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The open-air venue in Kansas City's Power & Light District, originally built with millions in public funds, has been home to concerts and watch parties for major sporting events. Upgrades are slated for completion by next spring.

The popular gas station and travel center will be located near the Kansas Speedway. Construction is slated to start in May 2025.

The city council approved a plan in September to build a holding facility on the 8th floor of KCPD headquarters downtown. In a recent letter to city officials, Graves says officials should consider a different location.

Rep. Chris Sander of Lone Jack, Missouri, was one of the only openly gay Republicans in the Missouri legislature. In the statehouse he often felt ostracized from the Republican Party, especially when he voted against high-profile anti-trans bills.

Mac Properties will receive a 15-year tax incentive after approval from the Planned Industrial Expansion Authority. Midtown residents and Kansas City Public Schools criticized a tax break for a development that doesn't include affordable housing, while Mac and supporters said it could ease housing pressures and bring new life to the area.

Rebecca Reynolds is a 61-year-old paramedic with the KCFD. She said she was subjected to demeaning and humiliating conduct because of her sexual orientation, gender and age.

A New York developer plans to renovate several historic buildings into apartments and office space, in addition to new construction. The city has provided millions in tax breaks and financing to make the project possible.

An event parking policy approved by the city this summer means increased prices to park in some areas downtown if there's an event nearby.

Property crimes have increased by 31% between 2019 and 2023. Much of that is due to a spike in car thefts. Faced with mounting public criticism, Kansas City officials are looking at solutions that include a new temporary jail.

Amendment 2 on the Missouri general election ballot would make sports betting legal for people 21 years of age and older. This article is part of the 2024 KC Voter Guide.

Amendment 3 on the Missouri general election ballot would overturn the state’s abortion ban and enshrine the right to an abortion in the Missouri Constitution, legalizing the practice up until the point of fetal viability. This article is part of the 2024 KC Voter Guide.

After drawn-out debate, the city will allocate federal funding to Hope Faith in the northeast to set up more shelter beds that will accept any person regardless of their race, gender, religious beliefs or condition.

Republican Aaron McMullen and Democrat Robert Sauls are running for Missouri Senate District 11, in Jackson County, which covers eastern Kansas City, Independence and Sugar Creek. This article is part of the 2024 KC Voter Guide.

Democrat Richard Brown, Republican Dave Wasinger and Libertarian Ken Iverson are running for Missouri lieutenant governor, a statewide office. This article is part of the 2024 KC Voter Guide.

This marks the second time Missouri voters approved Amendment 4 to raise Kansas City's minimum threshold for funding its police department.

GOP candidates often paint Missouri’s biggest cities as hotbeds for crime and lawlessness. Then they translate that into pushing laws in the statehouse that restrict the power of city leaders.

The legislation applies to outages longer than 12 hours. Another measure directs the city manager to create an emergency response plan for life-threatening tenant conditions.

As Kansas City experiences hotter summers, and after senior tenants in a Midtown apartment building went without air conditioning last month, some local officials want to pass more protections for renters during extreme heat.

The constitutional amendment targets a police funding mandate that only applies to Kansas City, the lone city in Missouri without local control over its police department.

Tenants at Westport House Apartments lost air conditioning over the weekend. In response, Kansas City officials sent a cooling bus and medical personnel to the apartment building.