KU gets SICOM gift for cancer center building
The Sunderland Foundation, a Kansas City family organization, provides a 100 million gift for a new state-of-the-art cancer center building at KU Medical Center in Kansas City Kansas. The donation augments 43 million in federal funds secured earlier by Senator Jerry Moran to support research, patient care, and outreach to diverse and high risk communities.
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Douglas County considers 35M in supportive housing plan
Douglas County advances “A Place for Everyone” to curb homelessness by 2028. A progress report estimates tens of millions in supportive housing costs and about 4.8 million dollars annually after startup. The County Commission will hear the plan at a work session today.
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Ralph Yarl recalls being shot after wrong doorbell
Kansas City teen Ralph Yarl described in a Good Morning America interview how he rang the wrong doorbell while searching for his brothers and faced a gun pointed at him through a glass door. He believed the shooter would not fire, but the situation escalated as his brothers were at a nearby home.
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Indigenous artists decorate Lawrence bus shelters with glass art
Ten new works by six Indigenous artists have been applied to glass bus shelters across Lawrence. The ICC led outreach and selection with transit staff and the city says nearly half the shelters now showcase local Indigenous art. The piece "Less' Ruide" by Takeya Wad U Richardson sits near Harvard Road and Iowa Street.
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