16+ hour, 10+ min ago   (545+ words) Here are some of the performing ensembles, educational opportunities, and dance organizations that offer scholarships, tuition assistance, and reduced fees for area youth. Youth Symphony of Kansas City has provided tuition assistance since it was founded in 1958. Awarded based on…...

2+ day, 16+ 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....

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (273+ words) When visitors to the Kansas City Renaissance Festival entered the gates for opening day September 5, they were transported to a familiar world of royalty, peasants, jousting and massive turkey legs. It’s a recreation of 1500s Canterbury, England that has brought whimsy…...

1+ week, 20+ hour 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, 1+ day ago   (625+ words) Stifling hot weather will linger in the Kansas City area through the Labor Day weekend, unfortunately coinciding with a slew of outdoor festivals. The National Weather Service issued an extreme heat warning in the Kansas City area though Tuesday evening,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (148+ words) An 11-year-old boy alleges that he was physically and sexually assaulted in April by a group of students in a restroom at Eisenhower Middle School in Kansas City, Kansas. In August, Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools Board of Education received…...

1+ week, 3+ 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, 4+ 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, 18+ hour 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, 3+ 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,…...