Kansas City native Jayaun Smith made his first appearance on Season 20 of "Hell's Kitchen," the reality cooking show on Fox hosted by Gordon Ramsay. Smith is a personal chef that also runs two KC restaurants and a food truck.

Three cameras are providing live streaming video of peregrine falcon nests in the Kansas City area. These falcon nests are part of a longtime project by the Missouri Department of Conservation and partners to return nesting falcons to the state. Peregrine falcons became endangered due to habitat loss and pesticide use that greatly hampered nesting success. The department’s program is coordinated with a broader multistate effort in the Midwest to boost and track falcon populations. Nest boxes…

Starlight Theatre announced Thursday that it would be the venue to host the Van Gogh Alive! experience this fall. It’s described as a large-scale, immersive, multi-sensory arts and entertainment experience that people can literally get into. “There’s two selfie opportunities that are amazing,” said Julian Zugazagoitia, CEO of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, which also is presenting the experience. “One is the reconstitution, but with the optics effects, that you feel and see his bedroom.” The…

Patrick Mahomes is ahead of schedule as he rehabs from surgery to correct turf toe, according to a new report. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback is also expected to participate in the team’s OTAs that begin May 25. James Palmer, a reporter for the NFL Network, tweeted the update Friday afternoon. Palmer reports that Mahomes “will ‘do some stuff’ and will then be fully ready to go for training camp.” Mahomes has shared some of his rehab workouts with followers on Instagram. It doesn’t…

The Barstow School is breathing new life into a Johnson County grocery store that’s been shuttered for years. There are now plans to develop a community resource at 122nd Street and State Line Road for students across the metro. Barstow purchased the former Hy-Vee store in the area and is turning it into an incubation hub, a space where students can develop ideas and explore solutions to problems. The 32,000-square-foot idea space will focus on STEAM: science, technology, engineering, art and…

Mike Donegan, the owner of Kansas City's famous Stroud's Restaurant & Bar, has died at the age of 72. Connor Duncan, Donegan's cousin, posted on Facebook Monday morning that he passed away Sunday. "If I could sum him up in one word, it's 'giving,'" Duncan said in the social media post. According to the company's website, Stroud's was started in 1933 as a barbecue restaurant by Guy and Helen Stroud. During World War II, Helen Stroud started serving pan-fried chicken instead. In 1977, Donegan and…