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Ahead of KC concert, Train’s lead singer gives peek into Taylor-Travis wedding ‘magic’
58+ min ago (412+ words) The wedding ceremony between Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and pop superstar Taylor Swift brought a “magic” that reminded one guest of his own nuptials. During a 10-minute interview with The Star ahead of his band’s Wednesday, Aug. 12 concert at…...
LeVota indictment reveals a lot about Jackson County politics
1+ hour, 20+ min ago (1191+ words) If Phil LeVota had just listened to Phil LeVota, he might not be in this mess. The recently indicted Jackson County executive, appointed by the county LOegislature in October after Frank White was recalled from the job, was only supposed…...
Cello-led Turkish disco lights up Greenwood Social Hall
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (622+ words) The cello is an instrument most often associated with concert halls, orchestras and chamber music. But inside Greenwood Social Hall, Ezgi Karakus was using hers to make people dance. Karakus and her band filled the historic Kansas City venue with…...
Does the Rev. Adam Hamilton give Democrats a chance of beating Roger Marshall?
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (677+ words) National elections analysts took note of the Rev. Adam Hamilton’s strong showing last week in Kansas’ 11-way Democratic U.S. Senate primary. Two prominent elections forecasters have updated their models to account for the possibility that Kansas voters could send…...
Wyandotte is eyeing a tax increase in 2027. What it could mean for bills, services
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (1101+ words) The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, could spend more than half a million dollars fueling public services in 2027, according to a draft budget unveiled Thursday. And, if approved, that budget would include millions more in investments…...
This KC artist is turning quilts into portraits of Black beauty and identity
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (547+ words) For more than two decades, Kim Alexis Newton moved comfortably through corporate America, eventually managing a billion-dollar business operation during her 23-year career at Hallmark. Outside the office, however, she was building another part of her identity piece by piece....
How Chiefs’ Kingsley Suamataia went from possible bust to ‘big narrative change’
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (859+ words) As he stressed out waiting to get selected in the 2024 NFL Draft, BYU’s Kingsley Suamataia had something of a premonition and suddenly felt like he “could start breathing again.” “I told my mom … I think I’m about to get a…...
Why Gen Z is buying up physical media — to the benefit of Kansas City shops
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (1488+ words) Vinyl records and CD players. VHS tapes and rolls of film. An internet-free Nokia phone. In March, Screenland Armour Theatre owner Adam Roberts told the Star that 2026 is the year of going analog — including swapping digital realities for tangible media…...
Kansas City committee to consider initial $20 million of funding for Royals ballpark
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (282+ words) Kansas City officials on Tuesday will consider setting aside $20 million as an initial step toward the development of a new downtown ballpark. The city’s Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee is scheduled to consider the proposed ordinance that also directs…...
Update: The Kansas City area under a heat advisory until Tuesday evening
4+ hour, 19+ min ago (138+ words) On Tuesday at 1:50 a.m. the National Weather Service issued an updated heat advisory valid between noon and 8 p.m. The advisory is for Leavenworth, Wyandotte, Johnson, Platte, Clay, Jackson, Atchison, Doniphan, Andrew, De Kalb, Buchanan, Clinton, Caldwell, Livingston, Ray, Carroll, Chariton, Randolph and…...