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The pondberry shrub is rare in the wild because of the way it reproduces and the loss of its wetland habitats. It faces destruction from a non-native beetle and the fungus it carries.

V Modern Italian restaurant is the first tenant confirmed for the Cocina 47 development. It plans a late 2026 or early 2027 opening.

After opening this spring, the Rock Island Bridge development over the Kansas River welcomed scores of soccer fans for World Cup watch parties. The development is planning to host more festivals, public art, expanded historical programming and new retail opportunities.

As part of a rise of "granny core" hobbies among young people, quilting is going strong in Kansas City. Take classes at these local shops, and then explore quilting museums and festivals around the region.

The flooding hit during the high season for summer tourism in southeast Missouri. Residents flock to this part of the state to hike, camp and float on the area's pristine gravel-bottomed rivers and streams.

The Edgerton City Council unanimously overrode the planning commission's denial of a $860 million data center project. Some Edgerton residents say the decision made them lose trust in their elected officials.

More people signed on to run Airbnbs, VRBOs and other short-term home rentals in anticipation of an influx of visitors. With more places in the market, occupancy rates actually went down — but prices went up.

The apartment complex off North Lawn Avenue has been on the city’s radar for more than three years, when a city deal subsidized rents in exchange for repairs at the property. But after further neglect, the city is once again stepping in after demands from the complex’s tenant union.

The death of 44-year-old Lloyd Gilmore after he sought help from Sikeston officers has renewed long-standing concerns about racial bias, accountability and police brutality. Gilmore's cause of death still has not been released.

The settlement would include more than 200,000 people who paid property taxes in 2023 and 2024, and would return all the money Jackson County charged in assessments that was over the state-mandated 15% cap.