Thomas Friestad

Bondi Accidentally Reveals Her Burn Book for Fiery Epstein Hearing The attorney general chose to lash out rather than answer questions from lawmakers about the late pedophile.

Close-up photos have revealed the prepared list of put-downs that Pam Bondi brought to use against senators during her Epstein hearing.

Lockton confirms it could leave Country Club Plaza for Leawood mixed-use campus - Kansas City Business Journal We've reported that Lockton's HQ might be on the move. Now a planned KC-area project reveals that it's targeting the giant insurance company.

KCBJ's Sydnie Savage and I have the latest on what, one way or another, stands to be one of the area's most consequential office moves in recent memory — and the first official confirmation of Lockton news we've covered since June.

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Nine projects to watch along the southern streetcar extension - Kansas City Business Journal Here's the latest on projects along Kansas City's streetcar extension in 2025

"Nine (active) projects to watch along the southern streetcar extension"

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Timeline: The unfolding saga between The Free Press and a Missouri gender clinic Update (last updated 9/12/23): This article has been repeatedly updated with additional examples. The Free Press, the Bari Weiss outlet that claims to focus on stories “ignored or misconstrued in the ...

Bari Weiss is now CBS's editor in chief. Just two years ago, her outlet The Free Press was the springboard for an anti-trans "whistleblower" & a ban on care for trans youth in Missouri. The stories have been heavily scrutinized for falsehoods and inconsistencies

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KC signs off on $15M in bonds for Luminary Park but wants more private funding - Kansas City Business Journal KC agreed to issue $15.1 million in bonds and ink development terms for the $315 million Luminary Park atop I-670.

"KC approves $15M in bonds for Luminary Park, but wants private sector to step up after costs spike"

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Goodwill to demolish century-old East Crossroads headquarters - Kansas City Business Journal MoKan Goodwill soon plans to demolish a prominent warehouse sporting nonprofit signage in the East Crossroads.

"MoKan Goodwill to demolish century-old East Crossroads headquarters for future project"

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Kansas disability service providers say conflict of interest rule could cause 'massive' problems • Kansas Reflector Complying with a federal policy designed to avoid conflicts of interest could cause “massive system disruption” for Kansans who have IDD.

Kansas disability service providers say conflict of interest rule could cause ‘massive’ problems | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg

RIP to Jane Goodall, who opened the world's eyes to our closest relatives. (Photo by NatGeo's Hugo Van Lawick)

The Washington Post Accused Me of “Gross Misconduct.” Here's My Response. This fight isn’t just about my job — it’s about who gets punished for telling the truth, and who gets protected for spreading hate and violence.

My latest in my fight against the Washington Post.

I’ve filed a grievance against the Post through the WaPo Guild— and have sent a letter to Washington Post challenging my firing.

Proud to have @normeisen.bsky.social + @katiephang.bsky.social in my corner.

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New: "Jackson County judge bars Lee's Summit from taxing Hy-Vee in Oldham Village CID"

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Historic Kansas City buildings find new life through redevelopment projects - Kansas City Business Journal Take a look at seven projects that are preserving historic KC structures by remaking them for modern uses.

"Historic Kansas City buildings find new life through redevelopment projects"

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Key development projects transforming Kansas City around Downtown - Kansas City Business Journal See five Downtown developments that have encountered key milestones this year to date.

"Key development projects transforming Kansas City around Downtown"

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SCOOP / UPDATE — Disney saw more than 1.7 million total paid streaming cancelations during the period 9/17-9/23, a Disney source confirms to me. The total includes Disney+, Hulu and ESPN.

Decades-long debate about towers on the Plaza hits new heights with Nordstrom site - Kansas City Business Journal Debates about Plaza tower heights have gone on for decades — almost as long as exceptions to those limits.

Not my first Plaza Bowl story, but the first to unpack how new projects have measured up to Plaza area height rules and guidelines. This was already in the works...then the 275-foot Seville West site ordinance dropped. The biggest case study yet may be nigh.

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Demolition looms for Midtown buildings despite 2022 historic designation - Kansas City Business Journal After a years-long effort to save them, permits indicate that four Midtown buildings may be headed for demolition.

"KC blocked these Midtown buildings from demolition with historic district. Has their clock run out?"

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For Latinos, the American Dream hinges on getting a mortgage Latinos are expected to be 70% of net new homeowners in the U.S. by 2040. Local programs are designed to help increase Latino homeownership.

Renters of houses were being told what their share of a utility bill would be without proof of the actual charges. Bills weren’t in the renter’s name, but in the name of a landlord who often lived out of town. People didn’t have formal leases. They relied on verbal agreements.

Agreed, working to get answers!

"Developers buy historic Scarritt complex to preserve as music-themed hotel"

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👀 the WSJ describing Trump finding out about its story about the Epstein birthday book and telling aides "he would try to kill the story himself." www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Demolition looms for Midtown buildings despite 2022 historic designation - Kansas City Business Journal After a years-long effort to save them, permits indicate that four Midtown buildings may be headed for demolition.

"KC blocked these Midtown buildings from demolition with historic district. Has their clock run out?"

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NEW: "Wichita developer buys Blue KC properties pitched for Royals ballpark site"

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Developer buys 43 acres at Corporate Woods, plans mixed-use revitalization - Kansas City Business Journal There's been a deal to transfer ownership in an Overland Park office campus — though not the one you might think.

BREAKING: There's been a deal to transfer ownership in an Overland Park campus — though not the one you might think.

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"KC cancels border-war incentive cap while pledging 'responsible' economic development"

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Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down. The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.

EXCLUSIVE: Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.

Oseguera caught another break from the Trump administration. The president’s campaign to deport immigrants in the U.S. illegally has taken federal agents away from drug-traffic interdiction. In Arizona, two Customs and Border Protection checkpoints along a main fentanyl-smuggling corridor from Mexico have been left unstaffed. Officers stationed there were sent to process detained migrants. A senior administration official said the U.S. border is more secure than it has ever been. Colombia is producing records amounts of cocaine, and the volume of the drug arriving in the U.S. is driving down prices, the people familiar with cartel operations said. Cocaine prices have fallen by nearly half to around $60 to $75 a gram compared with five years ago, said Morgan Godvin, a researcher with the community organization Drug Checking Los Angeles. “The price of pure cocaine has plummeted,” Godvin said.

The Trump-Miller administration's single-minded focus on migration is starting to impact the availability of drugs in the US, according to this detail from a very good investigation @wsj.com published today.

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"Why KC’s bus company has expanded development incentives to new projects"

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Robert Redford, movie star and Sundance founder, dies at 89 He won a massive following with “Butch Cassidy” and “All the President’s Men.” Through the Sundance Institute, he became a patron saint of independent film.

Breaking news: Robert Redford, an actor whose looks and subtle magnetism in films made him one of the biggest movie stars of all time, but who also forged a legacy in cinema as a patron saint of American independent film, died Sept. 16. He was 89.

"Country Club Plaza luxury hotel faces expiring flag, loan maturity, as owners market for sale"

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Feds said developers accused of fraud would repay tax breaks. The check only covers half. U.S. Attorney Thomas Albus hand-delivered the former criminal defendants' restitution check to City Hall.

U.S. Attorney Thomas Albus hand-delivered the former criminal defendants' restitution check to City Hall.