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For Kansas City, the City of Fountains, coverage here follows city hall, Jackson County government, Kansas City Public Schools, sports, business and public safety. Reporting reaches neighborhoods across the city and the wider metro.


Sports

Football

Davis Outlines Plan to Slow Walker, Chiefs

New York Jets linebacker Demario Davis described what it will take to contain Kansas City Chiefs running back Kenneth Walker III ahead of Sunday's game.


Health

Live Poll

Should local restaurants be required to train staff on food allergy safety?

Allergies

Joe's Kansas City Earns FARE Allergy Partner Status

The restaurant is the first in Kansas City to receive FARE Approved Restaurant Partner recognition through the 15 and FARE initiative.

Joe's Kansas City Earns FARE Allergy Partner Status

Crime

Live Poll

Do you think vacant and neglected properties are getting better in your area?

Property Crime

Kansas City Launches Fight the Blight Website

The city's new online portal lets residents report vacant properties and lets owners register vacant buildings.

Kansas City Launches Fight the Blight Website

Finance

Live Poll

Do you trust private equity firms buying up local home service companies to serve you well?

Corporate Finance

Permira Buys Majority Stake in Flint Group

The private equity firm will take control of the home services company from General Atlantic in a deal valued above $1.5 billion.

Permira Buys Majority Stake in Flint Group

Weather and Disaster

Live Poll

Do you plan to take any precautions before Monday's storms in your area?

Forecasts

Storms Threaten Kansas City Monday Afternoon

The Storm Prediction Center has issued marginal and slight severe weather risks as a cold front moves through the Kansas City area.

Storms Threaten Kansas City Monday Afternoon

Coverage takes in city council decisions, the Jackson County courthouse and Kansas City Public Schools alongside the employers, developers and institutions shaping this Missouri metro. From Country Club Plaza and River Market to Westport, Crossroads and 18th and Vine, neighborhood coverage extends into Clay County, Platte County and Cass County where stories cross the line. The Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals give professional sports an outsized role in local civic life, and stadium and entertainment district decisions recur alongside broader development debates. Transit, public school funding and infrastructure investment are the questions that return most reliably at city hall.


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