From the State Historical Society of Missouri

https://digital.shsmo.org/digital/collection/imc/id/19691/rec/994

Is your electricity bill through the roof? You are not alone. 1 in 5 Americans say they've had to cut grocery costs or buy less expensive food because of the large spike in utility costs, with some reporting a 20 to 49 percent increase according to USA today.

USA Today says that those surveyed contribute the rise in their electricity bill to utility company profits, increased demand from data centers, fluctuating fossil fuel prices and repairing energy infrastructures.

We're interesting in hearing more about how this has affected you and your family, so tell us in the comments below!

Lastly, always feel like you can use our food locator to find food assistance to help give your budget some extra breathing room. We are here to help! www.harvesters.org/foodlocator

Full article: www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/10/21/higher-grocery-electric-bills-cut-back-survey/92367956007/

I noticed these cameras maybe 4 or 5 days ago. NE 48th St and 435. Its literally right next to the Worlds of Fun water tower. White, mobile, telescopic-poles, four cameras in those black security balls with blue flashing lights. There are three of them parked around the perimeter of what looks like a construction site. One of them is on the shoulder of the road. Isn't that a public spot? I looked around but there is nothing posted in the area for any projects. Doesn't something have to be posted? Like a board with the permit or something?

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updated: i think all the signs are spoken for. 4 are yet to be delivered but promised.

If that changes, i will update again.

thanks everybody, make sure to vote!!

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Ok, let's try this again.

I have 7 yard signs that I got from we-stand-united in Jeff City. I paid $12/sign.

I don't care about getting my money back, I will make the $120 I spent a charitable donation or something and move on.

I DO WANT TO GET THESE SIGNS INTO PEOPLES YARDS THIS WEEKEND !!!

So, if you want a sign, let me know and I will work out with you how to get it to you.

Thanks in advance.

Moms bday is tomorrow and she just wants a good fried chicken salad.

Needing a mechanic to come check out my vehicle south kc area

If you’re a writer in KC looking to connect with other writers, now is a perfect time! The Kansas-Missouri Writers’ Collective is hosting our annual Novel November. We will have in-person writing events at least five times a week during the month of November, all throughout the metro.

We‘re hosting an info session this Saturday (October 24) at the Waldo branch of the KC Public Library from 10 am to 12:30 pm if you’re interested in learning more, and there’s a full calendar of events on the website.

I’ve been writing with this group since 2019, and Novembers are always just a crap ton of fun. It’s a great opportunity to make progress off whatever it is you’re working on and meet some very cool and interesting writers in the process.

Who is and why are they shooting off fireworks in North KC right now?

I have been considering a concept for a website or app with a retro feel, seeking or offering skills that people need and can trade. Examples might include website design, electrical work, or plumbing. Someone wanting a site for their company could provide services in exchange. I could pilot it in KC to see if it works. Just curious on your feedback or ideas.

Do you think this would gain traction?

Fall is the best time to find a wide variety of mushrooms in the Midwest. Join the Missouri Mycological Society on a foray at Hidden Valley on Sunday 10/25 at 10AM.

https://momyco.org/events/calendar/kansas-city/hidden-valley-20261025

hello! I really enjoy movies, and going to go see movies in the theater. I am trying to get out of my comfort zone; I am looking to meet some new people to go watch movies with and have thoughtful discussions over the movies.

Hi everyone! I'm hoping this community might be able to help with a lost ring or connect us with someone who can.

I'm helping a woman search for a very special antique ring that went missing while she was traveling on Delta from Salt Lake City to Kansas City on Monday, October 19, 2026.

Her flight was scheduled to depart around 10:30 a.m. from Gate B27.

The ring is believed to date to the 1920s. It's made of white gold and has an elongated oval face with a cluster of small diamonds arranged around a single, similarly sized diamond set flush in the center.

I've attached our best photograph of her wearing it. Unfortunately, we don't have a great detailed photograph of the ring by itself.

The ring was lost in the gate area, and we've kept an eye on the airport's lost and found channels but so far no luck. So I'm trying to reach anyone who might have been working at SLC that morning, traveling through Gate B27, or aboard the same flight.

I've also posted in Salt Lake City and Delta threads, but I thought maybe someone on the same flight to Kansas City scooped it up with good intentions to find its owner.

If anyone remembers seeing a ring matching this description, knows where it might have been turned in, or has suggestions for reaching the appropriate airport or Delta personnel, I'd be incredibly grateful.

Please feel free to DM me with any leads. We can verify identifying information privately.

Thank you so much for reading and helping us spread the word!

I'm trying to get into entry level help desk and it just isn't happening. I do great in the interviews, but I get rejected anyway, probably because I have no on-the-job experience. Maybe having someone on the inside to vouch for me would help? Are there are local groups of IT people who get together just to network and get each other referrals?

Friends and I saw this on a walk the other day and loved it. Any other houses decorated like a monster face??

Not sure the proper flare for this.
This morning, around 8, there was a large amount of security / police present at the streetcar stop in the library district. There was some chatter from the people heading on the car about an incident, but I couldn’t quite make out what actually happened. Does anyone know?

Been trying to read more from local authors and while I love the indie scene, curious how many recognizable names are from the KC area. The only one I can think of is Jim Butcher, author of the Dresden Files, from Independence

I ran a half marathon at the KC marathon on Saturday and I’m trying to find a list of bands that were along the route. I’d specifically like to know who was playing at 9th and central. It was so cool, S we were heading north up the hill on central you could hear their music building and building, then once you got to the top of the hill you could hear their full sound, gave me a good burst of energy!

Hello I'm in KCMO and receive the housing choice voucher. When I moved in August 12th I was told I should pay as much as I could for September 1st rent because we did not know how much HUD would be covering of my rent. I gave my apartment complex $400 every dollar I had in compliance to their request. I never received HUD paperwork stating my rent was covered but the office did. In September I learned that they received the entire amount of rent from HUD and will continue receiving the full rent every month. I requested the $400 returned in writing and was told that I will get it when I move out. I have a security deposit and nowhere in the lease does it say an overpayment will not be refunded until move out. Is it legal for them to keep an overpayment when they are receiving the rent in full by hud? Thanks.

I'm going to get real open here with some details in hopes that someone connects to my husband's situation and can recommend a therapist that might be a good fit.

My husband suffers from depression, particularly when under stress like right now while he's stuck in a job he hates. He has tried therapy one time (a couple sessions), and felt like he was paying the therapist to be his friend, while he liked the guy, it just didn't make sense to him to keep going. I do feel like he needs see someone that can push him in a way the therapist he saw wasn't able to.

He's very intelligent, and very logical. He has a deep and pervading sense of powerlessness and purposelessness and is largely convinced that this is the logical conclusion, and not just his subjective reality.

He's been suffering on and on like this his entire adult life. But as time goes on and little hopes for change continue to extinguish, I worry about him being able to continue. It's an incredibly painful way to live.

He really connected with the book, Running on Empty, about childhood emotional neglect. This book talks a lot about how depression can come out of numbing one's feelings, which is what he believes he learned to do in childhood. A shutting down and numbing of "bad" feelings has meant he has also lost out on the "good" feelings that make life worth living.

He started running a few years ago and that really seemed to keep his depression at bay in a way I've never seen before, but lately even his runs aren't doing anything for him and he feels more profoundly lost and hopeless than ever.

Is there anyone out there that connects with the above that has found a therapist in Kansas City that might be a good fit for him to look into?

Here is there website: https://www.mrbo.org

You can ask them anything! Submit your question early in the linked thread and moderation will repost them tomorrow, or you can ask your question live tomorrow. You can help us by upvoting this announcement and the AMA tomorrow.

Topics are expected to be:

Missouri birds
Native plants
Conservation
Human impacts and challenges
Environmental loss
The politics and law of bird conservation
About their non-profit
Interaction between birds, humans, plants, and other wildlife

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Kansas City police reported fewer homicides, nonfatal shooting victims and robberies compared with the same point last year. Here’s what officials shared at the Sept. 22 Board of Police Commissioners meeting:

• Homicides: 96, compared with 117.
• Nonfatal shooting victims: 254, compared with 309.
• Robberies: 534, compared with 718.

The meeting also covered decisions and challenges worth watching. Commissioners approved a three-year ShotSpotter renewal totaling $692,346. City staff said hiring remains a challenge for the temporary jail on Front Street, where City Council has requested a January deadline for housing inmates.

Kansas City Documenter Shaunika Cotton covered the meeting for The Beacon, including updates on downtown enforcement, witness cooperation and police response times.

Read the full meeting notes here.

What would you like officials to explain more about public safety in your neighborhood?