The Environmental Protection Agency is stripping rules that would have enforced federal clean water regulations on thousands of bodies of water in the United States.
The Valley Oaks Steak Co. had applied for a permit to grow its operations from fewer than 999 beef cattle on site to as many as 6,999. On Dec. 10, Missouri Clean Water Commission rejected the proposed plan.
Sailor Jack’s Snack Shack has closed after opening in March in the former The Foundry space at 424 Westport Road. Its owners also announced that sister restaurant McCoy’s Public House would close Dec. 23.
Nearly 90 restaurants, coffee shops and breweries will open across Kansas City in the next few months. Nearly 20 new operations opened in the last few weeks, including a cat cafe. Here’s the list for December.
Hidden Lake Care Center in Raytown is on a federal list of the worst nursing homes in the nation. One of its owners is accused of a human trafficking scheme involving nurses from the Philippines.
The manager of a closed H&R Block tax office has sued, saying other Block locations refused to hire her because of a “no-poach” hiring clause covering the company’s 3,300 tax offices owned by franchisees.
BRG has leased the former Tanner’s in Waldo, with a March opening planned. It plans to remodel the spot for an “upscale” neighborhood restaurant. The group also recently purchased Chappell’s in North KC.
Black Bear Diner plans a late 2018 opening next to the new Lion’s Choice in Independence. It will offer such comfort food as meatloaf, corned beef hash, cinnamon roll French toast and chicken pot pie.
Kansas City-area restaurants and grocery stores with seven or more priority or critical health code violations. Includes operations on the Country Club Plaza, in Lenexa, Mission, Overland Park and Waldo.
An appellate opinion on Monday upheld a lower court’s decision to grant the Federal Trade Commission a $1.27 billion fine against Kansas City payday loan mogul Scott Tucker. But judges had reservations, too.
The Leawood City Council has approved a rezoning and preliminary plan for a major upgrade to the Ranchmart North shopping center at 95th Street and Mission Road.
Zona Rosa remains in default status after nobody paid a $760,000 debt payment due Dec. 1. Platte County Commissioners continue to insist that it’s not their obligation to bail out the shopping center.
Two U.S. senators are seeking answers about the death of a Missouri veteran following an altercation with police at the KC VA Medical Center. For months, officials declined to provide information to The Star.
Google's CEO faces grilling from U.S. House lawmakers on how the web search giant handled an alarming data breach and whether it may bend to Chinese government censorship demands in tailoring search results.
A sign on the front door announces the closing of Sailor Jack's Snack Shack in Westport while adjacent longtime brewery and restaurant McCoy's Public House is set to close Dec. 23.
