places for Wyandotte County here and Johnson County here.
View Article5 Things Former Mayor Reardon Is Proud Of Accomplishing
Wednesday was Joe Reardon’s last day in office.The popular, 2-term head of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas says there were many things he was proud of accomplishing,...
View ArticleThe Remarkable Transformation Of One Neighborhood In KCK
In 2006, an organization called Local Initiatives Support Corporation of Greater Kansas City (LISC) identified six neighborhoods in the Kansas City area to target for improvements: Blue Hills,...
View ArticleLinking Past With Present In 'If Da Dirt Could Talk' Performance/Quilt Project
Two friends from Kansas City, Kan., are teaming up for a project called If Da Dirt Could Talk. It combines collaborative quilts with a performance in an historic graveyard in old Quindaro.Quilting to...
View ArticleKCK Mayor's First State Of The Government Address
The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kan., County needs to lower its taxes and drop its mill levy. That was part of the message on Tuesday for Mark Holland in his first term as...
View ArticleKCK Mayor Pushes Plan For 'Healthy Campus' Downtown
The southern vista from Big Eleven Lake — situated along one of the busiest streets in Kansas City, Kan. — features the crescent roof of a self-service car wash and the clutter of an auto body shop...
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