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Food & Drinks in ...
The Main Street patio and piano stay, but Whitney VinZant's team is pouring in a wine-paired menu with $20-25 entrées.
Real Estate & Development in ...
The vacant Bolger Square anchor could become Dillons' fifth Kansas City-area store, with a drive-through pharmacy and seven fuel pumps.
Sports in ...
Hope Valdespino, the PSL's reigning Pitcher of the Year, has turned strikeouts of amateur and college hitters into a TikTok phenomenon topping a million views.
Politics & Govt in ...
Topeka settled its FERPA dispute, but Olathe and Shawnee Mission are digging in as the DOJ moves toward court action.
Arts & Culture in ...
Betsy Burleigh inherits a 195-member volunteer choir after Charles Bruffy's sudden exit ended a nearly two-decade run.
Transportation & Infrastructure in ...
MoDOT says bridge work continues on the Big Creek span, with the old 1948 Green Bridge already torn down.
Owen Wolff, who grew up in Kansas City, returns home on a contract through June 2031 in an MLS-record cash deal.
The Cali burrito favorite closes Sunday, while rival Tiki Taco moves in right across the street.
Edward Reese's massive Wash House Laundry will fill the vacant pharmacy near Troost, promising 70 to 80 machines and ample parking.
Tyler Harp's shuttered smokehouse returns for a single day in Westport, with burnt ends, ribs and a blues concert on the bill.
Crime & Emergencies in ...
Testimony this week described deputies pinning Charles Adair face-down until he stopped moving. His family's wrongful death suit against the county is still active.
Melesa Johnson says Missouri's stand-your-ground statute has already sidelined 46 cases this year, up from 22 in 2017.
The reported Independence substitute-teacher case could not be verified from the available sources.
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