3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1079+ words) When the Trump administration targeted the Kansas City, Kansas, school district where Reed, a transgender student, spent formative years of her life, the 13-year-old felt threatened. “I’m like, God, I’m scared — I don’t know what’s going to happen,” Reed said....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (434+ words) When Gillon Property Group bought the Country Club Plaza in 2024, it promised a transformation to the historic shopping district. For years, the Plaza had struggled. Aging infrastructure, vacancies and rising violent crime dented its reputation. The previous owners, Taubman Centers…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (958+ words) It’s a quiet afternoon in Kansas City’s Santa Fe neighborhood and 58-year-old Anthony Wilson has just finished his shift as a railroad conductor with the Union Pacific. His red brick and stone house are at 29th and Lockridge Street, Kansas City,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (354+ words) Stacey Graves, the outgoing chief of the Kansas City Police Department, hopes people remember her as being fair, transparent and a front-facing communicator. She announced this summer that she will be stepping away from the role after four years. Speaking…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (311+ words) North Kansas City is updating its master plan for future development for the first time since 2016, and local leaders want direct input from community members. The plan, called “Northtown 2040,” relies on the community weighing in through a series of public…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (617+ words) One transgender Kansan had her driving privileges reinstated after challenging a state law that regulates gender markers on driver’s licenses. But only Jamie Miller’s license was returned while hundreds of other trans Kansans await a final decision in her case,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (283+ words) Voters in Jackson County will choose a new executive later this year. And no matter who wins, a fresh face will take on the position. The incumbent, Phil LeVota, has held the position since former county executive Frank White Jr....

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (297+ words) The Kansas City Council on Thursday allocated $600 million in public funding toward the construction of a new downtown ballpark for the Kansas City Royals. The project would reconfigure the iconic Crown Center neighborhood, including Hallmark’s corporate headquarters, into what supporters…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (594+ words) The Kansas Supreme Court reversed convictions of a Wyandotte County man who filled out an offender registry form as required by state law but was convicted of misdemeanor and felony offenses because he repeatedly failed to pay the mandatory $20 fee....

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (458+ words) A group of transgender men are highlighting the confusion caused by a new Kansas law that requires them to use the women’s restroom in publicly owned facilities. The transgender men have gathered at locations across Kansas to do a sort…...