KC merger-and-acquisition numbers have slowed from last year's record pace, but they remain on track to rank as a top five year for M&A.

The museum is moving away from the 'art in a bunker' model toward creating a community center with performance spaces and maker rooms.

Husch Blackwell promotes Ryan Mitchem to general counsel. David Dyroff had been the only person to hold the role and will retire next spring. Mitchem is based in Kansas City.

Federal authorities allege that Phil LeVota tried to establish a quid pro quo: If a candidate for Jackson County executive dropped out of the 2026 race, LeVota would give him a county job. Prosecutors unsealed an indictment Thursday afternoon, and LeVota held a news conference soon after.

The City Plan Commission on Wednesday unanimously supported the Royals' 90.8-acre stadium master plan in and around Crown Center. But it added 69 conditions, including to address noise, lighting and traffic effects on nearby condos.

The restaurant space just west of the Shops at Fairway has been vacant since Houlihan’s closed in 2019.