Allison Dikanovic

Feb 13, 2024 | kansascity.com | Allison Dikanovic

On Tuesday the Royals announced plans for a new downtown ballpark in Kansas City's East Crossroads neighborhood. But talks about downtown baseball in Kansas City go back a few years, building up to April's local election when Jackson County voters will decide whether or not to approve a 40-year sales tax to help pay for a new Royals stadium and renovations for the Chiefs at Arrowhead. Here's a timeline of how we got here.

Feb 13, 2024 | kansascity.com | Allison Dikanovic

The Royals shared images on Tuesday indicating where the team hopes to build a new downtown ballpark. On Monday night The Star broke the news that the site of the old Press Pavilion downtown, south of the freeway in the East Crossroads neighborhood, would be the team's chosen site. The new renderings show the site bordered by Grand Boulevard on the west, 17th Street to the south, Locust Street to the east and Truman Road to the north.

Jan 15, 2024 | news.yahoo.com | Allison Dikanovic

Several Kansas City area public school districts decided to cancel classes or hold virtual learning Tuesday because of safety concerns from cold temperatures and snow. A severe wind chill warning is in effect through noon Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. Districts across the metro vary on how and how often they utilize remote instruction options.

Jan 5, 2024 | kansas.com | Allison Dikanovic

The Chiefs and Royals issued a joint statement late Friday afternoon announcing their “commitment to staying in Jackson County.” The teams proposed a set of promises they would make to the county if it can get an extension of the 3/8th-cent sales tax for both teams’ stadiums on the April ballot and voters pass it. The teams described their proposal as a “significant financial benefit for Jackson County” and pledged to pay for insurance of the teams’ facilities — a cost the county covers now.

Dec 14, 2023 | news.yahoo.com | Allison Dikanovic

When staff from The Star handed out free boxes of naloxone — a medicine that can reverse an opioid-related overdose — at a handful of community events last month, we met Kansas Citians who were intimately familiar with the effects of the opioid crisis. Many of the hundreds of people we talked to at farmers markets, festivals, grocery stores and laundromats seemed to be just a degree or two away from someone who struggled with substance use disorder or who had died from an overdose.