Voters in Independence, Missouri, voted on Tuesday to oust two city councilmembers after they backed an AI data center in ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Heavy equipment works on the site of a proposed supersize data center on Bly Road in eastern Independence on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026 ...

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. The Independence City Council voted on giving billions in tax incentives to a Nebius AI data center on Monday, March 2, 2026.

Nearly 13,000 ballots were cast Tuesday in Independence's mayoral election. Lingering anger over the city council’s decision ...

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 ...

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 ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On Tuesday night, concerned citizens met to share concerns about a new data center coming to Independence. Community members formed a group, “Stop the AI Data Center in Independence ...

A judge ruled last week that a controversial data-center project in Independence won’t go to a public vote, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t top of mind for some voters ahead of the April 7 election.

A Jackson County judge will rule by the end of the week on whether or not residents have the right to pursue a referendum vote to revoke recently approved tax breaks for a massive data center. Data ...

Heavy equipment works on the site of a proposed supersize data center on Bly Road in eastern Independence on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. Nearby residents oppose the planned 400-acre, $6.6 billion AI ...