Union Station

After years of construction, the KC Streetcar has more than doubled its length. The Main Street extension adds 3.5 miles of streetcar track and extends the route south from Union Station to 51st Street and Brookside Boulevard, near the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

The new extension through Midtown and the Plaza area also brings transit-only lanes. Drivers can get fined or towed for driving and parking in the lanes, which are meant to help the streetcar move faster.

A Missouri House interim committee met last week and will hold four hearings around the state to listen to concerns and hear ideas for overhauling the system.

The union also won other benefits such as enshrined paid vacation time.

Three mothers, along with their children, filed the lawsuit in Jackson County Court, saying “systemic failures” by the firearms sellers, the city, Union Station and the Greater Kansas City Sports Commission showed a collective negligence at the February 2024 rally.

A new $1 million exhibit at Science City was inspired by students from Delta Woods Middle School. The group won the Burns & McDonnell Battle of the Brains last year and has been working with engineers since then to bring their ideas to life, including a laser maze.

James Lemons, 40, filed a lawsuit this week saying the Kansas City Sports Commission was negligent for failing to provide proper security for the Super Bowl rally on February 14, 2024. A commission spokesman said it disagrees with Lemons' “assertions.”

The Kansas-Missouri border splits Kansas City, and divides the metro region more evenly, and sometimes problematically, than any American metro region cut in two by a state line. It affects how public transit and emergency services work — and puts the metro in the middle of a tug-of-war for business.

The Kansas-Missouri border splits Kansas City, and divides the metro region more evenly, and sometimes problematically, than any American metro region cut in two by a state line.

This year, Kansas Citians have several ways to enjoy "A Christmas Carol," Charles Dickens' holiday story of redemption, including a musical and modern take. Three Scrooges in Kansas City's live-theater adaptations spoke with KCUR's Up To Date about getting into character and the lessons they take away from the tale.

Union Station opened in 1914 as one of Kansas City's biggest architectural achievements. After being saved from disrepair, the building is now both a functional train depot and a key tourist destination, with restaurants, history exhibits and more.

Dominic Miller will go to trial in January 2026. The two other adults who face weapons and murder charges in the same shooting are slated for trial next year.