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Business Dining

Price Chopper introduces a new concept grocery store

By Martin City Telegraph / October 27, 2026
Dining Dining Local News

McGonigle’s Meat Market is demolished

By Martin City Telegraph / October 2, 2026
Arts & Entertainment Dining

Where to find the best autumn drinks and treats in south KC

By Martin City Telegraph / October 1, 2026
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History

Step Inside History in Scarritt Renaissance

By Martin City Telegraph / October 18, 2026
Business History

A Fortune Given Back: How Dr. Simeon Bell Helped Build KU Medical Center

By Martin City Telegraph / October 4, 2026
One man dies, two injured after shooting in Marlborough neighborhood
Local News

One man dies, two injured after shooting in Marlborough neighborhood

By Martin City Telegraph / October 29, 2026

On Thursday afternoon, KCPD identified the deceased as 44-year-old Larry Baker.

Overnight house fire off 123rd and Wornall
Local News

Overnight house fire off 123rd and Wornall

By Martin City Telegraph / October 28, 2026

No injuries were reported.

Price Chopper introduces a new concept grocery store
Business/Dining

Price Chopper introduces a new concept grocery store

By Martin City Telegraph / October 27, 2026

We had to make some operational changes to pass our savings to our customers. But we really are going to be saving the customer a lot of money out the door.”

Toddler missing near 103rd and Skiles
Local News

Toddler missing near 103rd and Skiles

By Martin City Telegraph / October 24, 2026

Family has been unable to locate him and they are worried for his well-being.

Metaphor in ‘Whalefall’ puts modern spin on biblical tale
Arts & Entertainment

Metaphor in ‘Whalefall’ puts modern spin on biblical tale

By Martin City Telegraph / October 23, 2026

Whalefall is adapted from the 2023 novel of the same name by Daniel Kraus, who also co-wrote the screenplay with director Brian Duffield.

Murder, mourning, and ‘spookeasies’ at Alexander Majors house
Arts & Entertainment

Murder, mourning, and ‘spookeasies’ at Alexander Majors house

By Martin City Telegraph / October 22, 2026

At the Alexander Majors House in south Kansas City, museum historians are digging into the era’s darker side for the Halloween season’s events.

Step Inside History in Scarritt Renaissance
History

Step Inside History in Scarritt Renaissance

By Martin City Telegraph / October 18, 2026

Events such as the NEKCHS Fall Homes Tour give people the chance to step inside historic homes that usually remain behind a locked door.

Our 2026 Guide to Halloween Events Across South KC
Arts & Entertainment

Our 2026 Guide to Halloween Events Across South KC

By Martin City Telegraph / October 15, 2026

Boo, brews and everything between: your South KC Halloween. 

School updates: Belton opening credit union branch, Raymore-Peculiar announces superintendent
Education

School updates: Belton opening credit union branch, Raymore-Peculiar announces superintendent

By Martin City Telegraph / October 13, 2026

While Belton High School opens a new credit union branch, Martin City K8 celebrates a new cafeteria.

KCPS “southern boundary” middle school to take over old Southwest campus
Education

KCPS “southern boundary” middle school to take over old Southwest campus

By Tony Madden / October 12, 2026

The redevelopment is set to break ground in June 2027 with estimated completion for the 2029-30 school year.

Calvary University builds its “Field of Dreams”
Athletics/Spiritual

Calvary University builds its “Field of Dreams”

By Martin City Telegraph / October 11, 2026

Though the baseball field isn’t a finished product just yet, there’s already a special old-school feel about the park. 

Walking trail or historic roadway? Blue River Road may get a new approach to reconstruction costs
South KC Perspective

Walking trail or historic roadway? Blue River Road may get a new approach to reconstruction costs

By Martin City Telegraph / October 5, 2026

South KCMO residents in favor of repairing and reopening the street should contact the city manager’s office and their  5th and 6th district city council members.

A Fortune Given Back: How Dr. Simeon Bell Helped Build KU Medical Center
Business/History

A Fortune Given Back: How Dr. Simeon Bell Helped Build KU Medical Center

By Martin City Telegraph / October 4, 2026

“I hope that this hospital will never be limited to any class or condition; that the sick of every kind will be admitted, white and colored, adults and children…”

McGonigle’s Meat Market is demolished
Dining/Dining/Local News

McGonigle’s Meat Market is demolished

By Martin City Telegraph / October 2, 2026

We plan to develop it into a very workable, sought after space for future tenants.”

Two die after separate shootings in Noble and Gregory Ridge neighborhood
Local News

Two die after separate shootings in Noble and Gregory Ridge neighborhood

By Tony Madden / October 2, 2026

On Wednesday, a 50-year-old woman was found shot in a car on E. 73rd St. and declared dead. On Thursday, KCPD announced the late death of a man who was shot in the same neighborhood on July 4.

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