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As beloved Kansas City restaurant closes, customers say goodbye to their ‘family from the...

On a frigid Friday afternoon, La Fonda El Taquito is buzzing with customers. Every table inside the Mexican restaurant is filled, and groups awaiting a seat chat by the bar and small stage, margaritas in hand. “For those who haven't experienced it, it's sometimes hard for them to understand what...
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Unified Government committee votes to advance residency requirement discussion

Commissioners on the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/KCK Administration and Human Services Committee voted to advance the residency requirement discussion to the full commission.
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Don’t waste Kansas City’s warmest day. Colder weather, maybe snow returns soon

Don’t waste what’s likely to be the warmest day of the week, because colder temperatures and a chance for snow will return to the Kansas City area after Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. Kansas City will finally see a brief warm-up on Wednesday, with temperatures e xpected to reach 33 degrees ....
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JoCo deputy fatally shot stabbing suspect at Panasonic plant last month. Details about incident...

Details remain minimal more than a month after a Johnson County Sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a stabbing suspect at the Panasonic EV battery plant in De Soto. Here’s what we know so far about the incident and the status of the investigation. Someone was allegedly stabbed, and...
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Court doc details attorney’s reasoning for immunity hearing in Lawrence shooting

The motion says Daitron Daniels Strickland returned fire toward a wall next to The Hawk's front door after he was "scared by multiple gunshots in close proximity to him."
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Kansas City considers ban on small liquor bottles and beer in high-crime areas

Some Kansas City officials want to ban the sale of single-serve small liquor bottles and beer in certain high-crime areas of the city.
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KC-area restaurant, once a James Beard Award semifinalist, has closed

Story — a Prairie Village restaurant with James Beard Award acclaim — has closed. The American restaurant at 3931 W. 69th Terrace in the Shops of Prairie Village is saying goodbye, according to its website . “Thank you for 15 wonderful years!” the banner reads. Its social media pages have been wiped. Neither owners...
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Charges filed in Parkville snow plow shooting

A man has been charged in Platte County with multiple offenses relating to a road rage shooting in Parkville. Thomas Christopher Williams II, 32, is accused of one count of assault in the first degree, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon, three counts of armed criminal action, and one count of unlawful possession...
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Georgia trucker charged with firing gunshot at another motorist Jan. 22 on Johnson County...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A truck driver from Georgia is charged with firing a gunshot Jan. 22 at another motorist near the Interstate 435 and U.S. 69 Highway interchange in Overland Park. Terry Dreon Rhines, 35, faces a felony aggravated assault - use of a deadly weapon charge in...
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From Lawrence to KC: 4 arrested in metro-wide retailer scam worth thousands

LAWRENCE, Kan. (KCTV) - Four men are behind bars after an elaborate retail scam netted more than $6,000 in cash across the Kansas City metro. The Lawrence, Kansas, Police Department says the suspects were arrested Tuesday night, Jan. 27, after a traffic stop on I-70 near Bonner Springs around 10:30 p.m.

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