Tony Madden

The alligator found in Longview Lake in June will live out its days at Monkey

A conceptual development plan for Heritage at Grandview, the four-building apartment complex planned for the Belvidere neighborhood, was unveiled by Kittle Property Group at Tuesday’s meeting of the Grandview Board of Aldermen. The board also discussed rezoning the nuisance property, which has been vacant since 2005.

Grandview residents can now legally shoot off certain fireworks. Qualified entities can begin temporary operations to sell fireworks in the 2027 season.

Homicide detectives are investigating a shooting that killed 23-year-old man after a dispute escalated in the parking lot.

Grandview Station, the city’s new $2 million home for the farmers market, will also serve as a multipurpose space for community events.

Globally, beekeepers and feral bee populations are facing problems. The foremost issue is bee colony loss caused primarily by varroa mites. Missouri and Kansas beekeepers who participated in the annual Apiary Inspectors of America survey reported nearly 50% colony loss between 2024 and 2025. The total percentage of colony loss across the United States was even higher: 55%.

Candice Richie died months before she was to her undergraduate degree in political science from MU and go on to graduate school, her stepfather said.