Kansas City MO

K.C.’s funding plan for a downtown Royals ballpark is “crucial step,” but it also leaves “open questions about additional funding -- and a firm commitment” from the team -- for the nearly $2B project, according to Bayless & McDowell of the K.C. STAR. Mayor Quinton Lucas introduced a massive funding plan for a new Royals downtown ballpark, with $600M towards a $1.9B project at Washington Square...

A honeybee swarm found near the entrance of a metro-area elementary school has been safely relocated, officials say.

— North Kansas City is spending $175,000 to improve pedestrian safety around park-and-ride lots as the city prepares for FIFA World Cup 26. The city is removing trees, adding sidewalks and making other improvements near the private parking lots where thousands of fans will catch charter buses to matches in less than 60 days.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After receiving more than 4,200 votes from bird lovers across the metro, the city of Blue Springs announced that its newly born eaglet siblings have officially been named. Meet Honor and Valor!. Honor and Valor were born about three weeks ago, between March 21 and...

There will be over 100 Missouri National Guard troops deployed to Kansas City for the World Cup, as well as a revolving group of state highway troopers and FBI agents to assist local police. Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe said during a press conference on Monday that the Missouri National Guard will activate 110 service members, mostly from the Missouri National Guard’s quick reaction force...

The judge and families in the courtroom expressed frustration as attorneys for the two teenage defendants charged in the fatal shooting at the Hawk requested again to delay court hearings. Lawrence police allege that Caiden Clem, 18, of Atchison, fired several rounds into the air outside the Hawk before Daitron...

Crews will be closing the commuter parking lot in Odessa, located on Outer Road (Old Hwy 40) on Tuesday, April 14. The lot is closing Tuesday to allow for construction staging relating to the Improve I-70: Blue Springs to Odessa project. Improve I-70: Blue Springs to Odessa is the third project in MoDOT’s Statewide Improve I-70 Program and will add a...

The executive director of the Youth Symphony of Kansas City has been fired for allegedly misappropriating funds. Keith Stanfield, a violinist, concertmaster and member of The Opus 76 Quartet , was fired March 31. The organization found he misappropriated 7% of the organization’s funds, according to an email sent to parents from Rachel Beichley, interim executive director at the Youth Symphony of Kansas City. YSKC’s...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. —Law enforcement are investigating a Sunday afternoon homicide in Kansas City, Missouri. Just after noon Sunday, police were dispatched to 27th and Troost in Kansas City on a reported shooting, according to KCPD Sergeant Phil DiMartino. As officers arrived they located a man in a vehicle, suffering from a gunshot wound. Kansas City Fire and EMS responded and transported the victim...

A Chili’s customer in Kansas City left viewers shocked and disgusted after showing what she found in her salad mid-meal. In a video that has garnered over 1.9 million views, TikTok creator Josie (@josiecaroline21) digs into her Caesar salad before stopping to show something moving inside. “That is a grasshopper,” someone says in the background […] The post Kansas City Woman Goes To Chili’s...