Brad Starnes and his co-founders, Nolan McMichael and Joe Allen, are UMKC students working to improve roommate relationships by solving the problem of money management and paying bills.  The trio’s app, “Splitsy,” is made to automatically divide bills between roommates...

Betty Rae’s released a new UMKC-inspired ice cream flavor called “Roo Blue Swirl” on Aug. 25.  The new flavor is a tangy blueberry and lemon swirl with pieces of vanilla crumble. The owner, Alec Rodgers, took direct inspiration from UMKC when creating the flavor. “The...