Kansas City MO

More than a decade ago, Burg & Barrel opened its original location in north Overland Park. Then came its spot in South Leawood at 5408 W. 151st St., then its Lenexa location at 8725 Bourgade St. Now its fourth (though hopefully not final) installation is here. The local burger and brews chain opened its newest location over the weekend, this one in Leawood’s Ranch Mart North shopping...

Mac Dre’s story is one of those rare rap stories that feels bigger every year instead of smaller. He was never just a local rapper who built a cult fanbase and died too young. He became something much larger: a symbol of Bay Area independence, a blueprint for regional self-belief, a bridge between street rap and absurdist humor, and eventually a martyr whose...

Big Cajun flavor does not ask for permission, and in Missouri, it shows up in the most unexpected way. Missouri has a way of surprising you when it comes to food, especially when bold spices and slow-cooked comfort suddenly take center stage. You sit down expecting something casual, and then...

Over the past few months, viewers have flooded our newsroom with emails about trash littering roads and neighborhoods in Missouri and Kansas as the KC area prepares for the World Cup.

Carter Taylor sold her plasma to pay bills during her first year of teaching. She has worked alongside more than one colleague who lived out of their car but still showed up every day to teach. “We make too much to be eligible for affordable housing or housing vouchers,” said...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Multiple people were evacuated after an apartment fire in Kansas City on Sunday. The Kansas City Fire Department (KCFD) was called to a structure fire near Northeast 82nd Terrace and North Farley Avenue around 3:35 p.m. When they arrived, they found a small kitchen fire...

A Wyandotte County District Court judge released new details Monday in a slew of charges filed last month against a former Bonner Springs Police Department detective.

Overland Park residents are voicing concerns over a proposed Portfolio Homes pilot program ahead of a city council vote on the new development ordinance.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A woman died early Monday morning after Kansas City firefighters pulled her from the fifth floor of an apartment building during a fire. The fire department was initially called to the building on Flora Avenue near Linwood Boulevard just before 1:30 a.m. Monday to investigate an alarm going off on the first floor.

On a recent Monday afternoon in March, I walked a couple blocks from the streetcar to hop the 229 bus from downtown Kansas City, at Petticoat Lane and 11th Avenue, heading to the Departures curb at the Kansas City International Airport. Now, I consider myself a connoisseur of public transit...