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Chase Castor/The BeaconMore than 100 rural grocery stores in Kansas closed their doors from 2008 to 2018. But an initiative that invests in rural communities is keeping small groceries afloat. -
Carlos Moreno/KCUR 89.3The streetcar extension will take passengers from the River Market to the Plaza. Multiple days of celebrations are planned along the route. The extension also means changes along Main Street, like transit-only lanes.
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Sherri Foster missed several months of rent in 2020, but the lease on her Prairie Village house included a late fee of $20 per day. The court ruled she owed fees for all 1,062 days between her first missed payment and the judgment date. -
Through June, 34,690 residential properties were sold in the state — the lowest number for half a year since at least 2015. Meanwhile, the median selling price of Missouri homes was the highest on record. -
The Kansas City transit agency has installed narrow "leaning benches" at busy bus stops downtown and touted them as an accessible amenity. But riders and experts disagree and say they’re made to make people uncomfortable. -
The majority of St. Louis' electricity comes from coal, which emits a lot of climate-warming greenhouse gases. To meet its climate goals, Mastercard is building its own solar field next to its O'Fallon data center. -
The eastern portion of Brush Creek, near Kansas City's Black neighborhoods, is often prone to trash and debris. Community members are calling on city leaders to clean up and improve the area. -
Kansas City's streetcar has been under construction for years, frustrating some business owners across midtown. The 3.5-mile extension between Union Station and UMKC will begin service on Friday, Oct. 24. -
The union also won other benefits such as enshrined paid vacation time. -
In several states, a renter has to make $20 or more an hour to afford apartments being leased at Fair Market Value. Nearly half of Americans don’t make enough money to afford a one-bedroom rental. -
The legislation takes aim at ordinances passed in Kansas City and other Missouri cities that protect tenants from discrimination based on the source of their income — especially tenants who use federal housing choice vouchers to pay rent. -
The developments are centered around Kansas City's historically disinvested 3rd and 5th council districts. The money will help transform Parade Park Homes, restore the Workhouse Castle and Historic Boone Theater, and preserve Satchel Paige's house. -
Most Kansas City suburbs have stopped their transit funding in recent years, ending many of the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority’s suburban bus routes. Experts say that’s put the area into a transit death spiral. -
Many expect electricity demand to double in the Kansas City region as an array of new data centers open here to support AI and related technology. But will Kansas City utility customers end up paying the cost?
