Kansas City, Kansas, women’s leadership panel focuses on building future leaders
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - Kansas City, Kansas, Mayor Christal Watson and local leaders gathered at Nebraska Furniture Mart Saturday for a women’s leadership panel. The event brought together women leading in different lanes. The panel featured Watson, CEO and creative entrepreneur Jess Rogers, DJ Dawna, Katie...
This Charming Missouri Town Is Carved Into A Limestone Shelf And It’s Absolutely Magical
Ever notice how the best places are the ones that refuse to be flat and boring like a sensible pancake?. Parkville, Missouri is basically what happens when a town decides that building on level ground is for quitters and instead chooses to drape itself across limestone bluffs like a particularly ambitious...
Man Arrested in Platte County on Multiple Felony Charges
The Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested Ford A. Bolkenstyn, 30, of Independence, Missouri, at 12:54 a.m. on March 22, 2026, in Platte County. He faces several felony charges, including aggravated fleeing, possession of controlled substances (methamphetamine and heroin), and outstanding warrants from both Clay and...
Kansas City’s AI data center building boom could hurt regional job market in the...
Andrew Jonas has spent the past three years building data centers in Kansas City’s Northland as a union plumber. At a recent public hearing he lauded the construction jobs those projects have provided. Even so, he spoke against a 90% tax abatement for a multibillion-dollar project in his hometown of Independence.
Women’s clothing brand LoveShackFancy opens on the Country Club Plaza
LoveShackFancy opened on the Country Club Plaza at 10 a.m. Friday, drawing a steady group of eager shoppers who lined up for a first look at the new fashions.
KCPD: Scooter rider struck and killed in hit-and-run crash
KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement are investigating a fatal hit-and-run that occurred just just before 2:30a.m. Saturday in Kansas City, Missouri. A preliminary investigation revealed that a black TAO Motors scooter was traveling southeast on Martin Luther King Boulevard making a left turn onto Eastwood Trafficway with a...
Meadowbrook Park restaurants to close temporarily during England team’s World Cup stay
Both Verbena and The Market at Meadowbrook, two upscale eateries connected to the boutique Inn at Meadowbrook in Prairie Village, are expected to be closed temporarily during this summer’s World Cup. That’s according to a letter obtained by the Post that is addressed to Meadowbrook residents from the Meadowbrook...
Neighbors say Indian Springs revival could do KCK ‘more good than that stadium’
The land where a beloved Kansas City, Kansas, mall once stood has been vacant for years . The roads surrounding it are littered with potholes that have deepened in time. What appeared to once be a parking lot is lush with plant growth that sprouted up through the concrete. It’s a view that George Jacobs of Headlines...
Woman found shot to death in south Kansas City backyard, no arrests made
A woman is dead following a fatal shooting early Sunday morning in south Kansas City. Officers with the Kansas City Police Department were called to a residence in the 3800 block of East 62nd Street just after 3 a.m. on reports of a shooting, department spokesperson Sgt. Phillip DiMartino said in a news release...
Kansas City moves to ban small liquor bottles as store owners warn of ‘slippery...
A new proposed law in Kansas City could ban the sale of single-serve alcohol products in high-crime areas, as business owners voice concern
