KC news
The gist
Kansas City news around Sep 17-22 spans a fatal shooting, a driveway fire.
The items show a city juggling public safety, redevelopment and a fast-growing tech workforce.
How it unfolded
- May 21, 2026Kansas City Parks and Recreation broke ground on the next phase of a $1.7 million revitalization project at Blues Park, including a 16,000-square-foot outdoor roller-skating rink.
- Sep 17, 2026A car fire in a driveway in the 2100 block of 68th Terrace spread to two one-story homes; firefighters arrived just before 11:30 a.m. and both fires were under control within the hour, with everyone getting out safely.
- Sep 17, 2026KC Tech Council released its annual KC Tech Specs v.09 report, showing Kansas City tech job postings growing nearly five times faster than the national average within a $13.1 billion regional tech economy.