Taylor Gray’s crew got him into the lead with a well-executed pit stop strategy during the final green-flag pit sequence, and the young driver held off a late charge from Sheldon Creed to win the Kansas Lottery 300 by 0.718 seconds on Saturday night at Kansas Speedway. The win was […]
The U.S. Department of Education on Friday, Apr. 17, announced its finding that the Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools (USD 500) violated Title IX and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), capping an eight-month federal investigation into the district’s policies concerning transgender students. The department issued a proposed […]
The Unified Government Board of Commissioners cleared a $95 million expansion of industrial revenue bonds for NorthPoint Development at its Thursday meeting, while tabling three separate utility rate proposals and failing twice to muster enough votes for an eminent domain request from the Board of Public Utilities. Three of ten […]
A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers from Kansas and Missouri introduced legislation this week to designate the Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, Kan., as a National Historic Landmark, a move that supporters say would secure federal recognition for a site that played an outsized role in the fight against slavery and […]
From the Kansas City, Kan. Police Department: Over the next four weeks, Wyandotte County first responders will be conducting emergency response trainings in the 1500 block of Village West Pkwy. in preparation for events related to FIFA World Cup. These are advance training exercises, and should not be confused with […]
“Stereophonic” is the most celebrated Broadway show that nobody has heard of. Kansas City is lucky to have this gem brought to us thanks to the PNC Broadway in Kansas City series. The show, which played 305 performances on Broadway in 2024 and 2025, features original songs from Arcade Fire […]
The Kansas City Current exacted a measure of revenge on Saturday afternoon, rallying from a first-half deficit to beat Gotham FC 2-1 at CPKC Stadium, snapping a three-game losing streak and delivering some payback against the club that ended the Current’s record-breaking 2025 season in the playoffs. Midfielder Debinha equalized […]
The Unified Government’s Neighborhood and Community Development standing committee denied a proposed storage facility that conflicted with the Northeast Area Master Plan, approved a batch of land bank applications and received updates on a comprehensive rewrite of the county’s 40-year-old zoning code during its Monday, Mar. 30 meeting. The committee […]
The Unified Government’s Economic Development and Finance standing committee approved a letter of intent to reopen the former Merc grocery store under new management, okayed a $4.35 million workforce housing investment from Homefield, increased the industrial revenue bond cap for North Point Development and transferred emergency funds to a surging […]
The Children’s Place opened its doors today at Tanger Kansas City at Legends, adding another family-friendly retailer to the popular Wyandotte County shopping destination. The store occupies a 6,698-square-foot space next to Old Navy, near the east end of the complex. As North America’s largest children’s specialty apparel retailer, The […]