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Riverfront streetcar opens Monday, but route is already changing

With less than a week until the grand opening of the Riverfront extension, the Kansas City streetcar route is already changing. The Kansas City Streetcar Authority announced temporary changes to the streetcar route ahead of the Riverfront extension opening on Monday, May 18. All passengers will have to exit the streetc
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Kansas City’s Heart Forest is being restored in time to welcome World Cup visitors

At the first World Peace Celebration in 1987 in Kansas City, Tadodaho Leon Shenandoah, leader of the Onondaga Nation, told Bob Berkebile, BNIM founding principle emeritus, that he needed to create a symbol representing the heart spirit he felt in Kansas City. Three years and hundreds of volunteer hours later,...
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Dutch Orange Bus docks in US before heading to Kansas City for World Cup

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - One of the most iconic symbols of soccer pride is on American soil and heading to Kansas City. The Dutch Orange Bus is known for traveling the globe and leading Netherlands Orange Parades before matches. The Dutch Orange Bus Association started as a joke in...
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Union Station receives grant funding from Union Pacific Railroad for upgrades

Funding from the Union Pacific Railroad’s Community Ties Giving Program will support a series of building and infrastructure upgrades at Union Station.
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Bonner Springs residents, businesses excited for revitalization of downtown

With the new Kansas City Chiefs stadium coming to Wyandotte County, Kansas in the next five years, the Mattel Theme Park is changing some of its plans.
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Violent crime in KC continues to drop

Violent crime fell sharply in Kansas City in early 2026, mirroring a nationwide decline across America's largest cities that has continued since a pandemic-era spike. Why it matters: Data from 67 major U.S. law enforcement agencies, including KCPD, show violent crime fell across most major categories during the first q
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Missouri Is Home To The Most Delightful Bookstore You’ve Never Visited

If someone told you that one of the best bookstores in America is hiding in plain sight in Kansas City, you’d probably wonder why nobody’s been shouting about it from the rooftops. Prospero’s Books is that place, and after your first visit, you’ll become one of those people...
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State underfunding drives Blue Valley School cuts to classified staff pay, hours

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (KCTV) - Blue Valley schools have been cutting wherever they can to close a $10 million budget gap — and the latest group feeling the pinch is the people who work alongside your kids every day. The Blue Valley school board approved changes Monday night to...
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Excelsior Springs Mother Pleads Guilty in Child Trafficking and Exploitation Case

PLATTE COUNTY, Mo. — An Excelsior Springs woman was sentenced to 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple charges connected to the sexual exploitation and trafficking of her minor daughter in a Platte County case that prosecutors say came to light after the child reported the abuse to a schoolteacher.
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KC Art Institute looks to buy 113-year-old mansion that brothers fought to demolish

Uniquely KC is a Star series exploring what makes Kansas City special. From our award-winning barbecue to rich Midwestern history, we’re exploring why KC is the “Paris of the Plains.” In the heart of Kansas City, a 113-year-old historic manor — the $1.3 million family home of two brothers who have long looked to raze t

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