4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (776+ words) The Independence City Council is about halfway through a six-month moratorium on zoning approvals for new data centers and battery energy storage sites in the city. Now, residents are encouraging councilmembers to use the time to its fullest— and to…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (508+ words) You’ve probably watched a TikTok livestream with no plan to buy anything. The host was entertaining, the product looked great and a few taps later it was on its way to your door. Livestream sellers demonstrate products, answer questions in…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (788+ words) Two Johnson County residents involved in an anti-data center petition in Edgerton say a lawsuit filed by the city is retaliation and infringes on their First Amendment rights. Carrie Schmidt and Kimberly Twente were named as defendants in a civil…...

4+ week, 8+ hour ago   (274+ words) Kansas City has always been a city that builds. We built the rail lines that connected America’s heartland to the rest of the country. We built the industrial backbone that powered generations of economic growth. Today, we have another opportunity…...

1+ mon, 1+ hour ago   (627+ words) For years, accessibility has been filed under the wrong heading. It shows up in budget meetings as a compliance cost, a legal checkbox, a line item to minimize. So leaders ask how little they can spend to stay out of…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (616+ words) The City of Edgerton is asking a judge to strike down a citizen-led petition that would ban high- impact data centers in the city, according to a new lawsuit filed in Johnson County District Court. Edgerton filed a lawsuit on…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (1020+ words) Residents opposed to the hyperscale Nebius artificial intelligence data center under construction in Independence have voiced a variety of concerns over the project for months, ranging from zoning and legal issues to health and welfare issues. This week, four neighbors…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (708+ words) Millions of dollars in tax revenue doesn’t entice a seemingly growing number of residents in Osawatomie, Kansas, at least, they say, not if it means compromising on other aspects of their lives in the small town they love. Residents in…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (262+ words) This is only the latest mobilized opposition to data center developments in and around Kansas City, and it reinforces a sentiment made clear by a recent Gallup poll: The majority of Americans oppose data centers — and we in Kansas City…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (341+ words) The proposed 20-story data center from the hilariously named Revitalization Unlimited at 10th and Central didn’t have any of that: And, it didn’t have the support of the two City Council members who represent the area or Mayor Quinton Lucas, who…...