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Dr. Ronny Rotondo, director of proton therapy, spoke Jan. 30 at the groundbreaking presentation for a new proton therapy facility at the University of Kansas Health System, Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by William Crum) by William Crum A groundbreaking was held Thursday for a new proton therapy facility at the University of Kansas Health System at 39th and Rainbow, Kansas City, Kansas. The new proton therapy facility will be the first in the region, according to KU Health System officials. The advanced form of radiation treatment uses protons, not x-rays, to attack tumors, officials stated. It will minimize radiation exposure…

MonDale Douglas A Wyandotte County jury today found MonDale Douglas, 29, guilty of three counts of premeditated first-degree murder, according to a spokesman for the Wyandotte County District Attorney. The murders of Edward Rawlins, David Rawlins and Addrian Coats occurred on April 2, 2018, in the 1100 block of Tenny Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas. Sentencing for Douglas will be on March 13, according to the Wyandotte County District Attorney’s office. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt today advised consumers to protect themselves against purchasing unlicensed NFL merchandise or falling victim to phone scams involving fake tickets to Super Bowl LIV.…

The Unified Government Commission voted Thursday night to postpone approval of a stormwater rate hike. A third option was presented at the Jan. 30 meeting. The UG staff developed the compromise third option after hearing public and commission comments at the Jan. 9 meeting. Commissioners earlier had discussed two options that increased fees of properties according to the amount of hard or impervious surfaces, such as driveways and pavement on the property. Commissioners and UG staff have said in the past they did not think the current fee structure of $4.50 per month per parcel, regardless of the size of…

Mayor David Alvey led a Chiefs rally today of about 300 Unified Government employees in downtown Kansas City, Kansas. The rally and tailgate event was during the noon lunch hour. The Kansas City Chiefs will play in the Super Bowl on Sunday in Miami. (Photo by William Crum) About 300 people cheered for the Chiefs at a rally at noon Jan. 31 in downtown Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by William Crum) About 300 people cheered for the Chiefs at a rally at noon Jan. 31 in downtown Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by William Crum) About 300 people cheered for the…

Southbound I-635 at the Missouri River appeared to have some snow and ice on it on Saturday morning. (KC Scout photo) Icicles were hanging from a tree branch in Kansas City, Kansas, on Saturday morning. (Staff photo) The weather forecast has changed from the National Weather Service, calling for 2 to 4 inches of snow today in the Wyandotte County area, instead of the previous estimate of 3 to 6 inches. Overnight, a layer of sleet and ice fell on the area, leaving roads slick and hazardous. Snow was falling at 8:45 a.m. Saturday in Wyandotte County, and the forecast…

Jalen Davis (KCKCC photo) Calvin Slaughter (KCKCC photo) by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC The fact that a national tournament berth was earned but then lost cannot take away from one of Kansas City Kansas Community College’s finest men’s basketball seasons. The first ever Jayhawk Conference championship and a Plains District title will forever lock the 2019-2020 Blue Devils into KCKCC basketball lore. Off to a 2-8 start, the Blue Devils came storming down the stretch, winning 11 of their last 12 games and a national tournament berth before being shut down by the coronavirus pandemic. “A phenomenal year,” said Brandon Burgette,…

A KC Foodie Park amendment, the downtown Hilton Garden Inn bonds, a bond sale, a discussion about the cash and investment policy, minimum reserve targets, financial reports and Land Bank items are on today’s Unified Government Committee meeting agendas. The Neighborhood and Community Development Committee will meet at 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2, in the fifth-floor conference room, City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas. Immediately afterward, the Economic Development and Finance Committee will meet in the fifth floor conference room. On the agenda for the EDF meeting: • An amendment to the Foodie Park development agreement that…

The Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Public Utilities will review the 2020 proposed budget during a workshop to be held Wednesday, Dec. 4. The workshop will be from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Dec. 4 at the BPU administration building, 540 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. The Dec. 4 workshop will include budget reviews for the administrative division, accounting, customer service, human resources, electric production, electric supply, electric operations and technology, and water divisions. The final budget will be presented to the board for approval during the Dec. 18 BPU meeting. The BPU board will hold a work session at…

by Celia Llopis-Jepsen Topeka, Kansas — What if researchers could go to a single hub for vast deposits of information on a range of issues from water quality to court rulings to the medicinal powers of marijuana? Armed with all that existing research, they might begin to draw conclusions that apply across the country. They might also avoid repeating the work of other researchers. Two professors at Kansas State University, Nathaniel Birkhead and Audrey Joslin, have begun construction on that online, open-source data hub. They’re teaming with colleagues at Rochester University, University of Notre Dame, University of Virginia, University of…

Changes to two development projects received unanimous preliminary approval at Monday night’s Unified Government Economic Development and Finance Committee meeting. The Foodie Park, a mixed-use development including food warehouse, office and retail facilities at the former Indian Springs Shopping Center at 47th and State Avenue, received a preliminary extension that will allow the developer three more months. A distribution, food service center, office and commercial space are planned for the 49.2-acre former Indian Springs Shopping Center site. The retail or public portion of the project is an area along State Avenue where there could be three to five restaurant and…