by admin | Jun 14, 2019 | Business, News, Politics / Govt, Transportation
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that it’s selected the greater Kansas City area for the relocation of two major facilities: its Economic Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agricultural Policy. U.S. Rep....
by admin | May 24, 2019 | News, Politics / Govt, Weather
The National Weather Service (NWS) in Pleasant Hill says severe storms are possible again Friday afternoon into tonight across parts of western and northern Missouri. NWS meteorologist Jimmy Barham says the storm will be coming in from Wichita and is expected to...
by Bill Pollock | Dec 17, 2015 | Sports Features
The 2017 U.S. Figure Skating Championships will be held in Kansas City. The U.S. Figure Skating Association announced its choice Wednesday. It will be the first nationals staged in Kansas City since 1985, when Brian Boitano won the first of four straight U.S. crowns....
by Bill Pollock | Aug 27, 2014 | Sports Features
According to a tweet from SportsBusinessNews’ Howard Bloom, the NHL plans to add four cities by 2017 with teams playing in Las Vegas, Seattle, Toronto and Quebec City. After Kansas City opened Sprint Center, they’ve tried to attract the NHL by hosting...
by Mike Lear | Jun 25, 2014 | News
Kansas City is no longer in the running to be the site of the 2016 Republican National Convention. The list of potential sites had been narrowed to four cities a month ago but that list has been trimmed again, and Kansas City didn’t make the cut. The finalists...