Kansas City Chamber of Commerce

Business owners in the teardown zone of the Royals' proposed Crossroads baseball stadium will be forced to relocate if voters approve the 3/8th-cent sales tax on the April 2 ballot. While the location has upset some property owners and tenants in the area, others say it's good for the neighborhood.

De Soto, Kansas, will be the home of a new $4 billion Panasonic plant to make batteries for electric cars. Officials promise the plant will create 4,000 new jobs and bring thousands of new residents to the region, but it took a lot of tax incentives to land the deal.

State officials announced that Panasonic Energy chose Kansas for the plant because of its tax rates and taxpayer incentives.

A coalition of Kansas City organizations released a report outlining the qualities that residents and KCPD employees want in the department's next police chief.

Two business groups made recommendations, including independent investigations of excessive force cases. Police Chief Rick Smith had no comment but complained that his staffing levels will soon be the lowest in 25 years.

An average of 90 people are currently being hospitalized for COVID-19 in the Kansas City area each day.