The Wyandotte County Unified Government Board of Commissioners voted 6-2 early Thursday morning to approve a revised “unsafe camping” ordinance, changing course from the rejection of a similar measure six weeks earlier. The ordinance, approved 6-2, prohibits camping and sleeping on public and private property with specific provisions for 48-hour […]
Murrel Wesley Bland, distinguished journalist and devoted community leader who spent more than five decades chronicling life in western Wyandotte County, passed away peacefully on Nov. 17, 2025, in Kansas City, Kan. He was 84. Born on a farm near Enid, Okla., Bland moved with his family in 1949 to […]
I’ve been a QuikTrip fan my whole life! There was one across the street from our elementary school. We’d walk across the street to get self-serve ice cream cones, and in summer they offered orange ice cream. Without aging myself, the Royals have won two World Series and the Chiefs […]
Once upon a time, many centuries ago, a guy named William Shakespeare wrote a play called “Romeo & Juliet”. Today, it is required reading for almost all high school freshmen. Boy meets girl, they fall in love, and they secretly get married. To avoid parental wrath, she takes a sleeping […]
In a move that deflated what was expected to be a contentious evening of public comment, the Unified Government’s Administration and Human Services Committee voted Monday to postpone consideration of changes to employee residency requirements until the new mayor and commissioners take office in January. More than 50 people had […]
It was a balmy, beautiful fall Friday afternoon as dozens of community members, elected officials, and parks staff gathered at two neighborhood parks in eastern Kansas City, Kansas to celebrate over $1.5 million in park improvements that officials say will be a milestone for historically underserved areas of Wyandotte County. […]
The Kansas City Current’s record-breaking 2025 campaign came to a wrenching end Sunday afternoon as eighth-seeded Gotham FC claimed a 2-1 extra-time victory in the NWSL quarterfinals at CPKC Stadium. Two stoppage time goals created a whiplash of emotion for Current fans: one goal that extended their season, and one […]
Memorial Hall buzzed and twinkled with holiday spirit Friday evening as thousands gathered for the 2025 Mayor’s Christmas Tree Lighting Festival, an event that marked both the beginning of the season and the end of an era for Kansas City, Kan. Anthony Hill, the festival’s grand marshal, grew up in […]
In a sometimes-contentious meeting that stretched past midnight, the Unified Government Board of Commissioners voted Wednesday to suspend enforcement of local anti-discrimination provisions to comply with the current federal administration’s interpretation of anti-discrimination law, in order to to protect nearly $81 million in federal grants. The 6-2 vote came after […]
A Kansas City, Kansas man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred early Saturday morning in the 700 block of North 11th Street. Kevin Calamaco-Morales, 22, was charged by the Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office with felony first-degree murder and criminal discharge of […]