Call to ban KC leaders from Pride, KS election shakeups & rainfall totals: Top stories
From a petition targeting Kansas City’s mayor over a Pride event to a last-minute Democratic entry in the Kansas governor race, here’s a roundup of what’s making news in the Kansas City region. These are the top stories from The Kansas City Star.
Here are key takeaways:
Kansas City Pride petition
More than 250 people have signed a petition asking Kansas City Pride to bar Mayor Quinton Lucas and six council members who voted to repeal the city’s conversion therapy ban. The May 21 vote passed 7-5, with the Missouri Attorney General’s Office currently suing the city on behalf of Christian counselors.
Overland Park Mayor Curt Skoog
Overland Park Mayor Curt Skoog launched a last-minute Democratic campaign for Kansas governor on Monday, just hours before the candidate filing deadline. He will run with Fredonia physician Jennifer McKenney as his lieutenant governor pick, challenging state Sens. Ethan Corson and Cindy Holscher for the nomination.
Jeff Colyer quits campaign for governor
Former Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer abandoned his gubernatorial campaign after President Donald Trump endorsed Senate President Ty Masterson in the Republican primary. Colyer, who chaired Trump’s 2024 Kansas campaign, did not file by Monday’s noon deadline and has received no consolation appointment.
Kansas City rainfall totals
Severe thunderstorms swept through the Kansas City area with wind speeds reaching 82 mph at the downtown airport and rainfall exceeding 3 inches in parts of the Northland. The heaviest rainfall, 3.32 inches, fell at North Brighton Avenue and Upper Shoal Creek during a 12-hour period ending at 8 a.m. Monday.
Grunauer in Kansas City
Grunauer, the Austrian restaurant north of Union Station, was ranked the most beautiful restaurant in Missouri by OpenTable in 2024. Nicholas Grunauer opened the spot with his late father, Peter, in 2010 inside an 1880s freight house building.
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