Deadly Sunday: 3 more killed in Kansas City gun violence
KANSAS CITY—Law enforcement are investigating a series of homicides on a deadly Sunday evening in Kansas City, Missouri. just before 6:30pm officers were dispatched to 110th Terrace and Greenwood on a sound of gunshots call. While officers were on the way to the call it was updated to a shooting call. On arrival officers were advised by people at the scene that...
Kansas City barbecue lives up to the hype — and then some
Last week, when I wrote about the Negro Leagues museum, I mentioned the barbecue. Now let me tell you more. Why it matters: Kansas City has been, well, talking greasy for years. Opening a barbecue museum? That's confidence flirting with arrogance. The big picture: Barbecue is regional identity on a...
Cancer survivors take runway with Chiefs, Royals stars at charity fashion show
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Cancer survivors walked the runway Friday night in a fashion show that brought together models, Kansas City sports stars and emotional moments of support. The Bra Couture show has raised more than $6-million over its 16-years. “There is something when you walk out and you’ll...
Willett stops in St. Joseph during Congressional campaign
ST. JOSEPH, Mo (KQTV) -- Current Kansas City, Missouri, city councilman Nathan Willett stopped in St. Joseph Sunday evening to talk to voters during his campaign for U.S. House, Missouri District 6 Primary Race. 'Dialogue with Willett' saw supporters and campaign workers filling the party room at the Hi-Ho Bar...
Apathy is costing us our democracy, in Kansas and the U.S. Participation is the...
Municipal officials from Overland Park, Leawood and Johnson County gathered on a cold Friday morning recently, dedicating new signage framing an ugly past. A Johnson County resident had discovered an “N-word” Creek on old maps and reached out to them. For the historically uninitiated, Johnson County offered an early stage for the nation’s unfolding Civil […]
Local boutiques step up to help displaced vendors after The Painted Tree closes.
Local boutiques are stepping up to provide retail space for small business vendors displaced by the sudden nationwide closure of The Painted Tree.
Kansas City Crews Battle Vacant Home Fire for Nearly Two Hours
Firefighters Extinguish Blaze at Empty Kansas City Home After Long Effort I’ve seen a pattern with these local fire stories. […] This article originally appeared on BuildLikeNew.com — visit us for more home security guides.
Federal lawsuit says Kansas City Kansas Housing Authority extorted food benefits from tenants
A federal lawsuit filed against the Kansas City Kansas Housing Authority alleges that a mother was forced to hand over her food benefits so she could get public housing. Andrea Randle, a Kansas City, Kansas, resident and mother to three boys, filed the civil lawsuit late last year, saying housing authority employees illegally used the federal benefits for themselves. The suit says the authority’s...
Missouri’s Emanuel Cleaver is running for reelection. Where, though, is uncertain
WASHINGTON — Emanuel Cleaver isn’t a stranger to a standard reelection run. Someone with his level of time spent in office might even call it a speed-walk. He’s been elected 11 times to the U.S. House of Representatives and two times as mayor of Kansas City — the first African American to hold that post. […]
Police found sawed off shotgun during Kansas City robbery arrest
KANSAS CITY – A Kansas City man was sentenced in federal court last week for illegally possessing a sawed off, Winchester 12-gauge shotgun. Christopher W. Abrams, 52, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Brian C. Wimes, to fifty-four months in prison without parole for being a felon in possession of a firearm and for possession of an unregistered firearm, according to the...
