Organizers in Independence have sued for the right to a petition process against $6 billion in tax breaks passed for a ...

The ruling suspends key deadlines while the lawsuit moves through the court.

On Monday afternoon, a Jackson County judge heard arguments from both the City of Independence and residents on a ...

Candidates Bridget McCandless and Kevin King have both generally expressed support for the $150 billion AI data center coming ...

The city of Independence blocked residents from starting a petition that could force a citywide vote after city council ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A wave of artificial intelligence data center construction is sweeping the country, and Independence has become the industry’s ...

The citizens who founded the group "Stop the AI Data Center in Independence" filed a lawsuit against the city of Independence on Monday.

A judge may give the opposition to a data center in the city more time to collect signatures to try to allow the people to vote on aspects of the project.

A Jackson County judge has temporarily paused the clock on a proposed referendum tied to a massive data center project in ...

KSHB 41 reporter Isabella Ledonne reports on stories in Overland Park, Johnson County and topics about government accountability. She's been reporting on data centers for more than a year in the ...

As Independence residents debate whether to welcome or resist the planned arrival of — and sweeping public subsidies for — a massive data center for artificial intelligence, some groups are making the ...