Kansas City Zoo

Wagers, contests, and collaborations between the City of Brotherly Love and the City of Fountains are blowing up the internet once again. Museums, zoos, restaurants, libraries, animal shelters, and more in Kansas City are all betting on the home team — and hoping for a “three-peat.”

The Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium announced this week that it plans to construct a giraffe complex with indoor and outdoor viewing areas — and the chance to feed the giraffes — set to open in 2026.

Leap day babies, also known as leaplings, celebrate their true birthdays once every four years. A panel of leaplings joined Up To Date to discuss how they commemorate their special days.

Looking back on the images from our newsroom that stuck with him this year, Carlos Moreno — whose voice you may also know from our morning newscasts — found joy, sorrow, new beginnings and old favorites. Here are his picks.

The aquarium features thousands of animals, and takes visitors on a journey into the ocean and along the shore. It also adds to the zoo’s conservation efforts.

Kansas City is nearly 1000 miles away from an ocean but the Sobela Ocean Aquarium, a new addition to the city's zoo, will allow visitors to view more than 8000 aquatic animals and learn about conservation efforts. The aquarium opens to the public in September.

The region has plenty of places and resources for the beginning or experienced birder, including field guides, websites and clubs. Here are some ways to connect with our feathered friends.

The Kansas City Zoo's $75 million, 600,000-gallon aquarium is scheduled for completion sometime in 2023.

The Kansas City Beacon found that 48 businesses in Kansas City received grants from the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program.

During his tenure Randy Wisthoff has overseen critical changes at the Kansas City Zoo.

Ahead of the August 3 primary elections, mayoral candidates for Kansas City, Kansas share why they are suited for the office, and long-time CEO of the Kansas City Zoo steps into a new role.

Summer is the season of the butterfly, and you can spot them fluttering around a number of gardens in Kansas City.