Santa’s coming to Gillham Park

Santa’s busy this time of year, but he’s taking time for his annual pre-holiday visit to Gillham Park. The parks department is inviting everyone to a holiday tradition, Santa’s Wonderland. The evening includes live music, entertainment, ...

Nominate your favorite preservation project for Historic Kansas City award

The Historic Kansas City Foundation is known for its annual list of endangered buildings, but it also gives awards for preservation done right. In fact, the foundation has just opened the call for nominations for its annual Preservation Awards. ...

City hall expected to reopen at 3 p.m.

As we reported earlier, City Hall was closed this morning due to a bomb threat. The city is now predicting the building will reopen at 3 p.m. today. Meantime, police are searching floor by floor and around the perimeter of the building to see ...

KCI group prepares questions for airline firms

The Tuesday meeting of the mayor’s KCI advisory group adjourned early because of a city hall bomb threat, but it didn’t totally bomb. The commissioners and their new consultant firm shaped some questions to ask airline company officials ...

Jackson County budget taking shape

The Jackson County Legislature on Monday held departmental hearings on the county executive’s proposed budget for next year. Various officials presented and explained their own budget requests, which were sometimes more than recommended. There ...

Have a great turkey day!

Bus schedule for Plaza Lights and Mayor’s Christmas Tree

Did you know you can take a bus to the Plaza for the lighting ceremony on Thanksgiving? Sure beats circling those parking garages… The ATA has sent us some updates on  Plaza bus schedules as well as rerouting around the lighting ceremony ...

Police seek help with missing person alert

Police are seeking 55-year-old Lesa Santoro, who was last seen at 11 a.m. today. She left on foot from the 1300 block of E. 61st Street. She has mental health issues. Santoro is a white female who is about 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighing about ...

Races to affect traffic on Thanksgiving Day

The city wants you to know about two races that could impact traffic on Thanksgiving. The Ward Parkway Thanksgiving Day 5K will begin on the north side of the Ward Parkway Center (at Ward Parkway and 86th Terrace). Road closures will take place ...

Audit shows city overtime increased significantly

The city auditor says overtime for city employees “increased significantly” over the past three years. The auditor today released a report that analyzes overtime trends, the reasons for overtime and the effectiveness of city practices used ...