KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A judge has thrown out a lawsuit challenging the tax incentive plan for a proposed data center in Independence. The judge denied the petition for writ of mandamus, declaratory ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (KCTV) - On Monday afternoon, a Jackson County judge heard arguments from both the City of Independence and residents on a community-led referendum concerning tax abatements on a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Independence City Council voted on giving billions in tax incentives to a Nebius AI data center on Monday, March 2, 2026.

While Independence leaders say their plan to bring a $150 billion, 400-acre data center to town — with the help of billions in tax breaks — is too far along to stop, a growing group of furious ...

Russia’s crude output declined for a third consecutive month in February, underlining the impact of US sanctions and as Ukrainian drone strikes curb domestic oil-processing. Russian producers pumped ...

Opponents of the construction of a data center approved by the Independence City Council filed a lawsuit Monday that seeks approval of an election where voters would decide the data center's fate.

SYMPTOMS INCLUDE A FEVER, A COUGH OR A RASH. TONIGHT, A NEW EFFORT TO STOP A MASSIVE DATA CENTER IN EASTERN INDEPENDENCE. OPPONENTS TURNED IN SIGNATURE PETITIONS THIS MORNING AS PART OF A FIRST STEP ...

After a contentious more than five-and-a-half-hour meeting Monday, the Independence City Council voted to give billions in tax breaks to a massive data center on the eastern edge of the city. The 90% ...

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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 ...

Residents packed Independence city council chambers Monday, many of them to urge the city council to reject massive tax breaks for an AI data center. Ultimately, the council passed the incentives. The ...