The Kansas City Board of Public Utilities says its tap water is safe and that the utility has again earned two of the drinking water industry’s top national honors, according to BPU’s recently-released 2026 Water Quality Report, which covers testing from the 2025 calendar year. “BPU is among the top-rated […]
The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department helped its KCMO counterpart identify the suspect in a deadly string of shootings this week, a man who already has an outstanding warrant in Wyandotte County. They’re asking for the public’s help in finding him, though they stress that he is dangerous and should […]
The Juneteenth in the Dotte parade got in motion just a bit after 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, Jun. 13, with marchers gathering at John Garland Park, ready to head south on 5th Street toward downtown. Just a few minutes into the march, a sudden, intense downpour sent floats, performers, and […]
The funnel cakes were waiting, but Raytown, Mo., Police Chief Robert Kuehl told a crowd of young KCK football players Saturday morning that he had spent four decades learning one lesson. He wanted to pass it along before they ran off to the funnel cake line. “Simple and easy are […]
PNC Broadway in Kansas City has brought the musical Mrs. Doubtfire to the Kauffman Center as part of its continuing series. Yes, it’s the movie you remembered. No, it’s not the same. The show traveled a long road to get here. 20th Century Studios released the film in 1993. The […]
When the FIFA World Cup leaves Kansas City this summer, the renovated futsal courts unveiled by the Unified Government Parks & Recreation Department this weekend will stay. That, officials said Saturday, is the point. Parks & Rec combined Kids to Park Day at Welborn Park with the unveiling, the centerpiece […]
Thursday night, the Unified Government of Wyandotte County Municipal Office Building joins Niagara Falls, the Mayo Clinic, Baltimore Ravens’ stadium, and many other landmarks in shining blue this week as part of a 60-landmark push spanning 33 states and Canada to raise visibility for MEF2C Related Syndrome, a rare neurological […]
Mexican Culture Pride Day brought families, dancers, and longtime community leaders to Bethany Park in Kansas City, Kansas, on Saturday, May 2, drawing a crowd that reflects how deeply Mexican heritage runs through KCK. The Central Area Betterment Association (CABA), organized the kermes, a Mexican community fair traditionally featuring food, […]
What does peace mean? Asked at the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department’s 5th annual Peace Walk Saturday morning, a judge, a chief, a major, a county commissioner, and a pastor found a different meaning in the word. The walk began at 5th and Washington Boulevard at 11 a.m. and ended […]
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 […]