Texas Roadhouse Inc., a Louisville, Kentucky-based steakhouse chain (Nasdaq: TXRH), is planning a new location in Overland Park. On Monday, the Overland Park Planning Commission voted 9-0 to approve a final development plan to construct 8,029-square-foot restaurant at the former Sears Auto Center site. Box Development LLC, an affiliate of Wichita-based developer Walter Morris Cos., is requesting permission to build a new Texas Roadhouse at the southeast corner of 97th Street and Metcalf Avenue.…

If you prefer outdoor dining in Kansas City, you're in luck: The City Council voted Thursday to make outdoor dining options more permanent for restaurants. The pandemic paved the way to seating outside and help restaurants manage to stay afloat. Two years ago, Double Shift Brewing Co. created a hangout in its parking lot area. The brewer was one of 81 businesses in Kansas City to get a temporary permit to expand service outdoors. "And so, we've been able to have a lot of fun with it and kind of…

Suspicious activity leads police to a storage unit in Kansas City filled with goods apparently stolen from other storage facilities throughout the metro area. A suspect is in custody.

Be prepared to change your morning or evening coffee commute because at least one Starbucks location will be closed for the next five days. The Starbucks located on W. 75th St. in Overland Park will be closed from Wednesday, April 6, and is not scheduled to re-open for business until Monday, April 11. It’s a direct result of the ongoing union fight happening at the site. “We would love our regular customers to know, we are sorry for the inconvenience, we want to be working right now,” said…

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said he doesn't plan to let the Kansas City Chiefs relocate without a fight. Parson, who confirmed Monday that he has talked with Chiefs President Mark Donovan, released a statement saying he told Donovan that Missouri "will compete with any state trying to move the Chiefs." Donovan said this past week at the National Football League's annual meeting that the team is listening to pitches about building a stadium in Kansas. He referenced the 2031 expiration of the Arrowhead…

A Jackson County official said Wednesday that he will work to keep the Kansas City Chiefs on the Missouri side of the state line. The Chiefs said earlier in the week that the team would consider building a stadium in Kansas.