1+ day, 22+ min ago  (640+ words) Kansas City could put up to $600 million into a new Royals stadium downtown under a plan announced Thursday. The ballpark would go up just east of Union Station, north of Crown Center, in what's now Washington Square Park. The city…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (825+ words) City officials are recommending the transformation of a portion of U. S. Highway 71 through southeast Kansas City into something that more resembles a parkway, and they're asking for feedback on the idea from residents. They pitched the plan during a community meeting…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (612+ words) Kansas lawmakers wrapped up the majority of their work at the end of March, including passing a number of bills related to schools. Here's an update on some of those key bills ahead of lawmakers' return to Topeka for the…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (641+ words) Kansas City voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved renewing the city's 1% earnings tax. The tax is Kansas City's single largest revenue source: It brings in about $373 million annually, which makes up about 45% of the city's general fund. A failed vote would…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (585+ words) Kansas foster care agencies could have more legal protections when being sued for alleged malpractice. Kansas lawmakers passed a bill adding foster care agencies to the Kansas Tort Claims Act, which gives social workers the same legal protections as law…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1366+ words) Kansas City has a long history with speakeasies, going back to before Prohibition. Our Adventure! about local distilleries gives a great history of the liquor trade and how, at one point, the West Bottoms had 25 different saloons. And those are…...

6+ day, 23+ hour 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…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1010+ words) You're reading KCUR's Soccer City '26 newsletter. Subscribe herefor 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 pro…...

1+ week, 1+ day 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…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (275+ words) Kansas City reached 87 degrees Monday afternoon " breaking a 40-year record high for March 30 of 82 degrees. It was the latest in a series of six broken records this month, including the earliest 90 degree day in Kansas City history and the hottest…...