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 ...

Independence is already clearing the ground to make way for a massive 400-acre data center campus. Residents feel like the city hasn't been transparent, and are racing to stop it from being built. The ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The citizens who founded the group “Stop the AI Data Center in Independence” filed a lawsuit against the city of Independence on Monday. This comes one week after the Independence ...

Mary and Howard Hoff like to describe their 8-acre property on Bly Road in eastern Independence — a former working cattle farm anchored by a stately house — as “a slice of heaven.” When the Hoffs’ son ...

KSHB 41 reporter Tod Palmer covers sports business and eastern Jackson County. He learned about this story from covering the Independence City Council as part of his beat. Share your story idea with ...

The city of Independence blocked residents from starting a petition to put tax breaks for a data center on the ballot. Now they're suing. The city of Independence blocked residents from starting a ...

LAND HAD BEEN SOLD, SO THEY WERE PLANNING LEGAL ACTION TO KEEP IT FROM MOVING FORWARD. WE’RE ALSO FOLLOWING NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN INDEPENDENCE ON THE EFFORT TO BLOCK PLANS FOR A NEW DATA CENTER, A BIG ...

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 ...

Multiple seats on the Independence City Council will turn over as the city prepares to welcome a slate of new leaders following the April 7 election. Early voting, also called “no excuse” absentee ...

As Independence residents prepare to select their next mayor, both candidates’ support of a massive incoming artificial intelligence data center has taken center stage. Bridget McCandless, a physician ...