Overland Park KS

The Kansas City Police Department is investigating a crash that killed a pedestrian near the Harry S. Truman Sports Complex Friday evening. Officers responded around 7 p.m. to the 4600 block of Blue Ridge Cutoff near 46th Street, just north of Raytown Road, on a reported crash. That’s just south of Kauffman Stadium...

Entrepreneurs want to tap into all the potential business they can when an estimated 650,000 visitors descend on Kansas City for the World Cup, said Jim Ready, detailing plans for a temporary expansion of alcohol sales in Kansas City, Missouri, to accommodate a global audience in June and July 2026.

A large former hotel near Westport and Country Club Plaza is expected to be demolished. The former Embassy Suites by Hilton, off 43rd Street and Broadway Boulevard near Saint Luke’s Hospital, closed in September. The property has been owned by Saint Luke’s since 1971, and the 12-story, 266-room hotel structure was...

Mo’ Pies quickly became a local favorite when it launched in 2020. It’s no secret why the pie pop-up has been such a hit: Mo’ Pies’ owner Curt Lafferty worked as an executive for Tippin’s Pies for nearly twenty years. Now, after five years of popping up at farmers markets throughout the metro, Lafferty has officially...

Kansas City might not be the first place you think of when it comes to underground jazz, but tucked away in its quiet streets is a hidden treasure that music lovers can’t stop talking about. The Green Lady Lounge has earned a reputation as one of the Midwest’s finest spots for live jazz, drawing musicians and fans...

Vickie Taulbert and her husband, Mike, who are both in their 70s, have lived in their current northern Overland Park neighborhood for upwards of 40 years. Originally attracted to the area — around 67th Street and Santa Fe, across the street from the green at Milburn Country Club — by its central location, they stayed...

M&M Custard, LLC (dba Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers) and its debtor affiliates⁽¹⁾, an Overland Park, KS-based fast-casual restaurant chain, filed for Chapter 11 protection on Nov. 14 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas. The company reports $5.2 million in assets and $27.7...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A murder case in Kansas City, Kansas, has been dismissed after witnesses did not appear at a preliminary hearing earlier this week. Kenneth Flowers, 18, was previously charged with first-degree murder, aggravated battery, criminal discharge of a firearm and criminal property damage. All of those...

The Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, recently voted to suspend diversity, equity and inclusion language to remain in compliance with federal guidelines.

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