Could World Cup fans camp out in Kansas City? The Beacon explores what’s behind the idea, what campgrounds are seeing and how cities plan to respond.
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Route cuts on table as KC committee approves bus spending
The proposed $85.6 million allocation for 2026-27 is less than what the KCATA says it needs to maintain current service.
Posted inLocal Government
Empty lots, collapsed roofs and abandoned homes: KC tries to prevent more hollowed-out neighborhoods
‘When you have widespread vacancy,’ said Alana Henry, the executive director of the Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council, ‘it’s reflective of a dying community, and that feeling of stagnation or death can be absorbed by the inhabitants.’
Posted inHealth
Public hearings come to Kansas City as US ramps up plutonium production for nuclear weapons
The federal government will hold the second of five public hearings scheduled across the country in Kansas City May 7. Activists want to know what’s at risk here as the nation pursues increased plutonium production.
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Projects seek additional $2M from KC economic development board
The sites are located at 35th Street and Prospect Avenue and in the 18th & Vine Jazz District.
Posted inEducation
Kansas City charter school ‘does not meet’ performance standards. Will it stay open?
KIPP Kansas City fell short of its charter school sponsor’s expectations, but it was invited to apply for another five-year contract to operate.
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MARC tapped to administer $59.5M in World Cup security funding
The Mid-America Regional Council will handle the work through a $400,000 contract with the local organizing committee for the games.
Posted inLabor
Kansas City’s tipped workers could pay the price for World Cup culture clash
KC restaurants are split on adding automatic tips during the World Cup. For tipped workers the stakes are real — and the safety net is thin.
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The Royals ‘think big.’ Proposed stadium at Crown Center would be the fourth-most expensive major league ballpark
The Royals have pitched a $1.9 billion stadium. That’s twice as expensive as Atlanta’s Truist Park and quadruple the cost of Denver’s Coors Field.
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Children’s Mercy Hospital unveils plans to add $1 billion tower
The announcement of the new facility near Gillham Road comes as the pediatric hospital expands into new communities and reports growing patient numbers and revenue.