Two of the five city councilmembers who supported major tax breaks for an AI data center were on the ballot Tuesday. Both ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After the Independence City Council greenlit a massive artificial intelligence data center by approving significant tax breaks, ...

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.

As the mayoral and council elections approached, some residents warned that candidates’ stances on the data center would be ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(TNS) — As construction of new data centers continues to spike across the country, an AI data infrastructure company has purchased an industrial park in Independence with plans to build a multibillion ...

THIS IS KMBC NINE NEWS AT SIX. WE’RE COUNTING DOWN TO POLLS OPENING TOMORROW FOR LOCAL ELECTIONS ACROSS MISSOURI. THERE ARE SEVERAL BIG ISSUES ON THE BALLOT, INCLUDING THE RACE FOR MAYOR AND ...