Kansas City area consumers are still spending amid economic uncertainty. "We have a weekly date night that we do, so that’s not going to change, that’s still super important to us.

The KC economic “border war” ceasefire could collapse after MO lawmakers didn’t pass an extension. Kansas & Missouri are fighting over Chiefs & Royals stadiums.

But some Kansas City area leaders warn the fight over the Chiefs and Royals has already sounded the agreement’s death knell, even if it remains legally in force. In their telling, the decision ...