Explainer: How Kansas’ deal to build a new Chiefs stadium works, who pays for it, and what it means for the state.

As his final month on the Wichita City Council unfolded, District 1 Councilmember Brandon Johnson found himself closing out ...

Now in its 31st year, The Community Voice is the leading, most-trusted voice of Kansas’ African-American community, and has extended its reach to become a progressive voice across the state and beyond ...

The National Black United Front – Kansas City (NBUFKC), in partnership with the American Jazz Museum will sponsor its 41st Annual City-Wide Kwanzaa Celebration from Dec. 26- Jan. 1. Monday thru ...

Thanks to a $5 million investment approved by the Kansas City Council, the ambitious $100 million “Swope Health Village” is one step closer to reality. Swope Health Village will be an innovative ...

The late Dr. William “Buggs” Polite and his sons William Jr. and Brandon. The boys along with their sister Ebony Polite Armstrong are continuing their father’s legacy by keeping his program Build and ...

The Kansas City Council approved a $611,500 support package for the struggling SunFresh grocery store at 31st and Prospect on Thursday, concluding months of negotiations over how to prevent a ...

When Kashmire Baker’s apartment at the Bradford Glen complex flooded in December 2022, she said she figured the pipes might have burst in the cold. Then it happened again in January. And in April.

In what had to be the longest community-based parade in history — at least the 30 year history The Voice has been covering them — the 2025 Juneteenth Parade was a symbol of community-wide support.

Crews continue final work on the Carl Brewer Recreation Center, with landscaping and parking lot paving underway. The original building sits to the left, and it connects to the new building. The ...

After an unsuccessful but impressive run for Kansas secretary of state in 2022, she was the kind of contender the Democrats didn’t want to see crawl back into the woodwork. A daughter of a minister, ...

The new Brewer Community center will add to and renovate the existing center 10,000 sq. ft. facility. The new 24,000 sq foot addition will be to the south of and connect with the existing building, ...