The long-awaited Mahomes Kelce steakhouse opens, Jackson County voters can start absentee voting on Frank White recall, Plaza ...

It’s the last blast of summer for many Kansas Citians this week. Expect quiet commutes and empty desks as Labor Day’s three-day break has folks heading out early. Many area schools are also cutting ...

Kansas students returned to the classroom last week, now it’s Back to School week for Missouri kids. Mayor Quinton Lucas was scheduled to greet students on the first day of class in the Kansas City ...

A Kansas deal to fund up to 70% of the costs of new stadiums for the Chiefs and Royals expires tonight. But it looks like the teams and our political leaders have decided to kick the can down the road ...

When Carthesa Hutson’s son, Chris, finally got around to getting his driver’s license he was almost 19. She remembers being at the DMV with him when he paused on the application question about ...

On behalf of the editorial leadership within the Kansas City Media Collective, alongside The Kansas City Star, we are sharing an open letter addressed to Mayor Quinton Lucas and the city council of ...

Michael Crane’s quest for a perfect pastrami on rye started six months ago after he ordered the standard Jewish deli classic while enjoying lunch with his wife. Michael Crane slices pastrami in his ...

One candidate left the military for a career in criminal justice after a beloved family member was murdered – a victim of a random drive-by shooting. Another grew up in neighborhoods vexed by Kansas ...

The new owners of the Country Club Plaza will emphasize safety by installing more than 100 surveillance cameras and employing a more visible security force that can make arrests as part of its revival ...

Amid growing concerns over crime and store vacancies, the Country Club Plaza gets new owners this week. Mired in debt, the financially struggling shopping district is being sold to a Texas company.

If you haven’t already noticed, immigration has become one of the nation’s most potent issues this election year. It’s also increasingly taking over local politics. On City Hall’s agenda Tuesday is a ...

In collaboration with the Kansas City PBS special ‘Healing Hate‘, Flatland in Focus speaks with survivors of the 2014 shooting at the Overland Park Jewish Community Center to see how one act of hate ...