Kansas City Zoo

The aquarium features thousands of animals, and takes visitors on a journey into the ocean and along the shore. It also adds to the zoo’s conservation efforts.

Kansas City is nearly 1000 miles away from an ocean but the Sobela Ocean Aquarium, a new addition to the city's zoo, will allow visitors to view more than 8000 aquatic animals and learn about conservation efforts. The aquarium opens to the public in September.

The region has plenty of places and resources for the beginning or experienced birder, including field guides, websites and clubs. Here are some ways to connect with our feathered friends.

The Kansas City Zoo's $75 million, 600,000-gallon aquarium is scheduled for completion sometime in 2023.

The Kansas City Beacon found that 48 businesses in Kansas City received grants from the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program.

During his tenure Randy Wisthoff has overseen critical changes at the Kansas City Zoo.

Ahead of the August 3 primary elections, mayoral candidates for Kansas City, Kansas share why they are suited for the office, and long-time CEO of the Kansas City Zoo steps into a new role.

Summer is the season of the butterfly, and you can spot them fluttering around a number of gardens in Kansas City.

The backstory that led to three Humboldt penguins admiring Monet's "Water Lilies," Caravaggio's "Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness" and other works of fine art.

Kansas lawmakers opt to rein in Gov. Laura Kelly's emergency authorities, the pandemic pushes Kansas City to get creative with its public spaces, and what brought about penguins roaming the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art last week?

Smaller crowds and one way traffic are some of the safety adjustments the zoo is planning so public can return

One rural Kansas town's response to COVID-19, the Kansas City Zoo without foot traffic, moving strangers from your personal space, and a not so solitary run