Claire Bradshaw

Blue Springs high schoolers pitched handmade business ideas in a "Shark Tank"-style competition for vendor space at Queen Bee Boutique Monday.

Members of the KSHB 41 News team were in Lee's Summit Tuesday morning to hear story ideas during a Let's Talk event at Whistle Stop Coffee.

Eric Burger and Shelter KC joined a nationwide movement called “Conversations on a Bench” to share stories of homelessness and what those in Kansas City are facing.

Blue Springs City Council unanimously approved exploring an entertainment district on Main Street to boost downtown economic vitality.

Grain Valley's Kaden Herrbach, 18, gets community support from a local restaurant to compete in the Junior World 10-Ball Championships in Spain.

The 56th annual Blue Springs Fall Fun Fest brings 70,000 visitors and 175 vendors to Main Street, boosting local small businesses.

Eighty-two Kansas City veterans departed for Washington, D.C., on Honor Flight KC, a free trip to visit war memorials and receive recognition for their service.

Jackson County nonprofit builds affordable homes $60,000 below market rate through community partnerships, helping renters become homeowners.

Independence launches surveys to update parks master plan for first time in 15 years, seeking community input on recreation facilities.

A traveling Smithsonian exhibit coming to Grain Valley this November will showcase how the town's unique history shaped transportation development across eastern Jackson County.