‘Blinded by dollar signs’: Independence wrestles with 90% tax abatement for massive AI data...
Independence votes March 2 on a 90% tax abatement for Nebius’ proposed $151 billion data center. Here’s how the deal works and what residents think. The post ‘Blinded by dollar signs’: Independence wrestles with 90% tax abatement for massive AI data center appeared first on The Beacon .
$100,000 reward offered for tips in Prairie Village mother’s disappearance
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A private investigator is offering a $100,000 reward for information in the disappearance of a Prairie Village mother. Angela Green disappeared in 2019. The Prairie Village mom was last seen at her home near W. 75th Street and Nall Avenue on June 20. She wasn’t...
Kansas City fire burns 12 people out of apartment building
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Fire burned a dozen people out of their apartments Saturday afternoon. The Kansas City Fire Department responded to an apartment fire in a building near W. 101st Terrace and Wornall Road around 5:30 p.m. Firefighters reported seeing smoke and flames from a single story 4-plex when they...
Independence man sentenced for 2023 Christmas Day robberies
KANSAS CITY, Mo - An Independence man has been sentenced yesterday (Thurs.) in federal court for committing armed robbery and possession of a firearm in a pair of robberies on Christmas Day 2023. U.S. District Judge Roseann A. Ketchmark sentenced 37-year-old Duke A. Yates to 20 years in prison for...
Police shoot and kill pet pit bull that was ‘part of the family’ after...
An Independence family is grieving the loss of 41-year-old Tyler Brennan after a dog attack inside his home turned fatal, and FOX4 News Kansas City reporter Dave D’Marko’s video report captured both the shock of the case and the complicated emotions surrounding the dog involved.
From March 23-29th, you get 1/2 off some of our favorite sandwiches in the...
Piled with fresh, tasty, familiar ingredients, guests have voted this triple-decker a Top Lunch Pick for years. Promo includes full sandwich & your choice of side. Vegan Sloppy Joe – Myco Planet shredded mushroom, organic onion and organic carrot in a house-made roasted tomato sauce on a house-made organic bun.
Family targeted in funeral shooting connected to four KC February homicides
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Friday’s shooting at a Kansas City church hosting a funeral was yet another case of gun violence for many of the mourners inside New Beginnings Apostolic Church. The shooting occurred just as funeral services were beginning for Jerell Westmoreland. “It was just some ‘pow-pow-pows,’...
Church hopes to plant roots in Sugar Creek to support homeless, addicts
SUGAR CREEK, Mo. — A church providing support to the homeless and people struggling with addiction is hoping to plant roots in Sugar Creek. Lead Pastor Tommy McGee said Life Recovery Church is all about “broken people helping broken people”. “We want to grab your hand and...
North Kansas City Schools investigated over payments for ‘potential fictitious services’
Law enforcement is investigating after the North Kansas City School District discovered hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments for potentially fake consulting services. A compliance report released after the Feb. 24 board meeting as part of the district’s annual audit says the district discovered procurement...
Driver dead after suspected DUI crash on N. Oak
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) -A driver was killed early Saturday morning after a pickup truck rear-ended a car at a high rate of speed on N. Oak Trafficway near NE 103rd Street, according to the Kansas City Police Department. Officers from the North Patrol Division and the Accident Investigation Section...

















