World Cup 2026 buzz builds in Kansas City as fans, resources arrived Sunday
The Algerian national team's planned arrival on Sunday night marked the continued build-up of excitement following years of planning and the beginning of World Cup festivities in Kansas City.
Minority-owned businesses surge in Kansas City despite headwinds
Casie Murff has had the entrepreneurial bug for as long as he can remember. He tried his hand in insurance, in real estate and with an online storefront. Murff worked jobs that paid the bills but didn’t find them fulfilling. So, after some planning, he returned full-time to one of the first side hustles from […]
KC man faces Caldwell County charges over alleged threats
A man with a Kansas City address is facing one felony charge and four misdemeanor charges after prosecutors alleged he sent repeated threatening messages to a former romantic partner and made threats involving the victim’s family, including two young children. According to a criminal complaint filed in the Associate...
Two Hospitalized After Chemical Incident at Downtown Kansas City Cold Plunge Facility
A chemical incident at a cold plunge facility in downtown Kansas City resulted in two people being hospitalized, prompting an emergency response and an investigation into what authorities described as a chemical mix-up. The incident occurred at a wellness and recovery facility where customers use cold-water immersion t
The 12 KC Barbecue Spots Everyone Should Try, According to Locals
If you only leave time for one barbecue joint in Kansas City, you’re missing out. The area has been a cultural crossroads since the time of the Oregon Trail. For decades, cheap meats from a massive stockyard complex helped the city develop one of the continent's most diverse barbecue traditions. Today, more than 100 sp
Why Locals Try to Gatekeep This Hole-in-the-Wall Seafood Gem In Kansas City, KS
Tue–Thu 11:00 AM–9:00 PM | Fri–Sat 11:00 AM–10:00 PM | Sun–Mon Closed (1st Sunday of each month: 10:00 AM–3:00 PM) Tucked deep inside an industrial stretch of Armourdale in Kansas City, Kansas, Jarocho announces itself not with a glittering marquee but with a single splash of bright blue paint on its humble exterior —
$50,000 Lottery Wins Reported in Two Missouri Cities
Two mystery winners on opposite sides of Missouri simultaneously won $50,000 this week, but don't know it yet.
Wyandotte County wants more say over Chiefs stadium authority. Kansas lawmakers push back
When they voted in February to approve hundreds of millions of dollars in public subsidies for the Kansas City Chiefs, Wyandotte County officials wanted to make sure they would not be left out of oversight for the new Chiefs stadium. Now, four months later, at least one state official is...
Kansas City nurses at Research Medical Center say cuts are putting pregnant patients at...
Nurses at Research Medical Center in southern Kansas City say although the hospital no longer operates a labor and delivery unit, pregnant patients still show up in the emergency room, some under the impression the department still exists. “We have patients that have given birth to their previous children at...
KCPD: 1 dead, 3 others seriously injured in crash on NB I-435 and Eastwood...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One person is dead, and three others are seriously injured after a crash on northbound Interstate 435 and Eastwood Trafficway on Saturday afternoon. At 3:55 p.m., authorities responded to the area of NB I-435 and Eastwood Trafficway regarding a confirmed fatal crash. Police said a...

















