Eleanor Nash

Kansas City

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These 4 Kansas City area grocery store chains are closed on Easter 2025. Find out which

6 days ago | kansascity.com | Eleanor Nash

If you run out of candy or carrots for Easter, here are the Kansas City area grocery stores open April 20, 2025. Various grocery stores will be open Sunday on both the Missouri and Kansas sides, including Overland Park, Olathe, Independence, Lee's Summit, Blue Springs and Lenexa. There's rain in the forecast for the weekend, but in between the showers, you can take a photo with the century-old Easter bunnies on the Plaza or buy a personalized chocolate treat from a beloved Johnson County shop.
Kansas City plans to repave these roads in the coming months. See where

1 week ago | kansascity.com | Eleanor Nash

Large potholes filled with water from a storm in this file photo. Kansas City aims to resurface 400 miles of roads by May 2026. [email protected] If you feel like you're playing Mario Kart on Kansas City's streets while dodging potholes and metal plates, you're not the only one. Some of the city's roads have been in place for longer than their intended 15-year lifespan, but Michael Shaw, director of the Public Works department in Kansas City, says that's changing.
4/20 is coming up. Why is it hard to find weed discounts in Missouri?

1 week ago | kansascity.com | Eleanor Nash

A jar containing 3.5 grams of marijuana flower is seen at Fresh Green Dispensary on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, in Kansas City. 4/20 falls on Easter Sunday in 2025. [email protected] April 20 is one of the busiest days for From the Earth Dispensary, according to David Craig, vice president of marketing. "4/20 is the Super Bowl for cannabis," Craig said. Named for the afternoon hour when a group of friends in the 1970s met to smoke weed, 4/20 is the unofficial stoner holiday of the year.
Kansas City area restaurant inspections

1 week ago | kansascity.com | Eleanor Nash

From warm refrigerators to build-up on ice cream scoops, health inspectors in Missouri and Kansas found numerous violations at Kansas City area restaurants last week. Dining establishments like sit-down restaurants, drive-thrus, gas stations and cafeterias are required to get food inspections, and governments have to release those inspections to the public.
I-70 is getting an upgrade. Here's when KC drivers can expect closures

1 week ago | kansascity.com | Eleanor Nash

Kansas City area drivers will have to navigate construction on I-70 for the next three years. But at the end, the interstate should be safer and less congested, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. In March, construction began on the stretch of I-70 from Paseo to 31st Street. Each day, up to 120,000 drivers use the interstate to pass through Kansas City's East Side.
How does your federal tax return stack up to the average in the Kansas City area?

2 weeks ago | kansascity.com | Eleanor Nash

Kansas City's Internal Revenue Service processes federal tax returns. Residents of some Kansas City area counties tend to receive larger returns than others. [email protected] Tax day is Tuesday, April 15, and as you're filing your income tax return, you might wonder how many dollars others in your county receive back from the federal government. Millions of Americans receive money back from the federal government each year.
Last-minute guide to the ballot

2 weeks ago | kansascity.com | Eleanor Nash

Whether you've been following local politics or not, voters on the Missouri side of the Kansas City area can go to the polls Tuesday for the general municipal election. From Liberty and Kansas City to Independence and Raytown, residents will decide if they will fund school renovations, new police buildings and infrastructure projects. They will also choose mayors, city council members, school board members and more.
These 11 billionaires in Kansas and Missouri are worth over $120B: Who they are

2 weeks ago | kansascity.com | Eleanor Nash

Charles Koch, chairman of the company formerly known as Koch Industries, is the richest person in Kansas. His net worth in 2025 is $67.5 billion, up $9 billion from the previous year. USA TODAY NETWORK Kansas and Missouri are home to 11 billionaires in 2025, with two living in the Kansas City area, according to Forbes' latest list. The 11 have a combined net worth of $120.6 billion as of April 1.
Kansas City area restaurant inspections

2 weeks ago | kansascity.com | Eleanor Nash

A restaurant worker looks at tickets in this stock photo. Some Kansas City area restaurants received low scores on their health inspections. Unsplash From backed-up sinks to chewed-up rice bags, health inspectors in Missouri and Kansas found numerous violations at Kansas City area restaurants in March. Dining establishments like sit-down restaurants, drive-thrus, gas stations and cafeterias are required to get food inspections, and governments have to release those inspections to the public.
Will Kansas City get a new jail? What to know about the April 8 public safety vote

3 weeks ago | kansascity.com | Eleanor Nash

Kansas City previously used the Jackson County Detention Center for housing people after arrests but before trial. But since 2019, they've been sent more than an hour away. File photo For decades, shoppers in Kansas City have had to pay a quarter-cent sales tax that funds public safety projects. Now the future of this tax is in the hands of Kansas Citians.