Hawks back-to-back winners for the first time since 2011 Harmon scored the game’s final 22 points and beat Kansas City Southeast, 29-12, on Friday, Sep. 18. The win gave the Hawks their first back-to-back victories since 2011, when Steven Jackson’s team opened by beating Washington and Sumner. Head coach Ke’Von […]
The rain cleared up Saturday morning and left the day clear and bright for the Central Avenue parade, hosted by the Central Avenue Betterment Association. All five bands from the KCK school district participated, along with dance troupes, dignitaries, caballeros, and advocates. The parade ran from Park Drive and 19th […]
The Edwardsville City Council voted 4-2 on Sept. 14 to set the city’s 2027 property tax at the revenue neutral rate of 34.346 mills, turning back a push to collect more from a rising housing market. The vote came after a string of residents told the council their county appraisals […]
Sporting Kansas City turned in its most complete performance in months on Saturday, beating visiting LAFC 3-1 at Sporting Park for its first win in the series since 2021. Goals from record signing André Luiz, Taylor Calheira, and homegrown midfielder Jacob Bartlett carried Sporting past a club that entered the […]
The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources will hold a hearing on legislation introduced by Reps. Derek Schmidt (KS-02), Sharice Davids (KS-03), and Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05) to designate the Quindaro Townsite as a National Historic Landmark. The Quindaro Townsite National Historic Landmark Act will receive a hearing before the committee […]
Piper’s Roman Byers Jr. and Leeum Healy turned a broken play into the winning touchdown Friday, Sept. 11. Piper held on to beat Lansing, 39-32, in its home opener. With less than three minutes remaining and the score tied at 32, Healy faced a 4th and 10 just inside Lansing […]
Mayor breaks tie to hold line on city levy Ten days after a packed public hearing where seniors on fixed incomes pleaded for relief, the Unified Government Board of Commissioners adopted its 2027 budget on Thursday, Sept. 3, holding the property tax rate flat for both the city and the […]
The U.S. Department of Justice sued Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools on Sept. 1. The suit asks a federal court to order the district to drop guidelines that it says would allow the district to help students change their gender identity at school without telling their parents. The department’s Civil […]
The Unified Government of Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Kansas (UG), and several community partners are seeking volunteers to help residents recover from this week’s severe storm. Justice for Wyandotte, the Village Initiative, the American Red Cross, and other agencies have joined the effort. Many residents remain without power, and the […]
Pinched between rising expenses, citizen expectations, and property tax discontent, the Unified Government Board of Commissioners reached out for another revenue source Thursday, voting to place two sales tax questions on the November 2026 ballot. The first, a county-wide measure would fund health care programs. The second, specific to KCK, […]