Good morning, Overland Park.

Volunteers with SevenDays cleaned the Overland Park 9/11 Memorial at the OP Fire Department Training Center on Wednesday, Sept.

9, to honor and prepare for the 25th anniversary, and a light display will remain overnight Sept. 10–11 with the annual Honor Guard service Friday at 7:30 a.m.

A Kansas City family honors Denease Conley—killed in the 9/11 attack 25 years ago—by planning a trip to the New York 9/11 Memorial on Friday, Sept.

11 to read her name and keep her memory alive.

At New Century AirCenter, the Heart of America Wing displays a restored WWII Stearman+T-6 aircraft and will soon add a PT-19 while hosting free Open Hangar Days on the first Saturday of each month and offering its hangar for events.

Trans-Siberian Orchestra will celebrate 30 years of holiday rock during its winter tour with a stop in Kansas City.

The band plans to bring its festive music to local fans as part of a long-standing tradition.

Local author Alex Kirkland released his new book Frosted Tips to inspire young readers, drawing on his childhood summers at Shawnee Mission Park — a time before screens crowded play.

The book supports the ongoing If You Give a Child a Book campaign offering free books to students.

A federal judge blocked a Kansas law that allowed undocumented students to qualify for resident tuition — ruling the measure conflicts with federal law.

The decision, issued on Wednesday, affects how universities verify residency for tuition purposes.

KU and Mizzou renew the Border War in Lawrence on Friday at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, which will hold just over 30,000 fans due to ongoing construction + both teams face key injury concerns as they prepare to kickoff at 7 p.m.

Bobby Witt Jr. hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning to give the Royals a 5-2 win over the Diamondbacks on Wednesday night — ending the Diamondbacks’ win streak and keeping the Royals from a series sweep.