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ComingSoon

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ABC Affiliate News Veteran Announces Retirement After Nearly 40 Years

ABC affiliate KMBC 9 has announced the retirement of veteran reporter Johnny Rowlands. After decades of reporting for Kansas City viewers, Rowlands will leave the station, marking the end of an era. His work was praised in a statement given by the station’s president and general manager. ABC affiliate...

Kansas City, MO · 14h

kq2.com

Steamboat Arabia Museum considering St. Joseph

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.

St Joseph, MO · 1d

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kansascitymag.com

Some of music’s biggest names played Kansas City’s high school gyms, converted ballrooms and hippie hangouts

Before The Who were rock legends, they were getting kicked off the stage at a suburban Kansas City high school. It was November 1967, and the British rockers were the opening act for The Buckinghams at the brand-new Shawnee Mission South High School. But when the band launched into its equipment-smashing finale during “My Generation,” the principal apparently had seen enough. The show was over.

Kansas City, MO · 1d

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KCTV 5

Kansas City Auto Museum leaving Olathe, seeking new home

The Kansas City Automotive Museum is closing its Olathe location after 12 years and searching for a new home.

Olathe, KS · 2d

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fastfoodclub.com

The Savoy In Downtown Kansas City Brings New Life To A Historic Dining Room

Some dining rooms are older than the cars parked outside them by about a century. In downtown Kansas City, one of them still opens its doors for breakfast and dinner, with stained glass, murals, and a booth where a president liked to sit. The building dates back to 1903, and...

Kansas City, MO · 1d

inkansascity.com

This Weekend in Kansas City: November 13–15

November 13–15 After the Framers wrote the United States Constitution, they produced 500 prints for the states and Congress to review. Only 14 prints are accounted for today, and soon, you can view one of them for free in the lower-level lobby of the National WWI Museum and Memorial.

Kansas City, MO · 2d

johnsoncountypost.com

Crowd packs Blue Valley school board meeting to protest cuts to Chinese Immersion, arts and libraries

Only standing room was left in the Blue Valley Board of Education room Monday night — families, students, teachers and community members alike filled the room, spilling into the hall, to protest recent budget cuts. Blue Valley is cutting more than $16 million between this year and next to...

Overland Park, KS · 16h

kcur.org

Lyda Conley saved a Kansas City, Kansas, cemetery. A new book traces the fight across generations

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.

Kansas City, KS · 18h

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CJ 4DPlex Pacts With B&B Theatres To Equip Single Missouri Site With 3 Premium Large Format Screens

EXCLUSIVE: In a deal billed as a first for U.S. theatrical exhibition, CJ 4DPlex and No. 5 U.S. exhibitor B&B Theatres are equipping a single Missouri multiplex with three premium large format auditoriums. 'Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope' To Play At Cosm As Disney Teams With Shared Reality Firm Work will be completed on a second ScreenX theater as well as one using the 4DX format at B&B’s flagship Grand Screen location in time for the December 18 opening of Disney’s Avengers: Doomsday . The superhero installment will screen globally in a Disney format developed by the studio called InfinityVision, squaring off against Dune: Part 3 in Imax. The first ScreenX auditorium opened in 2018 and has the largest screen in the Liberty, MO complex. ScreenX utilizes the side walls of the auditorium in concert with the main screen to create a 270-degree viewing experience. 4DX uses motion seats and 21 environmental effects including water, wind and scents. Audiences feel wind, light, fog, fragrance and vibration, and their seats move in sync with scenes in the movie. Formats like ScreenX and 4DX are in high demand from Hollywood studios looking to capitalize on widespread audience appetite for

Liberty, MO · 13h

kq2.com

Hollywood movie artifacts to be permanently displayed at Trail Theatre

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) -- In an effort to celebrate the Trail Theatre's 75 years of movie magic, a few different Hollywood movie artifacts will be displayed in the theater permanently. Beginning Saturday, Nov. 14, visitors can view a vintage military jacket used in the Cary Grant classic Gunga Din...

St Joseph, MO · 1d

KCTV 5

Holiday lights, live music and Santa to downtown Lee’s Summit

LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. (KCTV) - Downtown Lee’s Summit will light up for the holidays Friday, Nov. 20, with music, treats, and a visit from Santa. Festivities begin at Green Street and include a tree-lighting program and free family activities. Here’s the schedule:. 5 p.m.: Doors open at...

Lee'S Summit, MO · 17h

MilitaryTimes

100 years on, Kansas City’s Liberty Memorial still shines for veterans

The eyes of the world were focused on Kansas City on Nov. 1, 1921. Some of the biggest names of the Great War — Gen. John “Black Jack” Pershing of the United States, Marshal Ferdinand Foch of France, Adm. Sir David Beatty of Great Britain among others, along with 60,000 members of the American Legion – were on hand for the groundbreaking of the Liberty Memorial, one of the first major monuments honoring the sacrifices made by millions during the First World War.

Kansas City, MO · 1d

excelsiorcitizen.com

Christmas in Excelsior Springs: Your Guide to Downtown Holiday Events for 2026

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo. — The holiday season is nearly here, and Downtown Excelsior Partnership (DEP) is preparing to transform Excelsior Springs into a Christmas destination filled with twinkling lights, festive storefronts, family traditions, and opportunities to celebrate with friends and neighbors. The 2026 Christmas in Excelsior Springs celebration begins...

Excelsior Springs, MO · 1d

insidebrookside.com

You’re Invited to the Brookside Holiday Events This Weekend

Our Brookside shops and restaurants are ready to usher you into the holiday season with some fun and festive events starting tomorrow evening! Here’s a quick rundown:. Several merchants along 63rd St will be open late, offering sips, snacks and holiday deals for shoppers; restaurants will have themed specials as well from 5-8pm.

Kansas City, MO · 1d

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Veterans Day visitors learn of Truman's military service at his library, museum

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.

Independence, MO · 1d

wzum.org

From the Netherlands to Kansas City to Pittsburgh on the Pittsburgh Jazz Scene

Vocalist Lucy Wijnands is from Kansas City - from a musical family, including her father, Dutch-born jazz, swing and stride pianist Bram Wijnands, who moved to KC in the early 1990’s. In our conversation with Lucy Wijands, she told us she was drawn to jazz and the “songbook” as...

Pittsburgh, PA · 1d

KCTV 5

Horse-drawn Christmas parade to return to downtown Lawrence

LAWRENCE, Kan. (KCTV) - The Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade will return this December, bringing horse-drawn carriages and wagons for a holiday tradition spanning decades. The parade, set to begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5, features historically accurate replicas of vehicles from the late 1800s and early 1900s, with...

Lawrence, KS · 14h

lawrencekstimes.com

Kansas had a postpunk revolution; learn about it at this Lawrence event

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...

Lawrence, KS · 2d

lawrencekstimes.com

Lawrence Public Library to open branch in west Lawrence

The Lawrence Public Library will open a new west Lawrence location next summer, marking its first expansion out of downtown. The new 6,400-square-foot storefront will be located at 3514 Clinton Parkway in the Parkway Plaza Shopping Center, in the space formerly occupied by Beauty Brands. “Having a second location in...

Lawrence, KS · 3d

hppr.org

New Documentary Highlights Program that Brings Children and Incarcerated Parents Together to Play Free - Beyond Prison Walls

TOPEKA, Kan. (KPR) — One in 28 American children has a parent in jail. What if those kids had the opportunity to play and interact with their incarcerated parents beyond the prison walls?. That's exactly what's happening in Kansas thanks to a program operated by the Kansas Children's Discovery...

Topeka, KS · 2d