5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (287+ words) When Kansas City voters head to the polls next month, they’ll weigh in on a variety of municipal issues: school board trustees and directors, bond issues and more. But they’ll also vote whether to extend the city’s 1% earnings tax for…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (708+ words) Kansas lawmakers have voted to create an 11-member sports authority to carry out a $3 billion stadium deal with the Kansas City Chiefs. If Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly signs legislation creating the authority, she will call into existence a unique entity…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (464+ words) Kansas City leaders have launched what they call a new prevention-focused approach to domestic violence, including early intervention, accountability for abusers and coordinated support services for both victims and perpetrators. The Intimate Partner Violence Intervention Focused Deterrence Program aims to…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1032+ words) The Kansas City Council has passed the city’s largest budget after months of planning and debate. Budget increases are relatively normal; the city’s budget has increased by hundreds of millions of dollars each year. But this fiscal year’s planning document…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago   (596+ words) The inventory at Kansas City grocery stores recently has featured a new addition alongside the expected assortment of fresh produce, meat and canned goods. At supermarkets across the metro area, a selection of FIFA World Cup apparel greets customers — U.S.A....

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (868+ words) Mr D’s Donuts is continuing a steady expansion across the Kansas City metro, with a new south Overland Park location now in development along with a mid-summer Kansas City, Missouri, storefront. The two projects mark the next phase of growth…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1163+ words) Ling Vong’s decision to sell Labubus alongside her Vietnamese street food wasn’t random, the owner of Dragon Wagon KC and KC Monsters shared. It was a strategy rooted in serving culture, creating experiences, and building community, she said. “Food feeds…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1072+ words) You're reading KCUR's Soccer City '26 newsletter. Subscribe here for twice-monthly updates through the end of the tournament. You can’t always hit the ground running. Sometimes it takes a little bit of start-and-stop before you hit your stride. Take Kansas City’s…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (962+ words) The doors are open for Kansas City small businesses, city officials said Wednesday night from Union Station, welcoming locals and visitors near and far to a new, five-week marketplace in the iconic Grand Hall — timed to capture crowds from the…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1780+ words) When people see the small rectangular plots cordoned off next to Vanessa and Kenneth Robinson’s house, they sometimes ask what they are growing. But the sprouts of green aren’t a garden. They are a laboratory for testing and treating soil....