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Wyandotte County to remove 65,000 tons of contaminated soil near Kaw Point

The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, will direct more than $7 million in its reserve waste water treatment funds in order to successfully remove 65,000 tons of contaminated soil from the Kaw Point treatment plant, commissioners unanimously decided last week. Jeff Miles, director of...
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Severe storms, rising temperatures: Climate change felt in KC area, experts say

Rising temperatures , more intense storms , and possible droughts mark the changing climate across the globe, including in both Kansas and Missouri, according to some climate experts. This week, Wednesday night storms that persisted until Thursday morning brought between 7 and 11 inches of rain to parts of the Kansas...
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Rashee Rice Hit With 30-Day Jail Sentence Over High Speed Car Crash

The Chiefs wide receiver was sentenced to five years’ probation and 30 days of jail time following a 2024 offseason driving incident.
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Teacher breaks down while resigning during livestream — she has one powerful last lesson...

When challenges are heating up and coming hard against you, everything you do in response becomes a learning lesson - either for you or others. A teacher named Amanda Coffman was heartbroken after putting up a tough fight with education laws in her district. When nothing seemed to work, she decided to stand up for...
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New Johnson County sculpture memorializes the forced removal of the Potawatomi tribe to Kansas

It’s common for Aaron Squadroni to interact with people interested in his art. But usually it’s completed work in a gallery, not an unfinished piece near a lake. Squadroni, along with Leah Yellowbird, created Fire Keepers Circle, a new public artwork commemorating the Potawatomi Trail of Death. The piece is in...
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Kansas City Faces Week‑Long Outage on T‑Mobile, AT&T & Verizon

If you’ve been unable to make calls, send texts, or process card payments around Kansas City recently, you’re not imagining it. Residents on T‑Mobile (and reportedly AT&T and Verizon) have been facing nagging outages for nearly a week, with no official explanation in sight. As reported by...
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Guy Fieri Puts This Missouri Restaurant As His All-Time Favorite

When one of the best Food Network personalities and chefs says this is the place to go in Missouri for the best food, you tend to listen. The Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives host for over twenty years has traveled all over the country to find the newest and best food dishes. And yes, he has been to several Missouri...
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NYC pawn shop owner pleads guilty to his role in burglary of homes of...

Man wanted for failure to register as sex offender taken into custody after standoff in Clinton Coun. A Missouri man wanted for failure to register as a sex offender is now behind bars after a standoff. FIRST WARN WEATHER DAY: Saturday begins prolonged heat wave. Updated: 5 hours ago. |
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Earth, Wind and Fire ‘truly still got it’: Soul icons thrill Kansas City at...

Although only two original members are still performing with the band, musical pioneers Earth, Wind, and Fire still dazzle audiences after more than 50 years of soulful melodies. Formed in 1969, EWF has seen the highest of highs, widely regarded as one of the best bands of all time. Their hits, which can be heard at...
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This Missouri mechanic stepped in to protect a customer’s car from being towed —...

While we adhere to strict editorial guidelines, partners on this page may provide us earnings. In Kansas City, Missouri, a local mechanic recently stopped a tow truck driver from hauling away a car he was actively working on at his shop by confronting the driver about allegedly violating state laws because he didn’t...

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