Born to Sing: The Story of Kansas City’s Opera Star Alice Nielsen
“As long as there were places to sing, audiences to applaud, critics to approve, I sang for dollars, for pennies, for love. But whatever the reward, I sang.”
City Business
A look at Center and Hickman Mills’ bond and levy ballot questions
Many neighborhood leaders including those with no children in our public schools realize that it is very difficult to maintain vibrant neighborhoods without good public schools.
Habits on the Hill: How the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet helped educate a growing Kansas City
The story of St. Teresa’s Academy showcases the tenacity of an early Catholic priest, an order of nuns and how the institution they founded successfully grew from a small building into a suburban campus.
Barbers, Business and Ballots: The Rise of the Jordan Family (Part 2)
From barber chairs to ballot boxes, the Jordan’s proved that political power in this city was not easily claimed.
May Milling Co., Grandview’s oldest business, closes
“I’m going to retire and nobody wants to run it. So, it’s time.”
A preview of the upcoming April election
There will be numerous candidates for school board seats and several important issues on the April 7 election in Kansas City.
South KC residents get a say on the proposed city budget Monday night
Residents will be given the opportunity to tell council members what they feel should be the city’s top funding priorities.
A leading Black family in the face of adversity: The legacy of the Jordans (Part 1)
The first Black US deputy marshal, appointed by a former Confederate general, was related to the Leon Jordan who graced headlines during the Civil Rights movement in Kansas City.
“Church Hill,” one of Kansas City’s first Black communities
19th century neighborhood was home to school and churches catering to African Americans
KCPD welcomes large police academy
New class of 50 cadets will graduate in August
March towards new detention center moving quickly
Federal plan would make Kansas City a regional ICE hub
Our Hero Was: The myth, the man, and the making of Kansas City’s Milt McGee
Meet the trailblazing 12th mayor of Kansas City
County Prosecutor reviews crime initiatives during her first year in office
Johnson promises serious criminal charges for domestic violence incidents
Fry and Mobillion McGee worked to change the trajectory of our history
Fraudulent elections. Attempts to move state borders. These brothers shaped KC in unbelievable ways.