Jackson County could name an interim chief executive, Kansas City's airport could be renamed, another Missouri execution, and ...

The new owners of the Country Club Plaza will emphasize safety by installing more than 100 surveillance cameras and employing a more visible security force that can make arrests as part of its revival ...

Art House Extra New Kansas City PBS Documentary Ponders Past, Present and Future of Movie Theaters "Fade to Black," a new Kansas City PBS documentary, explores the past, present and future of movie ...

Since it became notorious 20 years ago with suspicions about links to the Oklahoma City bombing, this village seems frozen in time. True, some signs of modernization have crept in. The old, dimly lit ...

Chris Goode took a chance on his old neighborhood. He opened Ruby Jean’s Kitchen & Juicery at 3000 Troost Ave. in 2017 when most restaurants along the corridor were fast food operations or old-school ...

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Kansas City has a storied history of racism and segregation, one that’s been documented well by local historians such as Sherry Schirmer, who wrote a book on the perception of race in the metro and ...

Kansas City is known for its jazz and blues. But the same forces that shaped those American art forms also led to the development of Black gospel music. The region’s gospel blues has a rich but ...

The historic Kansas City National Guard Armory at 3620 Main is slated to be renovated as a food court and boutique hotel, part of the redevelopment wave occurring along Main Street in anticipation of ...

Developer Chris Sally has swooped in to save a long-neglected, historic building in the heart of downtown that had been slated to be demolished this week. The big question now is, what is he going to ...

The state of Kansas is yet to ratify the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. For anyone needing to brush up on U.S. history, the 21st Amendment took effect Dec. 5, 1933, when Utah became the 36th ...

Despite living and publishing in the digital age, it’s our policy at Kansas City PBS to not remove or edit any of our content once it publishes without a) going through the proper internal channels ...