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Kansas City Passes Ban on 'Gas Station Drugs'

KANSAS CITY, Mo./February 12, 2026 — Mayor Quinton Lucas and the Kansas City Council today passed a new ordinance banning the sale of synthetic kratom products and restricting how natural kratom can be sold in Kansas City.

The 41st Annual Cotillion Scholarship Program Announced

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KCKPS Superintendent Receives National Award

The Education Research & Development Institute ( ERDI) announces that Dr. Anna Stubblefield, Superintendent of Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools, is the 2026 recipient of the ERDI Resilient Leader Award.FULL STORY ON PAGE A6

Prosecutor Johnson Announces Charges in Restaurant Shooting that Killed One, Injured Another

Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson on Monday announced multiple felony charges against a Kansas City man in connection with a shooting that killed one and injured another at a fast-food restaurant over the weekend.Joseph H. Watson faces 2nd Degree Felony Murder, three counts of Armed Criminal...

Congressman Cleaver Secures More than $15 Million for Public Safety, Infrastructure, and Economic Development Initiatives in MO-05 Through Appropriations Packages

(Washington, D.C.) February 5, 2026--Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced that he has secured $15,468,000 in Community Project Funding for public safety, infrastructure, and economic development initiatives across the Fifth Congressional District of Missouri as part of...

Mayor Lucas Joins Coalition of U.S Mayors

Challenging Unconstitutional Immigration Enforcement OperationMayor Quinton Lucas on Monday joined dozens of mayors and local government leaders from across the United States in filing an amicus brief in federal district court in Minneapolis, supporting the State of Minnesota and the cities of...

Lyric Presents The Gershwins’® Porgy and Bess

Presented for the first time in Lyric Opera history, Porgy and Bess is the quintessential American opera.

Rep. Cleaver’s Statement on Supporting Impeachment of Secretary Noem

This week, U. S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement after cosponsoring H.Res. 996 to initiate the impeachment of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.“Following the second killing of an American citizen and numerous violations of court orders...