Restoration work underway after Parade of Hearts sculpture vandalized in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Parade of Hearts sculpture was severely damaged over the weekend, prompting police to investigate and the artist to begin restoration work. The ‘Bee Part of Our Hive’ installation sat outside The Beehive, a nonprofit at East 8th Street and The Paseo. Police said a suspect damaged the heart a
Kansas City drug offender receives 17-year federal prison sentence
A Kansas City, Missouri, man has been sentenced in federal court after being convicted of methamphetamine distribution, conspiracy to distribute the drug, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking operation. Derone D. Gipson, 44, of Kansas City, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Beth Philli
Criminal investigation continues after skeletal remains identify Smithville man who went missing in 2022
SMITHVILLE, Mo. (KCTV) - Forensic experts have identified the skeletal remains of a man found last year as those of a Smithville man who was last seen in early 2022. The Smithville Police Department announced Tuesday that Ryan Weeks, a Smithville man who was last seen in February 2022, was identified by a forensic exam
In the Dotte dispatch: Questions about ICE linger in KCK as World Cup looms
Editor’s note: The following is from this week’s In the Dotte newsletter, published weekly on Tuesdays. You can sign up here to get them delivered to your inbox. Good afternoon, Wyandotte County! With just weeks remaining until World Cup matches start in Kansas City, there’s still plenty of questions lingering about wh
Family asks hit-and-run driver to come forward after 20-year-old dies
A 20-year-old man was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash on U.S. 40 Highway in Blue Springs on Sunday morning, and his family is pleading for answers.
Populations of these Jackson County cities are shrinking. What census data shows
While Kansas City continues to expand, attracting thousands of new residents, population growth and decline across the rest of Jackson County has been an extremely mixed bag over the past several years. The U.S. Census Bureau released its five-year population change data this month, tracking expansion and decay across
Nearly 600-acre rezoning to pave way for development at downtown airport
The proposed $55 million Apex Aero Center would include a 12,000-square-foot passenger terminal and room for nearly 40 aircraft. The post Nearly 600-acre rezoning to pave way for development at downtown airport appeared first on The Beacon .
Cameron member of Pagans Motorcycle Club to do federal prison time for 2022 assault
KANSAS CITY — Another former member of the Pagan’s Motorcycle Club has been sentenced for participating in an armed assault against a member of a rival club. The Western District of Missouri says John J. “Krazy Legs” Hahn, 47, of Cameron will serve 10 years in federal prison without parole for assault with a dangerous
Why it took more than 50 years to open this North Kansas City park
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