Thousands of festival goers fill the Plaza's streets

Weekend Possibilities | Plaza Art Fair, Overland Park Fall Festival and Anime Trivia

Weekend warriors have their choice of the Plaza Art Fair, Overland Park Fall Festival, Apple Fest and more.

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David McCullough (at right), when not in the Truman Library research room, would seek out then-living Harry Truman contemporaries across the Kansas City area for interviews.

Inside David McCullough’s Relationship with the Truman Library

Here’s the inside story of how Pulitzer Prize winner David McCullough helped raise the profile of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum.

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Kansas Voting Guide: What to Know About the 2022 Election

KCUR, a member of the KC Media Collective, has assembled a voting guide to help you navigate the 2022 election in Kansas, including information on how to vote and what to expect on your ballot.

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Missouri Voting Guide: What to Know About the 2022 Election

KCUR, a member of the KC Media Collective, has assembled a voting guide to help you navigate Missouri’s 2022 election, including information on how to vote and what to expect on your ballot.

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Omaha Postcard: Big Downtown Park Overhaul Shows How to Attract People

By Kevin Collison We have one restless, striving neighbor to our north. In July, Omaha finished the first phase of a $325 million overhaul of its downtown and riverfront parks, and what’s occurring 200 miles upriver offers an important lesson for Kansas City. First a little contemporary history lesson, one that I witnessed while attending…

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Many cornfields in western Kansas, like this one just outside of Garden City, have been parched by the drought. Estimates predict that Kansas corn farmers will harvest 122 million fewer bushels this year than they did last year.

How the Drought Killing Kansas Corn Crops Could Make You Pay More for Gas and Beef

Drought is taking its toll on western Kansas cornfields this year. And all that dead corn could mean higher prices for ethanol-infused gasoline and corn-fed beef.

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Kansas City Southern headquarters with a city-owned parking lot in the foreground.

KC Southern Still on Track for Possible Downtown HQ Expansion

By Kevin Collison The possibility Kansas City Southern could expand its downtown headquarters is picking up steam with the city seeking development proposals for property it owns adjacent to the railroad at 12th and Broadway. “We see tremendous potential at that site for a high-density, mixed-use development,” City Manager Brian Platt said. “It could be…

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Cinder Block Brewery's taproom.

Tap List | Cinder Block Celebrates 9th Anniversary

Cinder Block Brewery will be celebrating their 9th anniversary Sept. 25-30.

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An electric vehicle as it is being charged.

Kansas Awaits a Jolt in Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Kansas and Missouri have a split personality when it comes to the availability of electric vehicle charging stations.

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A layer of colorful cutouts of eyes. It's time to collect the questions you have about youth and their ever-increasing role in the democratic process. Write to us. (Photo by Adobe Spark)

curiousKC | Call for Questions About How Youth Are Engaging in Politics

What piques your interest about young folks shaping the democratic landscape? curiousKC is now accepting your questions that could appear on the next episode of The Flatland Show.

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