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Blue Springs Approves $5.9M for One-of-a-Kind Playground at Southwest Park

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Blue Springs Approves $5.9M for One-of-a-Kind Playground at Southwest Park

Sarah O'Connell

Aug 13, 2026

The custom structure will feature metal slides, rope bridges, and climbing nets on a 55-acre site south of the city.

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OpenAI Pauses Frontier Training, Says Its Models Are Getting Too Good at Hacking

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Fresno Prosecutor Stabbed in Courthouse Park, Officials Blame Parole System

Mission Curry House Ordered Closed After Inspector Finds Live Cockroaches Inside Both Ovens

Mission Curry House Ordered Closed After Inspector Finds Live Cockroaches Inside Both Ovens

FBI Crushes National Predator Ring; 205 Arrested, 115 Children Saved in LA, SF, DC, Chicago, & NY

FBI Crushes National Predator Ring; 205 Arrested, 115 Children Saved in LA, SF, DC, Chicago, & NY

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TikTok Army Invades Pacific Heights Estate Sale as Young San Franciscans Hunt Discounted Treasures

Redwood City Police Say Liquor Store Manager Chained Himself, Set Fatal Fire That Killed Two

Redwood City Police Say Liquor Store Manager Chained Himself, Set Fatal Fire That Killed Two

Nationwide Staffing Scam Unravels, Ringleader Crispian Atkins and 12 Others Indicted for Multi-Million Dollar Deception

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Independence Puts $19.9M Historic Sites Bond Back on Ballot After 2025 Defeat

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Independence Puts $19.9M Historic Sites Bond Back on Ballot After 2025 Defeat

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Southwest Kansas Meatpacking Counties Hit National Majority-Minority Mark 20 Years Early

Southwest Kansas Meatpacking Counties Hit National Majority-Minority Mark 20 Years Early

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Independence Elementary School Trades Classrooms for a Church for a Year

Independence Elementary School Trades Classrooms for a Church for a Year

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Columbia Seats First All-Female Council as Sharon Jones Joins Ward 4

Columbia Seats First All-Female Council as Sharon Jones Joins Ward 4

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Gladstone Elementary Unveils $5M Makeover as Northeast KC Students Return Monday

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Gladstone Elementary Unveils $5M Makeover as Northeast KC Students Return Monday

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