The news comes one day after a Kansas City jury ruled in favor of a former city employee who alleged that he was demoted after refusing to follow Platt’s directives to lie to news media.

The honorary street sign will be placed at Riverview Avenue from N. 63rd Street to N. 65th Street, near Turner Sixth Grade Academy.

James Lemons, 40, filed a lawsuit this week saying the Kansas City Sports Commission was negligent for failing to provide proper security for the Super Bowl rally on February 14, 2024. A commission spokesman said it disagrees with Lemons' “assertions.

A man was sentenced to two life sentences for killing two Kansas sheriff’s deputies in 2018 as they were trying to move him between a courthouse and a jail

The Kansas State Wildcats played up to their seeding in their Big 12 Women’s Championship opener on Thursday — even without star Ayoka Lee on the court. Fifth-seeded K-State advanced out of the basketball tournament’s second round at T-Mobile Center, beating No. 13 seed UCF 80-65.

A blizzard warning remains in effect as strong winds and bursts of snow move through the area overnight into early Wednesday.