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Morgan Riddell

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
42
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Oct 1, 2026
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Jul 10, 2026

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Morgan Riddell

    Jackson County leaders seek public input on data centers, battery storage (opens the original)

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    KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Jackson County leaders called a meeting Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at the South Independence Branch Library to gather resident input on data centers and battery storage facilities. County legislators will be on site to hear from residents on the topics. Charlie Morris spent decades as an engineer and is a fifth-generation farmer in northeast Jackson County. A battery storage facility proposed near his land caught his attention. “I thought I was retired until this happened,”

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Morgan Riddell

    New permits target demolition near Kansas City Wheel (opens the original)

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    KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A new application filed with the city is seeking to demolish buildings near the Kansas City Wheel, three years after officials announced plans for an entertainment district at the site. When the Wheel was announced three years ago, plans also included dining and entertainment venues spanning six blocks. The buildings in the area have remained vacant while the Wheel has operated largely alone. It is unclear what would replace the existing buildings if the permits are app

  3. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Morgan Riddell

    Basehor mulch pile fire prompts school closure, online rumors (opens the original)

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    BASEHOR, Kan. (KCTV) - A fire burning in a mulch pile at the site of a new subdivision in Basehor, Kansas, has covered the town in smoke and prompted a wave of online speculation about its cause. The pile sits in a field that residents say used to be a forest that was recently cleared for the development. The area now has no access to water, and paved roads end before reaching the location of the fire, creating obstacles for crews working to put it out. Mike Lingenfelser, fire chief at Fairmount

  4. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Morgan Riddell

    Liberty preschoolers step into reporters’ shoes for World News Day (opens the original)

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    LIBERTY, Mo. (KCTV) - Preschoolers at the Goddard School in Liberty marked World News Day Monday by taking on the role of reporters for a morning of lessons on newspaper writing, meteorology and interviewing. The students spent time asking questions to KCTV5’s Morgan Riddell as part of the activities. “Do you have haircuts a lot?” one child asked. “You know, I should get haircuts a little bit more often. But I do get them like twice a year, probably,” Riddell said. “How often do you get your hai

  5. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Morgan Riddell

    Kansas City food drive responds to ICE enforcement in western Kansas (opens the original)

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    KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - Immigration enforcement efforts in western Kansas have left numerous communities on edge, with community activists estimating about 50 people have been taken into custody in Dodge City, Garden City and Liberal. Agents told leaders in Dodge City they are now leaving that location, according to the report. A community effort is growing in the West Bottoms neighborhood of Kansas City to help in western Kansas. A truck carrying food is set to leave the area for families in

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