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The old Kanza Hall at One Block South in Overland Park has a new purpose. LEVELUP opens this Friday.
It's the third largest esports arena in the nation and the only one with a dedicated education program. The 15,000-square-foot facility has 100 gaming computers and consoles.
"It's way beyond what I was even expecting," 15-year-old Aidan O'Neill said.
Owners of the brand new LEVELUP Esports Arena said 92% of Americans now play video games, compared to 70% at the start of last year.
Watch: See the full interview with U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids from Kansas on FOX4.
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly says new federal rules make it "dumber than ever" for the state not to expand Medicaid.
She talked to KMBC's Micheal Mahoney Wednesday about the financial incentives from Washington to make more people eligible.
A busy day for the dentists at Olathe's Health Partnership Clinic. Washington is encouraging Kansas and the remaining states who have not expanded Medicaid more money to do it.
"The federal government is making even dumber than before not to expand it," Kelly said.
Governor Laura Kelly and Sharice Davids will host a round table on Wednesday.
Governor Laura Kelly says U.S. Representative Sharice Davids will host a round table discussion in Olathe on Wednesday, April 7, at 10 a.m.
According to Gov. Kelly, the pair will discuss Medicaid.
The Kansas City Streetcar Main Street Extension Project will be fully funded due to a federal grant.
Reps. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Missouri) and Sharice Davids (D-Kansas) announced on Tuesday that nearly $91 million of American Rescue Plan funds – including a $24.7 million Capital Investment Grant for the streetcar project – will support transit projects in the Kansas City area.
Davids said in a news release that the funding is bringing "much needed relief and support" to the Kansas City metro.
Watch Clip: Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Kansas Democratic Rep. Sharice Davids spoke Monday on Instagram Live about ways to ensure equity within the transportation sector.
Despite a recent surge in the elections of female politicians nationwide, social barriers that prevent women from becoming involved with politics remain pervasive, panelists said at a March 22 event featuring prominent women in government.
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Kansas Senators and Representatives are calling on President Joe Biden to authorize a state funeral for the last living WWII Medal of Honor recipient.
Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) says he and Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) along with Representatives Tracey Mann (Kan.-01), Jake LaTurner (Kan.-02), Sharice Davids (Kan.-03) and Ron Estes (Kan.-04) have urged President Joe Biden to authorize a state funeral for the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from World War II.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Just days after voting to pass the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, Rep. Sharice Davids (D-Kansas) visited a vaccine clinic in Overland Park.
Dr. Jennifer Watts, Children's Mercy Medical Director for Emergency Preparedness, gave Davids a tour of the clinic Saturday at the Shawnee Mission School District Center for Academic Achievement in Overland Park.
The clinic was primarily for teachers, though others also were vaccinated. The goal was to vaccinate around 2,300 people.