A farm tractor rolls along outside a Silver City, Miss., neighborhood in May. Mississippi lawmakers want the state to join the growing list of those regulating foreign ownership of agricultural land next year.

This Land is Our Land: States Crack Down on Foreign-Owned Farmland

As foreigners buy up American farmland, lawmakers in more states want to keep certain countries out.

Truman Sports Complex

Concern Chiefs May Bolt to Kansas Prompts County Town Hall Meeting

By Kevin Collison Alarmed that the glacial pace of pro sports negotiations may prompt the Chiefs to pursue a suburban Kansas option, Jackson County Legislator Manny Abarca is hosting a community meeting next week to heat things up. “As chair of the budget committee, if no one is going to do this, the one member…

Aerial view of Truman Sports Complex

Concern Chiefs May Bolt to Kansas Prompts County Town Hall

Jackson County Legislator Manny Abarca has scheduled a community meeting to discuss the future of the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals at Truman Sports Complex.

BKS Artisan Ales' taproom.

Tap List | Two KC Breweries Receive National Recognition

KC Bier Co. and BKS Artisan Ales both have brews appearing in Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine’s annual list of the top 20 beers.

"Kansas City Week in Review" host Nick Haines.

Nick’s Picks | Sports Deadlines, Anniversary Celebrations and Community Input

Your handy-dandy guide to the week ahead:  5O-DAY COUNTDOWN  While many Kansas Citians are counting down to Christmas, the countdown clock is fast ticking down on another important date: The deadline to place a new Royals ballpark on the April ballot.  Today we officially hit the 50-day mark. That’s the amount of time the Royals…

Mayor Quinton Lucas introduced an ordinance Thursday that would prohibit Kansas City landlords from refusing to rent to someone based on their source of income.

Kansas City Mayor Wants to Ban Discrimination Against People with Housing Vouchers

A new ordinance Mayor Quinton Lucas introduced Thursday would make it illegal for Kansas City landlords to deny a prospective tenant because of how they pay rent.

A scene from "Mira," a stop-motion animated horror film.

Art House | ‘Mira’ Renders Horror in Stop-Motion Animation

Kansas City filmmaker Eva Louise Hall discusses “Mira,” a stop-motion animated horror film that explores abusive creative relationships.

Urban Cafe Opening New Location at Armour and Troost

By Kevin Collison The Urban Cafe is relocating 20 blocks farther north on Troost and will be a tenant in one of the new apartment buildings developed at the intersection of Armour by Mac Properties. Fresh off opening an Urban Cafe at the new Kansas City International Airport terminal, owner Justin Clark wants to build…

Dancers on stage performing "The Nutcracker."

Weekend Possibilities | ‘The Nutcracker,’ Holiday Shopping and Jazz  

As the calendar flips to December, celebrate the season with the Sugar Plum Fairy in “The Nutcracker,” swinging jazz and, of course, holiday shopping.

A collage of protest signs supporting Palestinians in Gaza.

Voices Speak Up for Palestinians as Israel and Hamas Battle

More Kansas City area voices are being raised in support of Palestinians as the latest conflict between Israel and Hamas drags on.

A woman sits at the steering wheel of a utility vehicle and looks out as a group of cows stand beside her.

AgrAbility Helps Folks of All Abilities to Farm

After a life-altering car crash, Carey Portell’s persistence, willingness to adapt and support from Missouri AgrAbility helped her succeed as a cattle farmer.

The plan to extend the KC Streetcar to the riverfront using the Grand Boulevard viaduct also includes building a parallel pedestrian/bike bridge.

Streetcar Riverfront Extension Cost Jumps 75 Percent

By Kevin Collison The cost of extending the streetcar line to the riverfront has jumped 75 percent to $61.1 million, forcing local funders to bump up their contributions and also seek private donations. As recently as May, the projected cost of the seven-tenths mile extension from the River Market to the midpoint of Berkley Riverfront…

The parking garage at the Kansas City Public Library in downtown Kansas City features the spines of classic books.

Tap List | Vine Street Brewing Celebrates KC Public Library

Vine Street Brewing Co. has created a collaboration beer to mark the 150th anniversary of the Kansas City Public Library.

Rails already have been delivered to the riverfront for the extension of the KC Streetcar.

Streetcar Riverfront Extension Cost Surges

The cost of extending the streetcar line to the riverfront has jumped 65% to $61.1 million, forcing local funders to seek private donations.

Redesigned Main Street Will Include Dedicated Streetcar Lanes, Landscaping

By Kevin Collison The new streetcar extension from Union Station to UMKC set to open in 2025 is being designed to have dedicated lanes each way the entire route, according to officials. Acting on a request from the Kansas City Council, the authority is including dedicated lanes as part of an overall plan intended to…