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INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — The popular breakfast restaurant, The Big Biscuit, announced that its locations in Independence and Blue Springs will reopen. President Chad Offerdahl announced that the growing restaurant has finalized the purchase of the Independence and Blue Springs locations. The restaurants were independently owned by the Gerson family but closed in November. Kansas City-area … Read more
The Kansas City area’s last remaining Cinemark Theatres complex is slated to undergo big changes in the new year. As theaters nationwide scrap to regain pre-pandemic attendance levels, Cinemark wants to remodel its Merriam cineplex, built in 1998 and situated at Johnson Drive and Interstate 35 in the Merriam Town Center shopping district. New nonstop … Read more
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In 2024, you’ll be able to visit the new terminal at Kansas City International Airport without booking a flight. Airport officials said that’s one of several new opportunities coming to KCI this year. KCI Airport’s most-visited destinations without a nonstop flight It’s been almost one year since KCI’s new terminal opened. … Read more
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — SEA LIFE Kansas City is ringing in the New Year with a new arrival at one of its exhibits. SEA LIFE welcomed more than 20 rare Weedy Seadragon babies. Chiefs fans celebrating New Year’s Eve at Power & Light In a press release, the aquarium said that for the past eight … Read more
LIBERTY, Mo. — Liberty Hospital has confirmed its computer problems that started last week are the result of a cyberattack. When the issue began Dec. 19, the hospital said it proactively took its entire computer network offline. Kansas City man’s car stolen three times in 2023: ‘It just feels like an epidemic’ Liberty Hospital also … Read more
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Crews will demolish a popular Lawrence restaurant after it was heavily damaged in a fire earlier this month. The Lawrence Historic Resources Commission unanimously voted Dec. 21 to approve the demolition of the Cielito Lindo Mexican restaurant on New Hampshire Street due to its unsafe condition. Illinois basketball player suspended, charged with rape … Read more
In the latest illustration of Kansas City’s economic resilience, growth in the metro’s real gross domestic product (GDP) topped all but one major Midwestern economy. According to a Kansas City Business Journal analysis of data released this month by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Kansas City metro ranks 15th in the nation for growth in … Read more
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Lower gas prices: That’s the forecast for 2024, offering relief for drivers in the new year. GasBuddy is predicting U.S. drivers will spend, on average, $3.38 per gallon next year. That’s 13 cents less than this year’s national average. It’s also a far cry from where we were two years ago … Read more
WICHITA, Kan. — On Jan. 1, food sales tax in Kansas will drop again. The tax on groceries will drop from 4% to 2%. In May 2022, Gov. Laura Kelly signed House Bill 2106 into law to completely eliminate the food sales tax by 2025, KSNW reports. ‘Satan Club’ approved at Olathe Northwest High School Foods … Read more
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The Kansas City area’s only sportsbook is revealing its $5 million renovation as it reopens Wednesday night. The nearest sportsbook outside of the one at Hollywood Casino in Kansas City, Kansas, is more than 120 miles away. Leaders who spearheaded this effort said it’s a move to make sure sports betting … Read more