After the Shawnee City Council unanimously passed a first-of-its-kind ordinance that restricts how many unrelated people can live in a single-family home, some community members argued it could worsen the area's housing shortage. Opponents say they will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Only one bus route currently drops off at MCI's terminal, but the World Cup's pop-up transit route will change that — temporarily.

In February, ICE agents detained three people in Milan, a town of about 1,800 people in north-central Missouri. The sudden disappearances of the community members has pushed several households to consider leaving town, which could spell doom for businesses that rely on Hispanic customers.

Businesses and residents around the area of College Boulevard and Ridgeview Road are mostly excited about the promised $300 million Kansas City Chiefs headquarters and training facility.

For five years, Kansas City has required developers to set aside affordable housing units if they get a tax break — but Port KC undermined that rule by offering its own incentives. Under a proposal by Mayor Quinton Lucas, Kansas City Council is considering slashing the fee by 95%.

Los Angeles-based Metrobloks says it will build a $1.4 billion AI data center in Liberty, Missouri, after the city approved a bond and 25-year tax incentive package. The news comes as Independence residents organize against a data project there.

The city of Gardner, Kansas, last month banned camping in public spaces, including in parks and staying overnight in cars, threatening fines and jail time. Advocates say that penalizes people for "having nowhere else to be," and doesn't actually solve the issue.

Construction trades are riding the biggest building boom in decades, in part due to data center projects. But the artificial intelligence that the facilities power could upend the job market for everyone else.

One Kansas bill earned bipartisan support for encouraging easier processes for building “middle housing." But another would ban cities and towns from passing laws that require landlords to accept federal housing vouchers.

Gov. Mike Kehoe is proposing to cut funding for transportation from $6.7 million to $1.7 million, an 85% decrease. Missouri is already one of the lowest states for per capita spending on public transit.

The new extension is less than a mile long, and will connect CPKC Stadium with the rest of the downtown streetcar line, near River Market. Several other Riverfront projects are expected to be completed at the same time.

There aren't many details on what Monarch or NextEra envision for western Sedgwick County, in part because people selling land have been asked to sign non-disclosure agreements with the companies.