Celisa Calacal

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.

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

Fans gathered at the Power & Light District react to FIFA's selection of Kansas City as one of 16 North American sites for the 2026 men's World Cup matches.

The county no longer has to make property assessment changes that would have upended a process mired by lawsuits and criticism from residents and county legislators.

Café Ca Phê owner Jackie Nguyen says everything in her coffee shop is intentional, from the murals to the products they sell. The Columbus Park location has been broken into twice since Nguyen opened it three years ago.

After a months-long standoff, two factions in the legislature finally agreed on how to spend federal COVID relief money — just days before it would have been sent back to the federal government.

Diasha White, who lives in Independence Towers apartments, has been on rent strike since October. She says she constantly deals with cockroaches in her apartment.

The Palestinian American Medical Association held a white coat vigil for Gaza last November by the Kansas City Plaza memorial fountain. The group was founded to provide critical medical care for people in Palestine.

As the U.S. celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day and marks Trump's second inauguration, Kansas City activists worry the new president will follow through on campaign promises like mass deportations and clamping down on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. But they are also hopeful that people in their networks can band together and fight back.

Protesters in downtown Kansas City emphasized the importance of coming together to oppose President Donald Trump's policies, which they fear will disproportionately affect vulnerable communities.