News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
Kansas City Royals and Chiefs Flirt With ‘Options’
It’s not hard to find examples of big-time professional sports franchises leaving Kansas City for greener pastures. Could the Royals and Chiefs be next?
Harvesting Change | A Perennial Future
The Land Institute is playing the long game to develop perennial grain crops that reduce farmer inputs and promote healthy soils.
Kansas City Royals Ballpark Plan Sparks Parking Debate
Here’s the essential message that the Kansas City Royals have for folks fretting about parking downtown if a new ballpark is built in the Crossroads. Relax.
WeWork Closing Corrigan Station, Once a Core Hub for Kansas City’s Startup Community
Coworking giant WeWork is closing its Corrigan Station location in Kansas City — the latest sign of an ongoing shakeup in the coworking industry.
Kansas City Chiefs and Royals say Stadium Deals Will Help the Community. Economists Disagree
The Kansas City Chiefs and Royals are calling new community benefits agreements with Jackson County historic. Community groups and economists aren’t so sure.
A Community Struggle to Maintain a Full-Service Grocery
The Sun Fresh grocery at Linwood and Prospect avenues in Kansas City is struggling to sustain itself in the face of neighborhood homelessness and drug use.
Stadium Subsidies and Community Impact
The Truman Sports Complex, home to KC’s Royals and Chiefs, opened to the public 50 years ago. Now the teams have a new vision for their future and voters must decide whether to support that vision with tax dollars. “Flatland in Focus” takes a look at the likely impact this plan will have on the…
Pondering Costs and Benefits of Royals and Chiefs Stadiums
The Chiefs and Royals want to use a Jackson County sales tax to upgrade Arrowhead Stadium and a build a new ballpark. Voters are weighing costs and benefits.
When it Comes to Stadiums in Kansas City, History Repeats
Before Truman Sports Complex was built, a domed stadium was considered in the Crossroads. Decades later, the Kansas City Royals want to build in the Crossroads.
More Democrats Are Outperforming Poll Projections. Could Missouri Be Next?
In recent years, Republicans locked down many uncontested legislative seats. Can Blue Missouri and “Dirt Road Democrat” Jessica Piper break the cycle?