There we were, broken down in the middle of the street, so who stopped...
Life just keeps confirming what I believe, which I guess is true for all of us. On Wednesday morning, for instance, I had to go to the eye doctor in Leawood, and my husband drove me because it’s good to be able to see when you’re behind the wheel. On the way home, our car just stopped, pfft, in the middle of a very...
Costco is changing store hours across Kansas. Some shoppers will get early access
Wholesale club Costco announced in a June 11 Instagram post those with an executive membership will be able to shop early at U.S. stores soon. The new executive member shopping hours will begin Monday, June 30 and will run from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday, 9 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday and 9 to 10 a.m. Sunday, the...
Tuesday night fire forces 5 adults, 3 pets from their Overland Park apartments
Overland Park and Leawood firefighters knocked down a fire Tuesday night at The Louis Overland Park Apartments that displaced five adults and three pets.
After beloved downtown Kansas City restaurant closed, bar and grill replaces it
Matthew Hill has a 344-inch screen in his downtown Kansas City bar. And honestly, he said, it’s still not enough screen space for his liking. He wants to add more TVs to make it 688 inches in all — impressive even as far as sports bars go. Hill’s new spot, AJ’s Bar & Grill, opened a week ago in the former KC Daiquiri...
FBI: 10 Mexican nationals accused of operating large KC crime ring
KANSAS CITY– Ten Mexican nationals, one Guatemalan national, and two United States citizens have been indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine as well as numerous counts of distribution of those controlled substances, illegal possession of machine guns, alien in...
Fewer preterm births and C-sections. Doulas seen as key to improving maternal health in...
Through a new partnership with Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center, a rural maternal health clinic will bring doula services to Kansas City's Westside. The post Fewer preterm births and C-sections. Doulas seen as key to improving maternal health in Kansas City appeared first on The Beacon .
Luke Bryan cancels show at KC’s Country Stampede. Here’s who’s replacing him
A three-day country music festival kicking off outside Kansas City on Thursday has lost one of its headliners, but someone else will step in. Country star Luke Bryan, a five-time country Entertainer of the Year and “American Idol” judge, was scheduled to play at Country Stampede on Thursday, June 26, at Azura...
‘People need to see things happen’: Mayor Lucas addresses Country Club Plaza progress
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One year after the Highland Park Village Partners took over the Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas says he wants to see concrete development plans soon. In a recent meeting with the owners, Lucas expressed concern about the pace of redevelopment at...
Man pleads guilty, receives near 2-decade sentence for 2023 shooting at hotel
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Kansas City man pled guilty and received a sentence Wednesday more than two years after a fatal shooting at a hotel. Makail Rogers pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter, armed criminal action and three counts of second-degree assault on an officer. He was sentenced to 18 years in prison,...
Speeding motorcyclist among several arrested during aggressive driving campaign
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (KCTV) - A motorcycle driver speeding at 130 mph on an Overland Park road was among several arrested during a campaign that targeted aggressive drivers. The Overland Park, Kansas, Police Department says that between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 22, law enforcement officials issued more...
