Nick’s Picks | Baseball, Drones, Romance and More …

By | February 9, 2026
This photo was taken at Surprise Stadium before a game in March 2023. Almost no one is on the field, but it is entirely visible, with a netting in the way.

Royals Reveal Next week, the Kansas City Royals head to Arizona for Spring Training. And that’s the mayor’s self-imposed deadline to lock in a stadium deal. So, is this finally the week owner John Sherman steps to the plate and unveils where the Royals will build their next home? At last week’s council meeting, Mayor…

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Nick’s Picks | Stadium (Again), Fire, ICE and More …

By | January 26, 2026
A view looking north from the proposed Kansas City Royals stadium with the downtown skyline in the background.

Big questions loom as the week begins — from stadium drama to detention centers to a familiar cliffhanger: Are we heading for another government shutdown? Signs of a New Royals Stadium Deal? Could last week’s closed-door meeting between the governor, mayor, and county executive signal that a deal is finally ready to be made on…

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Two Documentaries In The Works About KC’s Historic Northeast

By | October 13, 2025
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, at 526 Campbell St., in Kansas City, Missouri, is a symbol of the longstanding Italian presence in the city's North End. It is part of a parish founded in 1891. (Chase Castor | Flatland)

Those seeking to find Kansas City’s Italian-American community can start at Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Inside, at 526 Campbell St., stand statues of canonized historical figures — Frances Xavier Cabrini and Francis of Assisi among them — venerated by the immigrants who worshipped on this very spot upon their late-19th-century arrival. Inscribed on the walls…

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Man deported after visiting family grave in Mexico is back in Kansas City

By | April 9, 2025
Evenezer Cortez Martinez, a DACA recipient who was detained and deported after returning from Mexico last week, has returned to his home in the Kansas City area. (Mary Sanchez/The Beacon)

This story was originally published by The Beacon, an online news outlet focused on local, in-depth journalism in the public interest. Evenezer Cortez Martinez is back on U.S. soil, landing in Kansas City Tuesday afternoon after being deported. The DACA recipient and Kansas father of three feared that he wouldn’t be able to return from…

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Leavenworth considers prison cells for Trump’s mass deportation plan

By | March 3, 2025
Deanna Munoz and Ivan Ramirez speak at a rally in support of the immigrant and LGBTQ communities on Feb. 23 in Kansas City. CoreCivic, a publicly traded operator of private prisons, wants to open a facility in Leavenworth, Kansas, to assist President Donald Trump's mass deportation plan. (Mary Sanchez/The Beacon)

This story was originally published by The Beacon, an online news outlet focused on local, in-depth journalism in the public interest. The immigrant detainee, a client of Rekha Sharma-Crawford, would have to be moved. Chase County Detention Center was full. Located in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, it’s the largest detainee holding center in the region contracting…

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