Visitors to this Johnson County city will soon see a $1 million boost to its aging hotel population.

Bier Station, a popular craft beer bar and restaurant in Waldo, soon will have new owners. Current owner John Couture announced Monday he has reached an agreement with City Barrel Brewing Co. owners Joe Giammanco, James Stutsman and Grant Waner to purchase Bier Station and its building at 120 E. Gregory Blvd. in Kansas City. City Barrel currently operates a brewery and pub at 1740 Holmes St. in Kansas City's East Crossroads neighborhood. Couture wrote on Facebook that City Barrel's owners have…

The new Kansas City International Airport terminal is preparing for one of its biggest tests: you. Build KCI seeks volunteers to help test the new single terminal's operational readiness, including activities such as checking in for a flight, moving between gates and getting to the baggage claim and transportation areas. Among a host of potential tests, selected volunteers also could be asked to act as people picking up travelers flying into the airport (Code: MCI) to test out new parking, drop-off…

Kansas City leaders are reacting to the passage of Amendment 3, which will make recreational marijuana legal for purchase in the state by February. “The statewide referendum allowed local governments to try to make sure that we were collecting tax revenues,” Mayor Quinton Lucas said in an interview with FOX4 Thursday. Once recreational marijuana can be purchased, the state will collect 6% of the tax revenue, but cities can ask for 3%, too, making a recreational marijuana purchase come with…

A Northland-based barbecue restaurant is closing its Liberty location. But fans can still enjoy its barbecue at two other places in the Kansas City metro area.

It's now official: the Kansas City Royals plan to build a new baseball stadium. Royals Chairman and CEO John Sherman penned a letter, addressed to the Kansas City community and baseball fans, that said the team will be building a new ballpark district and is looking at location options in downtown Kansas City. In the letter, Sherman said it has become difficult to maintain Kauffman Stadium, which opened in 1973. When the team's lease with Jackson County ends in 2030, the stadium will be more than…