Southern Living says this KC restaurant is the best barbecue joint in Missouri
Popular lifestyle magazine Southern Living named one Kansas City staple the best place for barbecue in Missouri in 2025 . The title stays in Kansas City in 2026, although this time it goes to a different restaurant. Southern Living asked its readers to name the best barbecue joint in their state in an online survey...
Woman hospitalized after stabbing at Olathe city park, suspect in custody
Olathe Police say a woman has serious injuries after she was stabbed at a city park early Thursday afternoon. In a news release, Olathe Police spokesperson Sgt. John Moncayo said officers were called to Two Trails Park in the 1000 block of N. Ridgeview Road at 12:06 p.m. for a reported armed disturbance.
How This Hole-in-the-Wall Smashburger Shack Won Hearts in North Kansas City, MO
On a stretch of Armour Road in North Kansas City, there is a 65-year-old building with original knotty pine paneling from 1949 — and inside it, some of the most talked-about burgers in all of Missouri. 🌲. Tay’s Burger Shack is the kind of no-frills, no-nonsense hole-in-the-wall burger joint...
Northland neighbors push for Trader Joe’s location closer to home
A growing number of Northland residents say they’re tired of driving across the Kansas City metro just to shop at the popular grocery chain—and now, they’re pushing to bring one closer to home.
Roaches & missing floor tiles: Latest Kansas City-area restaurant inspections
From grimy microwaves to pizza crusts in trash bags, health inspectors in Missouri and Kansas found numerous violations at Kansas City-area restaurants last week. Dining establishments like sit-down restaurants, drive-thrus, gas stations and grocery stores are required to get food inspections, and governments have to...
Kansas nonprofit sees largest expansion to support mothers across the KC metro
A Kansas nonprofit that has spent years helping mothers across the Kansas City metro is growing again - this time into a space 10 times larger than its previous location.
Police: Bomb-like device started fire at Kansas lake
WYANDOTTE COUNTY —The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department is currently investigating a fire that occurred at Wyandotte County Lake. Just after 5p.m. Wednesday, a witness reported hearing a loud boom and observed a white male, approximately 6-foot-1 inches tall with blond hair, wearing a long-sleeve black shirt with...
Passenger in cargo area of SUV among 7 injured in KC crash
KANSAS CITY —Seven people were injured in an accident that occurred just before 10:30a.m. Tuesday in Kansas City, Missouri. Narrative: AIS responded to assist MPD officers with an injury crash. The preliminary investigation revealed that a black Nissan Kicks, occupied by six individuals, was northbound on Wornall...
Kansas City company owned, operated plane that crashed in St. Louis
A ‘logistics company in Kansas City’ is the one that owned and operated the plane that went down in the St. Louis area early Tuesday morning.
Instead of tearing down century-old homes in Rockhill Crest, an urban renewal firm is...
When a developer snaps up a cluster of houses in Kansas City’s urban core, especially from a major institution like the University of Missouri–Kansas City, flashy renderings of glassy mixed-use projects seem to follow. That’s not the plan in Rockhill Crest. Local firm CORE Urban Renew is...
