ARTcap, a microloan program for artists through Kansas City-based AltCap, receives a $500,000 grant from e-commerce company Etsy to make it easier for artists to get even smaller loans.

"Artists are incredible borrowers, they know their businesses well," an AltCap official said.

With Missouri on pace to be the fastest state to reach $1 billion in annual cannabis sales after logging $102.9 million in February 2023, voters in Kansas City-area cities took to the polls Tuesday to decide if their city can tax recreational marijuana sales. Leaders in several local jurisdictions want to implement a 3% local tax on marijuana sales, but residents had to weigh in first. Unofficial results from Tuesday's election indicate voters in almost every city or county with the measure on…

Records provided by the Unified Government shows Sauer Castle LLC bought the historic landmark on March 15.

A Johnson County city has an obsession with pickleball, according to a new ranking. A betting and online casino guide website, Offers.bet, says Overland Park is the top pickleball-obsessed city in the country. The game started becoming wildly popular during the pandemic. Offers.bet said that 83% of current pickleball players started playing in 2020 or later. They say it’s easy to learn, fun to play and affordable. Although the popularity of pickleball is skyrocketing, one of the problems is…

The Kansas City Council voted 9-1 to approve the City Harvest project, which will add a 13-story, 300-apartment building. Neighboring businesses worry that it won't provide residents with enough parking.