Kansas City North

Attorneys for 85-year-old Andrew Lester filed a motion in August arguing he wasn’t fit to stand trial. The trial was set to begin October 7.

Trivia has gotten so popular in Kansas City, both the casual and competitive can find a place to play any night of the week.

The new-and-improved ride will feature speeds up to 45 mph, a free-fall after a signature spiral ascent, and tight turns whipping in and out of the trees.

Dozens of workers protested across the street from the Heartland VA Network on Tuesday in opposition to the potential closure of several area health care providers. They want the Department of Veterans Affairs to avoid layoffs and revitalize existing VA centers.

Last year when local musicians faced months of lost gigs during the pandemic, many concert venues, like the Ship and Lemonade Park, curated outdoor performance spaces. And in the Historic Northeast, one man opened his backyard to musicians and their fans.

Artists are often the first to move into crumbling neighborhoods and the first to move out when those neighborhoods become trendy and expensive. In one corner of Kansas City, they are trying to disrupt that cycle.

The council voted 8-4 to approve the project, but critics say spending millions on the project is "tone deaf," considering the economic struggles the city is facing.

The food service industry has been among the hardest hit by the pandemic. Kansas City restaurants are tweaking their fixed price menus during this year's Restaurant Week and focusing on COVID-19 precautions so guests can either feel safe dining in or carrying out.

In KCUR's series, The Next Normal, we document how the lives of Kansas Citians have been transformed by the coronavirus pandemic and stay-at-home orders.

Proponents argue the soccer fields are desperately needed and would boost economic development.

When Teresa Loar first learned that the cost of the terminal at Kansas City International airport was nearing $2 billion dollars, “I about fell out of my…

Just off the historic Town Square in Liberty, Missouri, there is a spot that every year draws thousands of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of…