Kansas City

A fall film series gives viewers a chance to watch classic films surrounded by beautiful landscaping and historic graves. Cemetery preservationists say it helps raise awareness — so long as the weather cooperates.

The Missouri Department of Transportation suggests drivers test detours ahead of upcoming interstate projects. The south loop of I-670 will close in December for nearly two years during the construction of Roy Blunt Luminary Park. In January, a portion of I-70 will close for 11 months.

Featuring a literal suitcase built into the stage, “Maletas: An Immigrant Experience" is the brainchild of Kansas City musician Alberto Racanati, who came over from Italy more than a decade ago. His goal is to capture the immigrant journey in America without shying away from feelings of displacement, loss and resilience.

The Kansas City region added an estimated 12,800 jobs in 2026, nearly triple that of 2025, with the healthcare and construction industries gaining the most. But the number of people in the workforce actually shrank.

The Kansas City-area children most at risk of deportation orders have either been granted or have a case pending to receive special immigrant juvenile status, a humanitarian designation for abused or neglected children. But the Trump administration canceled those protections.

Former Kansas City mayor Kay Barnes is excited about plans for a Royals stadium at Crown Center, which will cost the city nearly $1.4 billion over 30 years. Barnes’ vision spurred a revitalization of downtown in the early 2000s with the construction of the Power & Light District — which has yet to repay its debts.

The United Way of Greater Kansas City has come out with new data that reveals thousands of working residents would be in a financial crisis if they had a medical, car or housing emergency, even though they live above official poverty levels.

A federal judge ruled last month that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services improperly narrowed the circumstances under which sick people are exempt from work requirements, a decision that could affect more than 100,000 Missourians, attorneys say. A similar lawsuit involving a Kansas City resident is making its way through the courts at the same time.

After opening a fifth GJ Fish & Chicken restaurant in the former Haha's Kebas building on 39th Street, just weeks ago, 25-year-old Ali Modder will debut a new location in Olathe in mid-November. Originally from Pakistan, the GJ name pays homage to his family’s hometown of Gulistan-e-Johar.

At a live broadcast of KCUR’s Up To Date from Crow’s Coffee Red Bridge, South Kansas City Chamber of Commerce president Rick Chambers said that neighborhoods south of Waldo don’t get the public safety and social service resources that other areas of the city enjoy.

The Jackson County Legislature wants to find out how much it could get for a beloved, undeveloped piece of land south of Swope Park. Environmentalists, rock climbers and hikers are furious because its geology and ecology are very rare in the area.

The Kansas City Local Investment Commission, or LINC, helped over 70 high school seniors, first time voters, get to the polls on Election Day.