Slap's BBQ Ranks Top Kansas City-Style Barbecue
Readers of USA Today's 10Best named the Kansas City, Kansas restaurant the country's best spot for the regional style.
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Would you wait in line to try Kansas City's top-rated barbecue spot?
Kansas City News
Kansas City news runs on local government, public safety, business, community events and regional weather, and coverage here follows all of it. Reporting takes in the current events and developing stories that shape daily life across the city.
Sports
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Should local governments help fund big-league sports stadiums with public money?
Kansas, Wyandotte County Settle Chiefs Stadium Suit
The settlement ends the Unified Government's challenge to the Kansas Sports Facilities Authority Act governing the $4 billion Chiefs stadium project.
Entertainment
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Do you believe local community summits effectively lead to real improvements in your area?
Kansas City Hosts Community Unity Leadership Summit
The free event connected local residents with resources to support neighborhood growth and family welfare.
Lifestyle
Kansas City Breaks Ground on New Middle School
The district is replacing its century-old Argentine Middle School with a modern facility.
Politics
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Do you trust your local community to provide adequate support during long-term industrial layoffs?
UAW Local 31 Hosts Pantry Drive for GM Workers
The labor union organized aid for laid-off Fairfax Assembly Plant employees as supplemental benefits face upcoming cuts.
Business
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Do you welcome a big Buc-ee's travel center coming to your community?
Buc-ee's Construction Advances in Kansas City
Progress photos show the travel center's gas canopy, roof and interior framework taking shape ahead of a targeted October 2027 opening.
Kansas City reporting spans public safety, municipal government, economic shifts and regional weather patterns. Coverage reaches across the city and the communities around it. Development near the core of the city often balances against preservation efforts in older residential areas. Public infrastructure projects and school board decisions are the two subjects that surface most frequently in the daily reporting.
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