A Community Struggle to Maintain a Full-Service Grocery

By | March 25, 2024

The Sun Fresh grocery at Linwood and Prospect avenues in Kansas City is struggling to sustain itself in the face of neighborhood homelessness and drug use.

Arts Council of Johnson County Nurtures Artists in Trying Times

By | March 22, 2024

A small grant from the Arts Council of Johnson County helped freelance illustrator Hector Garcia navigate the COVID pandemic.

Stadium Subsidies and Community Impact

By | March 21, 2024

The Truman Sports Complex, home to KC’s Royals and Chiefs, opened to the public 50 years ago. Now the teams have a new vision for their future and voters must decide whether to support that vision with tax dollars. “Flatland in Focus” takes a look at the likely impact this plan will have on the…

Weekend Possibilities | KC Fashion Week, Wrestling and Jim Jefferies

By | March 21, 2024

If your March Madness bracket is busted early, or basketball isn’t really your thing, the first official weekend of spring has plenty to offer. There’s the NCAA Wrestling National Championships at T-Mobile Center, KC Fashion Week runway shows, a plant sale and a record store pop-up on the horizon. Friday, March 22 11 a.m. &…

Pondering Costs and Benefits of Royals and Chiefs Stadiums

By | March 21, 2024

The Chiefs and Royals want to use a Jackson County sales tax to upgrade Arrowhead Stadium and a build a new ballpark. Voters are weighing costs and benefits.

When it Comes to Stadiums in Kansas City, History Repeats

By | March 20, 2024

Before Truman Sports Complex was built, a domed stadium was considered in the Crossroads. Decades later, the Kansas City Royals want to build in the Crossroads.

More Democrats Are Outperforming Poll Projections. Could Missouri Be Next?

By | March 19, 2024

In recent years, Republicans locked down many uncontested legislative seats. Can Blue Missouri and “Dirt Road Democrat” Jessica Piper break the cycle?

Droughts, Climate Change, Drive US Beef Herd to Historic Low

By | March 18, 2024

Persistent drought, complicated by climate change, have helped drive the nation’s inventory of beef cattle to a 61–year low.

Nick’s Picks | Stadium Tax, Kansas Primary and March Madness

By | March 18, 2024

Kansas City news this week is focused on the stadium tax for the Royals and the Chiefs, the Kansas presidential primary and the beginning of March Madness.

‘Dinosaur’ Fish Season Begins in Missouri

By | March 15, 2024

This is peak season for anglers looking to snag paddlefish — the prehistoric dinosaur fish that can grow to more than 100 pounds.