Quinton Lucas

The stolen equipment was estimated at $18,000 in value. The two men have been charged with receiving stolen property.

Two people have been detained in connection with the theft of equipment from the England national team's vehicles during their move from a pre-training base in Florida to Kansas City, where they have their permanent World Cup base camp.

Kansas City officials are working on a new way to ban so-called “conversion therapy.” The move comes just weeks after the Kansas City Council repealed a prior ban on the discredited practice because of a Supreme Court ruling against a similar law in Colorado and a lawsuit from the Missouri Attorney General.

A labor group submitted more than 4,500 signatures for a ballot measure that would give Kansas City voters final say over the city's $600 million financing package for a Crown Center ballpark. Organizers say that money is better spent on improving living conditions for residents.

An ordinance proposed by Mayor Quinton Lucas and 6th District City Council member Johnathan Duncan would restrict practitioners from receiving payment for practices that increase the risk of suicide and depression. It’s intended to avoid challenges stemming from a U.S. Supreme Court ruling and a lawsuit from the Missouri Attorney General.

Former Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity Office director Andrea Dorch left the office after raising concerns about Kansas City's deal with Meta to build a data center in the Northland. Kansas City settled a lawsuit she filed alongside a $400,000 settlement for a 2022 crash involving a city fire truck.

The Kansas City Council temporarily extended liquor sale hours for June 11 through July 19, allowing some bars to stay open up to 23 hours a day during the FIFA World Cup.

The University of Missouri-Kansas City Roos will play 15 men’s basketball games at the venerable downtown arena. The city will charge UMKC nothing.

Mayor Quinton Lucas has introduced a trio of ordinances he hopes can help save historic buildings from falling into disrepair, and start to replenish the population in those emptying neighborhoods.

The Grand Boulevard Bike and Pedestrian Bridge opened to the public on May 8, offering a safer option to walk to sites like CPKC Stadium. This comes shortly before the Kansas City Streetcar Riverfront Extension opens on May 18.

The Royals have pitched a $1.9 billion stadium. That’s twice as expensive as Atlanta’s Truist Park and quadruple Denver’s Coors Field. But it's not clear what's driving up the cost.

El equipo llegó a un acuerdo con Hallmark Cards para llevar a cabo un “proyecto transformador" que creará un nuevo estadio de béisbol en Crown Center, cerca del centro de Kansas City, según anunció John Sherman, propietario de los Royals. El anuncio se produce una semana después de que el Concejo Municipal aprobara un paquete de financiamiento.