New indoor mini golf course opens in Overland Park
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (KCTV) — A new indoor mini golf experience opened Tuesday in Overland Park. Tap Ins at the Greenhouse, located at 95th and Metcalf, features 36 holes of mini golf inside a greenhouse setting that allows year-round play. The course includes a desert theme with live Joshua...
Johnson County neighbors rally against Royals stadium, sick of secret negotiations
With no determination as to where a new ballpark stadium could go, a group of residents organized a community meeting to hear feedback and concerns around the Royals possibly becoming a new neighbor. “I think it’s kind of grim and frustrating that we have probably so few options to voice our opinion,” Leawood...
Clothing store Buckle coming to Overland Park’s Bluhawk
A nationally known clothing retailer will soon join a growing number of new additions at Overland Park’s Bluhawk development. Nebraska-based Buckle has another Johnson County store in the works at the growing shopping center. Buckle is coming to 7840 W. 161st St. The store is coming to a space...
Fairway moves ahead with new restaurant at long-vacant former Houlihan’s
A new restaurant planned for the former Houlihan’s at the Fairway Shops got the green light Monday night, including public incentives to help renovate the space. The Fairway City Council on Monday approved a development agreement put forward by local restaurateur Whitney VinZant, for a concept initially dubbed The...
Local civil rights leaders demand action in Westport racial discrimination lawsuit
Local civil rights organizations are joining forces to file an amicus brief in support of the lawsuit filed against the Westport CID.
Northeast Kansas City hit-and-run leaves 1 person in critical condition
A pedestrian is in critical condition Monday following a hit-and-run in northeastern Kansas City. Emergency personnel responded to the area of Northeast Vivion Road and North Lister Avenue around 12 a.m. Monday on reports of a hit-and-run, according to a press release from Kansas City Police Department spokesperson...
Olathe West classes to begin as normal after police presence early Tuesday
Police tell KSHB 41 that Olathe Public Schools and police were notified overnight that someone might have entered the high school after hours.
Fate of historic Art Deco building in Midtown KC unclear after ceiling collapse
Kansas City is determining if another historic building on the streetcar line in Midtown should be deemed dangerous — requiring it to either be knocked down or repaired — as its longtime tenant moves out in the face of a crumbling ceiling. But the building’s owner affirmed in an interview with The Star that it will...
Beloved KC bar ‘optimistic’ about relocating after closing. Here’s what’s next
While Kansas City’s bookstore and bar Afterword is closing its current Crossroads space, the story might not be over. Manager Kate Hall is on the hunt for a new location, and she remains “cautiously hopeful” for the future of her bar. Hall said the building Afterword rents at 19th Street and Grand Boulevard was sold...
An in-depth look at kratom & 7-OH-related overdoses in the area
Advocates and city leaders are speaking out against kratom and its synthetic derivative, 7-OH. Mayor Quinton Lucas proposed a blanket ban in KCMO on selling the unregulated products.
