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As Kash Patel crashes out, Missouri's former AG is primed to take over Trump's FBI. Andrew Bailey's reign would be cataclysmic

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Chatime's new cilantro-based boba and flight series battle barriers in Overland Park

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Nick Spacek,

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April 21, 2026

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April 21, 2026

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The Art of Being AANHPI takes center stage in Kansas City

Screenshot 2026 04 23 At 115003pm

As Kash Patel crashes out, Missouri's former AG is primed to take over Trump's FBI. Andrew Bailey's reign would be cataclysmic

KC Sipps: Free pizza for a year, prominent patios open, and two Blue Springs alerts

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Author Mary Roach brings Replaceable You to Liberty Hall on April 23

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Sara Swenson, Shotgun Wedding Singer, Swallowtails, and more local music videos

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Panic Fest: Hokum is Irish filmmaker Damian McCarthy's latest 'must watch' nightmare

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Photos: NASCAR AdventHealth 400 @ Kansas Speedway

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The past teaches pure perseverance with debut of Spinning Tree Theatre's The Signer

A Royals stadium ordinance just steamrolled through city government. The public has a few small critiques.

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Stockyards Brewing's Sunday Service celebrates a decade worshipping KC’s bluegrass scene

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Carne Diem: The Briarcliff Butcher Shop Rewriting the Rules

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The Last Dinner Party bring forks, knives to eat the Midland bones and all

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Panic Fest: Leviticus is It Follows with a conversion therapy twist

Screenshot 2026 04 22 At 81559pm

Photos: Orioles go 8-6 to snag victory from Royals

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Panic Fest: Kenji Tanigaki's The Furious pummels audiences with one punch after another

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Photos: Royals defeat Orioles in April 21 game with 6-5 win

Screenshot 2026 04 16 At 54913pm

Manor Fest 8 goes bigger in '26, with a free day to cap things off

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KC Sipps: Free pizza for a year, prominent patios open, and two Blue Springs alerts

Lamb hashwe burrito and chicken shawarma tacos // Photo by Cory Swieczkowski

Eat This Now: Esquites labneh at Beirut Taco

Screenshot 2026 04 18 At 123047pm

Chatime's new cilantro-based boba and flight series battle barriers in Overland Park

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As Kash Patel crashes out, Missouri's former AG is primed to take over Trump's FBI. Andrew Bailey's reign would be cataclysmic

A Royals stadium ordinance just steamrolled through city government. The public has a few small critiques.

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Kansas Republicans go all in on defunding the police as exhausting 2026 session burns itself out

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Kansas students to face punishment for protests after lawmakers override veto

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First legislation proposed for relocating Royals to Washington Square Park via steep $600 million city investment

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