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How many storefronts are empty at the Plaza?: See the map
As this recent map shows, created by the Star on a foot tour of every spot on the Plaza, some 30% of the Plaza’s 156 retail ...
1 dead after severe weather tears through central US, including flooding in Texas and Kansas
WICHITA, Kan. – One person has died after severe weather tore through parts of the central U.S., including heavy rain in ...
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Air quality worsens in the eastern U.S. as Canadian wildfire smoke hangs over the Midwest
PORTLAND, Maine — Smoke from Canadian wildfires worsened air quality in the eastern U.S. on Wednesday as several Midwestern ...
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Kansas City hopes high-tech tools will fix potholes and roads. Experts and drivers aren't so sure
Kansas City says it's completed 25% of an expanded, more targeted road repair program using digital tracking tools that it ...
Mom’s ‘corporal punishment’ severed 6-year-old’s liver, ultimately killing child: Police
Ashley Fagan allegedly beat and strangled her 6-year-old daughter over the course of weeks in Ohio, ultimately killing the ...
Unsafe hotspots: What Kansas City, residents are doing to get ahead of vacant structure fires
The city, residents and neighborhood groups work on solutions for curbing the problems that come with vacant buildings in ...
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This Old-Timey Restaurant In Kansas Serves Up The Best Prime Rib You’ll Ever Taste
Step into Hays House 1857 Restaurant & Tavern in Council Grove, Kansas, and you’re not just walking into a restaurant – you’re stepping through a portal to America’s frontier days, complete with a ...
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Kansas Locals Are Lining Up At This Old-Timey Restaurant For The Best Prime Rib In The State
But the undisputed heavyweight champion – the dish that has locals setting calendar reminders for their monthly fix – is the prime rib. This isn’t just good prime rib. This is close-your-eyes-and-moan ...