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Wyandotte County voters rejected the chance to invest more local sales tax dollars into their city parks and homelessness services countywide. In Tuesday’s general election, voters denied two sales tax initiatives on the November ballot, including one intended to generate $12 million for community health and homelessness services throughout the county each year and another focused on improving public parks and area infrastructure. Had it been approved, the parks and infrastructure tax, expected to bring in $16 million annually, would’ve applied to improvements in Kansas City, Kansas, only.
Throughout November, KCKPL is celebrating the rich, diverse culture, history, and traditions of Native people in our community! We are proud to care for and share a collection of Wyandot Nation of Kansas historical documents, images, and letters in our Kansas Room Collection at Main Library. In July, Main Library hosted Trespassers Beware, an interactive display highlighting the life and work of the Conley sisters and their fight to preserve Huron Cemetery, now known as the Wyandot National Burial Ground.
TOPEKA — Susan Schlag went to vote with her husband and 18-year-old son Tuesday morning, only to find that their Linwood polling place had run out of paper ballots. Although Schlag and her husband were able to wait in line for the single electronic voting machine, her son had to leave for a class at the University of Kansas, she said.
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. (KCTV) - Voters and organizers in Missouri Senate District 8 described frustration, grassroots organizing, and concern about public education in conversations with KCTV5 after Democrat Keri Ingle won a seat that had not been held by a Democrat in two decades. Missouri Senate District 8 covers parts...
Following the dismissal of its lawsuit against the state of Kansas, Wyandotte County’s local government may soon repeal protections it had passed to have a stronger voice in negotiations surrounding the Kansas City Chiefs’ move across the state line. During a 5:30 p.m. meeting on Thursday, the Unified Government Board of Commissioners is scheduled to […] The post Wyandotte County looks at giving back some local leverage in Chiefs stadium deal appeared first on The Beacon .
Kansas voters turned out in high numbers on Tuesday to weigh in on contentious races for governor and the U.S. Senate. The Kansas secretary of state’s office said at least 1 million votes were cast, and officials think that’s in the state's top three for voter turnout in a nonpresidential election year.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (KCTV) - The campaign advertisements are finally off the air and yard signs are coming down, but voters across the Kansas City metro say their work is far from finished following an Election Day that shifted the balance of power across Kansas. In Johnson and Wyandotte counties,...
Recreational and medical cannabis use is a hot-button topic for voters in Kansas. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Cindy Holscher has made it one of her biggest campaign issues, alongside data center plans and cost-of-living improvements. Since 2024, Kansas has been surrounded by states that have legalized recreational or medical marijuana, or...
Kansas City has plenty of lunch spots, but very few of them come with stone columns, a fountain in the middle of the room, and a glass roof overhead. One of them sits inside a famous art museum, and it looks more like a courtyard in Italy than a place to grab a sandwich.
Boarded-up buildings, overgrown lots and neglected properties are familiar sight in parts of Kansas City, Missouri. A new effort is underway to address the problem and improve neighborhoods.
November 6–7 We’ll start with pets. Kansas City Pet Fest, a two-day festival at the American Royal Center, is chock-full of fun for pets and their owners. There’ll be dock dog diving competitions, trick displays, bird shows, obedience classes—even Hiss & Tell cat consultations. Plus tons of vendors and animal rescues on hand.
RIVERSIDE, Mo. — Residents of a Riverside skilled nursing rehab facility have lived without running water for several days. Some residents tell FOX4 they’ve been told the water isn’t safe to use. According to the city of Riverside, both police and fire were called to Pinnacle Point...
The Independence City Council unanimously approved an ordinance Monday to annex a series of property lots "for the purpose of completing the Kentucky Road Bridge over Rock Creek."
Just 10 years ago, Donald Trump headlined a Republican sweep of the federal offices on the ballot in Johnson County. Since then, the suburban Kansas City county’s electorate has continued a yearslong trend of turning the previously purple county solidly blue. As a nationwide “blue wave” led to a hugely successful midterm election for Democratic candidates, Johnson County’s voters spearheaded the shift to the left in Kansas. Along with historically Democratic Wyandotte County, the Kansas side of the Kansas City metro has cemented itself as the political party’s stronghold in Kansas. An easy answer for the ongoing shift would be Republican President Donald Trump’s unpopularity, high gas prices and a war with Iran. But Deann Mitchell, chair for the Johnson County Democratic Party, said years of strategizing campaigns and recruiting pragmatic leaders to represent the party led to the historic election night. “It’s been 10 years of continuous work to turn Johnson County blue,” Mitchell said. At the forefront of the county’s Democratic push was wide support for Leawood pastor Adam Hamilton, who received more votes in the county than any candidate — even more than five-time elected Democratic U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids. Hamilton defeated incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Roger
Democratic candidates for Douglas County Commission will win three open seats in Tuesday’s election. Democrats Erica Anderson and Ethan Spurling held large leads over their challengers, while incumbent Patrick Kelly faced no challenger. Anderson, the Democratic incumbent, held a large lead over Libertarian challenger Kristen Kuhn for the commission’s...
Today is Election Day, and The Star wants to make sure you have what you need to make informed decisions at the polls. So here is our rundown of our voter guides, covering elections big and small on both sides of the state line. Also included here is information on finding the hours for your polling place and following election results tonight. Kansas The U.S. Senate race in Kansas between incumbent Republican Sen. Roger Marshall and the Rev. Adam Hamilton has become a national story that could determine the Senate balance of power. If Hamilton is elected, he will be the first Democrat elected to represent Kansas in the Senate in 94 years. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, is term limited, which means the highest position in the state is up for grabs. Voters will choose between Republican Senate President Ty Masterson or Democratic state Sen. Cindy Holscher in the important race. Other key items on the ballot include a Kansas constitutional amendment , other statewide positions like attorney general and secretary of state, and local leadership positions like the Johnson County commission and Prairie Village mayor. Explore our voter guides for Kansas , Johnson County and Wyandotte County
Douglas County Commissioners asked staff to add language to a resolution outlining how to remove minimum maintenance road designations. The language will codify county and township partnerships in that process. Commissioners unanimously deferred the resolution, which will return as a future consent agenda item once updated. “It will save staff...
Inside the polling place at Alvin Brooks Center for Faith-Justice at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri, a diverse group of voters come and go swiftly, a steady stream efficiently casting their ballots. Among them are three young women, all seniors from the Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts who are casting their vote for the first time. 18-year-old Aanaree Ramsey is excited.
Lawrence voters on Tuesday backed an increase and extension of the city’s transit sales tax for the third time since 2008. The city asked residents to approve a 0.3% sales tax rate to fund Lawrence Transit through March 31, 2027. Staff say the sales tax is necessary to maintain a baseline of current services.
Lawrence Percolator, an arts nonprofit, is the new short-term renter of the former Squishingtons Candy and Liberty Hall Video storefront in downtown. They’ve had a pop-up at 646 Massachusetts St. since July, supported by OpenStudios, a program that connects local artists with vacant commercial spaces. Thanks to funding from...
