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If you think Missoulians will find almost any reason to get together with friends and drink beer, well, you're completely correct.

The yearlong moratorium comes after residents of south Kansas City and surrounding towns voiced opposition to a new landfill proposal, which would have been built across from a school and residential area.

Investigators looking into December’s Keystone oil spill in north-central Kansas found gaps in TC Energy’s standards and how it designs bends in the pipeline. TC Energy also knew that the specific piece of the pipeline that burst last year had been warped for a decade. We learn more from the Kansas News Service. Plus, news from Wichita and around the state.

Talk of a potential landfill in south Kansas City is making the city reevaluate its trash needs. While the city doesn't risk running out of space in the next few years, experts say it's not too soon to start exploring options.

Despite more than 300,000 people attending the NFL Draft over three days in Kansas City and huge promises for local spending, many small businesses actually saw sales decrease — leaving them stuck with extra inventory they had bought in preparation.

The NFL’s business connect program aims to feature diverse, local businesses for major events. Next week's NFL Draft is expected to bring hundreds of thousands of visitors to Kansas City, but these local business owners say they’re up for the challenge.

Developers hoping to build a landfill along Route 150 in south Kansas City have hired 18 lobbyists in the hopes of stopping state legislation that could kill the project before they even formally propose their plan. “They’ve run a covert cloak and dagger-like operation,” Raymore’s mayor told a Missouri House committee in February.

Developers hoping to build a landfill along Route 150 in south Kansas City have hired 18 lobbyists in the hopes of stopping state legislation that could kill the project before they even formally propose their plan. “They’ve run a covert cloak and dagger-like operation,” Raymore’s mayor told a Missouri House committee in February.

Surrounding cities have voiced opposition to a possible landfill location in southeast Kansas City, Missouri, along Route 150 and 155th Street. Kansas City said there are no plans for this project, but Missouri representatives say an application could be filed soon.

The Mule Deer Foundation (MDF) announced that it had hired a habitat partnership coordinator and a regional director to focus on the Dakota Grasslands region. Casey Nordine was hired in