The Schlagle Stallions beat Wyandotte 60-26 at home Tuesday night in front of a dynamic crowd with fans of both teams. Schlagle got a hot start with the first seven points, but the Bulldogs fought back to tie the game at 14 late in the first quarter on Kenton Fisher’s […]
Roger Golubski, a longtime resident of Edwardsville, was found dead at his home on Monday, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 71. He was set to go on trial in Topeka on six federal charges related to the abuse of two KCK women over the course of several […]
In the early 1900s, Kansas City, Kansas fire chief John McNary had a problem. The city’s population was increasing and expanding westward, and his department was struggling to meet the growing demands on his firefighters and equipment. After the chief presented his request several times in vain to the city […]
The Unified Government commissions will meet tonight for the regularly scheduled November meeting. The agenda includes several proclamations, including First Baptist Day on Nov. 17th, celebrating the historic church founded at 5th and Nebraska in 1859, and Fire Station 11 Day on Nov. 23 as the old firehouse on State […]
The Kansas City Current came up just short in the team’s bid to make the NWSL championship game, losing 3-2 in the semifinal game at Orlando’s Inter & Co Stadium. Kansas City got on the board first in the 34th minute on a goal from Debinha, set up at the […]
Hundreds crowded into the plaza in front of Memorial Hall for the mayor’s Christmas tree lighting ceremony Friday evening, presented by KCK Mayor Tyrone Garner, the Unified Government, and the Downtown Shareholders community group. Musicians and dancers performed on the main stage on 7th Street, and families promenaded through the […]
The Kansas City Symphony performed Thursday evening at Wyandotte High School in a benefit concert for the school’s orchestra. Orchestra students also got to watch a rehearsal and ask questions and meet with the professional musicians. The concert raised money for the Wyandotte orchestra to attend a competition in Chicago […]
The Kansas City Current defeated the fifth-seeded North Carolina Courage 1-0 on Saturday in the first round of the NWSL playoffs. The difference-maker was an eighth-minute goal from Temwa Chawinga, who started and then finished a chaotic sequence that saw a save, a block, and a ricochet off the post […]
Voters go to the polls today to settle national, state, and local questions of great importance. The Kansas City, Kansas school district is voting on a bond question that would enable construction and renovation of multiple school buildings. Unlike a tax increase measure that was previously rejected by voters, this […]
The Central Avenue Betterment Association is celebrating Día de Muertos with its annual festival and parade on Saturday. The fun starts at 11:00 a.m. with face painting. Food, ofrendas, and the car show start at noon. Activities are centered around Bethany Park, near 11th and Central, and vendors and performance […]
