Connie Brown Collins, a Wyandotte County resident, says during a news conference Monday at the Statehouse in Topeka that lawmakers awakened a sleeping lion with their proposal to divide the Kansas City metro area between congressional districts.

‘You Have Awakened a Sleeping Lion’: Kansas City Residents Denounce GOP Congressional Map

Kansans for Fair Maps, a coalition of advocacy groups, organized a news conference to elevate the voices of residents in the Kansas City metro area who are upset about the proposed new congressional map.

A row of police line up in the middle of the street on the Country Club Plaza, flanked by demonstrators on the left and right.

curiousKC | Inform Our Next Episode on Police in KC

curiousKC invites you to weigh in. Submit your questions about the police’s role in our community here.

Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | Classic Game Gets Chiefs Closer to Super Bowl

The Chiefs upcoming AFC Championship Game will be the talk of Kansas City this week.

Mac’s Big Midtown Project Dead After Council Rejects Funding

By Kevin Collison A $100 million proposal that would have added 385 apartments next to the planned streetcar stop at Main and Armour is dead after the City Council rejected funding considered key to including affordable housing. Mac Properties had proposed renovating the US Bank building at Main and Armour and the nearby New Yorker…

An old time photo of temperance-minded protesters.

Late to the Party: The Strange History of Liquor Laws in Kansas

Did you know happy hours as we know them were illegal in Kansas until 2011?

Natural gas meter.

Utility Gap

Between increasingly intense heat waves and freezing cold spikes, a warming planet means unexpected weather events will be more common. As demand for utility services rises during these times, so do our monthly bills. We’ll look at why these costs affect some more than others and examines some resources available to help those struggling to…

Final Barney Allis Plaza Rebuild Plan Has $112.4M Price Tag

By Kevin Collison Almost three years after launching its search, the city now has solid design plan and price tag for reviving the crumbling Barney Allis Plaza, but appears to be no closer to figuring out how to pay for it. At a briefing to a Council committee Wednesday, consultants said the Plaza built in…

A monarch butterfly rests on a yellow flower.

Weekend Possibilities | Home + Garden Show, Ice Skating with Elsa, Chiefs Chili Cookout

Performing arts to indoor soccer and perhaps a home and garden show in between, the penultimate weekend of January has plenty to offer outside of the Chiefs playoff run.

The final design for a revamped Barney Allis Plaza lowers it to street level and adds 39,000 square feet of green space for events.

Barney Allis Plaza Rebuild Plan Has $112.4M Price Tag

Almost three years after launching its search, the city now has solid design plan and price tag for reviving the crumbling Barney Allis Plaza, but appears to be no closer to figuring out how to pay for it.

Natural gas meter.

Many Feel the Chill of Mounting Utility Bills

Kansas Citians struggling to make ends meet face utility debt, especially if they live in poorly weatherized homes. What support is out there?

Hosts Vicky Diaz-Camacho and Ieshia Downton pose with their guest Oscar Orozco. A collage of yellow and green against a paper-like background frames the image with "The Filter podcast" logo on the top left corner.

Trailer: Listen to a Teaser of the Filter’s Season Finale

In this teaser, you’ll get a peek at what episode four is about: belief systems and misinformation.

Work Expected to Resume This Spring on Hilton Boutique Hotel Project

By Kevin Collison Work on renovating the historic Palace Clothing Co. building at 12th and Grand into a boutique hotel is expected resume this spring following a lengthy delay caused by the Covid pandemic. Mark Patel, the developer of the planned 110-room Canopy by Hilton, is accepting bids and finalizing a general contractor for the…

Independence City Hall

Marijuana, Utility Contracts: Records Show Continued FBI Interest in Independence Deals

The line of questioning in a sworn deposition provides fresh details into an FBI probe that’s transfixed state and local politics ever since news of it surfaced in 2019.

Refrigerated trucks serve as mobile food pantries and help food banks like Second Harvest get fresh food to more communities in Kansas and Missouri.

Hunger Pains Hitting Hard in Rural America

Rural counties account for 87% of the counties with the highest rates of food insecurity in the nation. About 2.2 million rural households face hunger.

Taps at Torn Label’s Public House.

Tap List | Cheers To 7 Years for KC Brewery!

Kansas City’s Torn Label Brewing Co. will soon be celebrating seven years in the service industry.