Kansas City will lose a fourth of its daily bus routes after the World...
Kansas City bus riders will see a temporary boost in service during the World Cup. But by the end of summer, the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority will cut more than one-fourth of its weekday routes. The KCATA approved its 2026-27 contract with the city of Kansas City, Missouri, at...
27-year-old man shot, killed by police after running toward officer with a spoon
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is investigating after a Kansas City, Kansas, police officer shot and killed a man early Thursday morning.
Kansas City woman gets prison in fraudulent tax return case
A Kansas City, Missouri, woman has been sentenced in federal court for preparing and filing false tax returns on behalf of clients, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in fraudulent tax payments from the Internal Revenue Service. Tanisha Spencer, 35, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Brian Wimes...
Downtown surge: Parkville Main Street welcomes new storefronts, businesses
— It's not a bad time along Main Street in downtown Parkville. The area is experiencing a business boom, with several new storefronts opening on Main Street in recent months. The Parkville Needlepoint House opened its doors in early 2026. In just the last month, two more businesses have joined...
Eden Village plans second tiny home community in KCK
Construction is underway on a second Eden Village community in Kansas City, Kansas, as the organization behind the tiny home model says it is making progress in addressing chronic homelessness.
New exhibit in KC Zoo’s Africa zone will get you nearly ‘nose-to-nose’ with these...
The Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium will open its new Giraffe Crossing exhibit as part of a revamped Africa section next Friday, allowing guests to get closer to the animals than ever before. Giraffe Crossing will allow guests visit the giants year-round, which wasn’t possible with its previous weather-dependent exhibit, ac
The Jambalaya at This Missouri Seafood Spot Might Be the Best You’ll Ever Taste
You could order the fried catfish. It is good. You could try the shrimp po’boy. People love it. But if you sit down at this Missouri seafood spot and do not order the jambalaya, you are making a quiet mistake that you will realize the moment you see your neighbor’s bowl arrive. The rice is perfectly tender.
What’s new in Kansas City food and drink: May 2026
Naturalz Ice Cream (6301 W. 135th St., S# BA, Overland Park), a small Washington state-based chain with flavors inspired by India and other global regions, chose Overland Park for its fifth store (and first in the KC area). Located in the Corbin Park shopping center, the shop opened at the end of March and is best know
Goodbye to Rick Brehm, one of Kansas City’s last true haberdashers | Opinion
A lot of people in Kansas City knew Rick Brehm from polo. And Polo. In his younger years, Brehm played the sport enthusiastically, was a regular at the polo grounds and later partnered in an operation that raised polo ponies. But for more than two decades, he was also the man behind the Polo Ralph Lauren store on the C
Man showed up at a pharmacy covered in blood and confessed to murdering his...
A Kansas man who fled to another state after fatally shooting his mother and aunt has pleaded guilty to the double murder. Luke Howard, 35, pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder in connection with the deaths of his mother, 63-year-old Valerie Howard, and aunt, 71-year-old Joyce Austin. As Law&Crime previ
