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The agreement finalizes the boundaries of the state's STAR bond district, the locals sales tax pledge area and clears the way for the appointment of Watson to the Kansas Sports Facilities Authority (KSFA).
Oppenstein Brothers Memorial Park — Planned WWII Memorial Site. Jackson County is moving ahead with plans to place a World War II memorial at Oppenstein Brothers Memorial Park in downtown Kansas City, with officials targeting an April opening and hoping to have the monument finished by March. The planned six-foot granite monument would mark a notable first for the area: a memorial devoted specifically to World War II veterans.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Nearly 4 in 10 Kansas City-area households are below the ALICE threshold, meaning they are not below the poverty line but still struggle to pay for basic needs, according to data from United Way of Greater Kansas City. What the ALICE data measures. ALICE stands...
Kansas City’s antique shops display dozens, even hundreds, of individual histories. The things you leave with—an armoire, a record collection, a stack of baseball cards—helps build yours. We explored the West Bottoms, Gillham Road, and beyond to find KC’s top spots for antique hunters. River Market...
The United Way says 38 percent of Missouri families don't make enough to survive in the current economy with rising inflation.
Lyda Conley devoted her entire life to protecting the land now known as the Wyandot National Burying Ground in Kansas City, Kansas, and the retelling of her story often starts when she and her sisters, Helena and Ida, built a 6-by-8-foot shack to take up residence over their parents’ graves.
Some voters told The Beacon that rising taxes and cost of living in Wyandotte County could be standing in the way of meeting the need. The post Voters’ tax fatigue won at the polls, sending KCK back to drawing board for needed services appeared first on The Beacon .
473 Kansas City, Missouri workers learned they will be jobless starting in early February, but there's good news, too.
Blue Valley elementary and middle school students will no longer be allowed to ride or bring electric bikes or scooters onto campus starting January 1, while traditional, non-motorized bikes and scooters will still be allowed. The district says it tried teaching kids to ride safely first, but the problems never went away.
LEAWOOD, Kan. — Kansas senator-elect Adam Hamilton returned to church Sunday, addressing his congregation for the first time since winning election to the U.S. Senate. Hamilton, the lead pastor of Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, thanked church members for their support throughout his campaign and reflected on how his role as a pastor shaped his experience on the campaign trail.
The description of a new book on the postpunk revolution in Kansas taunts the reader: “Flyover Country? Fly over THIS.”. “No Choice But Action: The Kansas Postpunk Revolution” by Francis X. Connor and Darren DeFrain focuses on the postpunk movement that swept Kansas from 1978 to 1994. “The...
After weeks of uncertainty, families in the Kansas City area who purchase health insurance through the Affordable Care Act Marketplace will have one in-network option for Children’s Mercy. The hospital announced on Tuesday that UnitedHealthcare has agreed to partner with them. “This announcement reflects a shared commitment to helping...
Visitors to the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum on Wednesday in Independence learned more about the former president's life of military service.
Beginning Dec. 15, riders of bicycles, electric-assisted bicycles and other “micromobility devices” will have to stay at or below 15 miles an hour on sidewalks and trails in Leawood, the city council has decided. In unanimously voting to update its traffic ordinance on Nov. 2, Leawood became the...
The West Virginia Mountaineers are not favored as heavily as you might expect next week.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) -- In a conversation on Wednesday, Steamboat Arabia Museum co-owner David Hawley confirmed that the museum is considering St. Joseph as a possible home. Over 150 years after it set sail on the Missouri River with an intent to make one of its many stops in St. Joseph, the boat may finally be making its way to the home of the Pony Express.
Olathe School District begins boundary meetings as it moves forward with closing six schools, five of them in southeast Olathe.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (KCTV) - A group from Lawrence was welcomed in Algeria this week, and one Lawrence police detective continues to draw attention after going viral over the past few months. Gizelle Balli, a University of Kansas student, is in Algeria with 37 others from Lawrence. She is part of...