Popular Mediterranean eatery Meddys planning new Overland Park location
A Wichita-based Mediterranean eatery is adding to its Johnson County footprint — this time near a growing Overland Park development where two other restaurants recently announced new locations. Fast-casual chain Meddys plans to open a new Overland Park location near the Aspiria development in Overland Park. Meddys is...
Missouri’s Kansas City Neighborhood Is A Lively, Walkable Gem With Midwest Charm And Artsy...
Kansas City, Missouri is often overlooked as a travel destination, and it definitely does not get the credit it deserves. It's considered the barbecue capital of the world, and it has a lower cost of living than the U.S. national average. Kansas City is also home to some very cool neighborhoods, like Westport, an...
New Hen House grocery store coming to Olathe development
A new Hen House grocery store is coming to Johnson County, as part of a new Olathe development. The local grocer has proposed a new grocery store to anchor the incoming Cedar Creek Marketplace development in Olathe. The store will be off Cedar Creek Parkway. The grocery store is proposed...
Sheriff’s office celebrates Drug Court graduates’ hard-fought sobriety: ‘Another chance at life’
CLAY COUNTY, Mo. (KCTV) - On Monday, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office shared the successes of nine recent Drug Court graduates. “Drug Court” is a Clay County program that combines “numerous phases of treatment, check-ins and therapy,” to reduce recidivism among non-violent, drug-related offenders. Judge Alexander...
KC-area discount store closes multiple locations. One remains
Retail Rebel — a KC metro auction company and discount store — has closed three of its area locations. The company announced via social media that its Olathe, Belton and Claycomo stores ceased operations Jan. 23. “While this isn’t easy news, we believe in communicating clearly, respectfully, and with gratitude for...
Prosecutor says KC cop is a ‘public safety threat.’ He should be fired |...
Kansas City police officer Blayne Newton is a “threat to public safety.” Those are not our words, but those of Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson. But we certainly agree that Newton is a danger to the very community he took an oath to protect and serve. Newton’s credibility is so badly damaged that Johnson said...
Price Chopper to close in February; first store closure in Cosentino family history
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (KCTV) - Cosentino’s Food Stores announced it will close its Price Chopper location at 119th Street and Metcalf Avenue in February, marking the first store closure in the company’s nearly 80-year history. The closure comes as the family-owned grocer announces plans to invest an estimated...
Kansas City’s new amphitheater means more concerts. But what’s the downside?
Chris Fritz has been producing concerts in Kansas City for more than 50 years, so when he says a storm is approaching the industry locally, you listen to him. The catalyst of the looming tempest is the Morton Amphitheater , which will open this summer in Riverside with 30 or more concerts already on the schedule. It...
Crews fight fire in elevator shaft of 6-story building in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY —Authorities are investigating the cause of a fire at a commercial building in Kansas City. Just before 11p.m. Monday, Kansas City Fire Department companies were dispatched to a reported building fire in the 1100 block of West 8th Street in Kansas City, Missouri, according to Battalion Chief Riley Nolan.
The Arctic is recharging: Warming trend is brief, new First Warns for next Arctic...
A sunny sky and south/southwesterly breeze will push afternoon highs to the mid-20s—about a 10-degree jump from Monday.

















