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A sign for parking reads "This zone is subject to event based pricing."

Kansas City is now charging $30 for 'event' parking, catching downtown drivers by surprise

An event parking policy approved by the city this summer means increased prices to park in some areas downtown if there's an event nearby.

People walk on steps outdoors near several blue and yellow display posters on a college campus with slogans and faces.

Kansas City area colleges start the school year with some of their biggest classes ever

Nearly every college and university in the Kansas City area is seeing record-high enrollment rates. Some schools attribute their success to making college more accessible to lower-income and nontraditional students, while others credit the campus atmosphere.

Here’s how Kansas City plans to spend its nearly $2 billion budget this coming year

The Kansas City Police Department makes up the largest share of the city's revenue. The budget must be approved by City Council on March 24.

Independence mayor squeaks past a conservative challenger, faces uphill battle for a third term

Missouri Democratic Rep. Rory Rowland received the most votes out of the six candidates in the mayoral primary. Rowland and incumbent mayor Eileen Weir will face off in the general election in April.

A mid-century brick building with a curved, black brickwork entryway and a brick clock tower sit at an intersection. Small, white lettering above the front door simply reads, "The Drugstore."

Some Kansas City residents want to halt the sale of the historic Katz Drug Store in midtown

St. Louis-based Lux Living is proposing to turn the historic building into amenities for residents of nearby luxury apartments. The Kansas City Council approved tax abatements for the project last summer.

A police cruiser is seen with red lights glowing as it drives down a street at night. There are a few cars on the street, and their tail lights can be seen.

Kansas City will upgrade 84,000 streetlights to LEDs, its first big change in decades

The Public Works Department says switching to LED lights will help the city save $27 million over 10 years.

Demonstrators protest on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, outside of a Boeing facility in St. Charles, Mo. The activists said they wanted to disrupt the manufacturing of weapons to be used in the Israel-Hamas War.

Protesters block Boeing plant in Missouri that produces weapons used in Israel-Hamas war

On Monday, about 75 Palestinian supporters rallied in St. Charles to block entrances at a Boeing manufacturing plant that produces weapons the U.S. government has sold to Israel’s military.

A smiling woman in a Kansas City Chiefs shirt raises her hands in celebration.

If you're waking up early for the Chiefs-Dolphins game in Germany, Kansas City will have bars open

The Kansas City Chiefs are heading to Frankfurt, Germany, this Sunday, Nov. 5, to take on the Miami Dolphins — but that means the game will be a lot earlier than usual. We put together a list of morning watch parties where Chiefs fans can catch the game, grab some breakfast and maybe enjoy a few beermosas.

Kansas City Chiefs' Joshua Williams, a graduate of the historically Black Fayetteville State University, walks through the tunnel before the 2024 AFC Championship game against the Baltimore Ravens.

For Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Josh Williams, an HBCU origin is a 'badge of honor'

Graduates of historically Black colleges and universities account for an outsized number of NFL Hall of Famers. The Chiefs’ backup corner from Fayetteville State University has dreams of joining their ranks.

In the wake of the Chiefs parade mass shooting, some parents hesitate to bring kids to big events

About half those injured in the Kansas City Super Bowl parade shooting were children. With such incidents continuing to happen, some parents now think twice about bringing kids to big, crowded events.

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