Tensions flare in KC neighborhood as historic building faces bulldozer

Editor’s note: Star reporter David Hudnall is exploring crime, business, and the undercurrents of Kansas City through occasional columns. Send ideas to [email protected].

I met up last week with Michael Bushnell outside the scruffy 7-Eleven in the Northeast where Independence and Highland avenues meet. I thought we’d walk across the avenue to Kansas City University’s campus and have a look at Leonard Smith Hall.

But Bushnell shook his head…

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