Despite funding dispute, Kansas City police get more money in proposed budget
Kansas City officials unveiled the budget for the 2023-2024 fiscal year on Thursday. The city will spend even more on police than the 25% of its general fund required after Missouri voters passed...
View ArticleAfter Keystone oil spill, Kansas Democrats want to cancel tax exemptions when...
The Keystone is Washington County's biggest source of property taxes for schools and other local government, but the company didn't pay for 10 years.
View ArticleUMB Bank says in court Thomas Hart Benton's descendants fabricated claims of...
UMB lawyers said the allegations lack context and the bank used an appropriate standard of care in its role as a trustee of Benton’s vast art holdings.
View ArticleThere are sooo many high-profile Super Bowl bets between Philly and Kansas City
Mayors, senators, hospitals, zoos — everyone’s getting into the mix, with cheesesteaks, barbecue, and Poor Richard’s Almanack at stake.
View ArticleKansas City gets its first look at the 2023 NFL Draft at Union Station
The National Football League released its first renderings Friday of how Kansas City’s iconic Union Station will transform for the 2023 NFL Draft.
View ArticleKansas City Chiefs guard Trey Smith almost lost his career to blood clots....
Trey Smith's college career came to a frightening halt during his sophomore year at the University of Tennessee, when doctors found multiple blood clots his lungs.
View ArticleBig losses in November fuel a Kansas Republican Party changeover in February
The GOP chose Mike Brown, a fiery conservative from Johnson County, as the new head of the state party.
View ArticleStrong legal weed sales fuel high hopes for some small Missouri towns
Business owners across the state are looking to the future after a surprisingly strong start to recreational marijuana sales.
View ArticleHere's what we know so far about Kansas City's Super Bowl victory celebration
Kansas City officials expect at least 500,000 people to attend the victory celebration for the Chiefs' second Super Bowl win in four years. The event, which starts Wednesday at noon, will likely cost...
View ArticleKansas City celebrates as Chiefs bring home second Super Bowl win in 4 years:...
Fans flooded into downtown streets spraying beer and cheering after the Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl, 38-35.
View ArticleKansas City Chiefs win the Super Bowl!
For the second time in four years, the Kansas City Chiefs are Super Bowl champions, pulling out a thrilling last-second defeat of the Philadelphia Eagles. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes was crowned MVP...
View ArticleStolen Kias and Hyundais
Across the country, the number of stolen Kias and Hyundais has skyrocketed, but nowhere more so than in Missouri. Police say social media is partly to blame.
View ArticleReturn to Missouri's pre-pandemic Medicaid rules means hundreds of thousands...
The federal government barred states from kicking anyone off Medicaid during the coronavirus pandemic but, when those protections expire this spring, patients will need to renew their coverage....
View ArticleRural towns leave parents without child care options: ‘Talk about panic.'
The child care gap across the country is more than 30%, meaning the need for quality child care far outweighs the supply — and it's worse in rural areas.
View ArticleSome Kansas lawmakers want to punish doctors who help transgender kids...
Kansas lawmakers are taking aim at gender-affirming care, with a bill trying to create penalties for doctors who carry out the treatments.
View ArticleMayor Lucas: Kansas City hasn't done enough to address racism and sexism in...
Mayor Quinton Lucas thinks Kansas City needs to do more to address its fire department's culture, one week after a report detailed persistent incidences of racist and sexist harassment within the...
View ArticleJackson County and Kansas City could be near deal to share ground and...
Rejecting a consultant’s recommendation that would save money and delays, Jackson County officials said Tuesday the county is open to sharing space and services at the site of the new detention center...
View ArticleKansas City gets its first chance to test out the new KCI airport terminal:...
Around 600 volunteers carted baggage, went through check-in and baggage claim and just generally gawked at Kansas City’s new $1.5 billion, single airport terminal that officially opens in two weeks.
View ArticleClay County grand jury indicts Excelsior Springs man on 9 felony counts of...
Authorities say Timothy Haslett Jr. kept a 22-year-old woman captive in his basement.
View ArticleLive coverage: Chiefs celebrate Super Bowl win with a parade in Kansas City
Kansas City is welcoming back Super Bowl LVII champions The Kansas City Chiefs for a victory parade and rally that are expected to draw hundreds of thousands of fans downtown. The parade begins at 12 p.m.
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