Kansas City
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas cheers Supreme Court’s tariffs ruling. It doesn’t go well for himKansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas took to X Friday to herald President Trump’s tariffs loss at the Supreme Court as a case… Read More
Kansas City
Suspect in Kansas City nightclub murders charged previously in state, federal courtsA man arrested in the shooting deaths of two women and the wounding of two others at a Kansas City nightclub early Sunday has faced both state and federal criminal… Read More
Kansas City
Olathe voters erupt over anti-ICE social media post tied to school district as it seeks millions in bond electionVoter fury descended this week on the Olathe, Kansas school district during a major school bond election after an anti-ICE social media post allegedly tied to the wife of… Read More
Kansas City, Local Government
Kansas City mayor’s new budget promises wage increase for officers, inclusivity for those ‘fleeing bigotry’The Kansas City mayor introduced an increased budget for the coming year in his annual State of the City Address last week. … Read More
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Arson at Kansas City warehouse once proposed as ICE detention center earns global headlinesA woman was caught on video Thursday setting fire to a Kansas City warehouse once meant to be an ICE detention center, making… Read More
ICE, Kansas City
Kansas City Mayor seems to allude to the Holocaust while opposing proposed ICE facilityKansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas seemed to allude to the Holocaust on national television Wednesday in his attack on a proposed ICE detention facility in the city. Lucas… Read More
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Wyandotte County may join Kansas City in trying to block ICE detention facilityWyandotte County, Kansas has rolled out the red carpet for illegal immigrants in recent years, and now may throw up bureaucratic barbed wire to keep ICE out. Four years after… Read More
Kansas City
Jackson County’s ordinance that would force ICE agents to unmask ‘dangerous, stupid, illegal’A proposed Jackson County ordinance would keep ICE agents and other law enforcement officers from wearing masks while on duty in the Missouri county. Ordinance… Read More
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Report: Kansas no longer seeking move by Kansas City RoyalsThe state of Kansas is no longer interested in luring the Kansas City Royals away from Missouri, a Topeka television station is reporting. Kansas House Speaker… Read More
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Sales tax proposal by Johnson County Commission illegal, judge rulesJohnson County commissioners’ plan to seek public approval for an extension of a public safety sales tax next March is flatly illegal, a judge has ruled. Read More
Kansas City
Humbug? KC’s City Hall bans Christmas symbols, allows Kwanzaa, ‘winter greenery’National backlash has followed the Kansas City manager’s decision to ban Christmas symbols from City Hall. “To ensure City Hall remains a welcoming space for everyone… Read More
Kansas City
Releases of felony suspects from Wyandotte County Jail draw media attention, attorney’s concernAt least one other Kansas City media outlet is reporting on what is essentially a revolving door at the Wyandotte County Jail, after previous reports from The Heartlander. Read More
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Sparse crowd greets Kansas City Mayor’s Commission on Reparations, while law may preclude race-based payoutsTurnout at Kansas City’s first race reparations “community conversation” Saturday was modest enough that one of the approximately 30 participants suggested forgoing the scheduled breakout sessions. “We need to do… Read More
Kansas City
Report: Kansas City Chiefs seeking proposals for domed stadium in KansasThe Kansas City Chiefs have asked architects for proposals on a new domed 65,000-seat stadium on the Kansas side of the metro, radio host Pete Mundo reported Friday. Read More
Kansas City
‘Harassment’ unabated at Missouri school for student heading Turning Point USA chapter, family saysA Missouri high school student reports a debilitating “persistent pattern of harassment” and hostility toward him – including a cryptic late-night email from a teacher – that has yet to… Read More
Kansas City
Kansas teacher fired for helping special needs student through meltdown(The Sentinel) – Earlier this month a Kansas City-area Kindergarten teacher with more than 25 years of experience was fired for “violating policy 3522,” the district’s… Read More
Kansas City
DA wants Wyandotte County’s jurors, but not its judges, in case of white jailer accused in black inmate’s deathWyandotte County’s top prosecutor is banking on local jurors to convict a white jailer in this summer’s accidental death of a black inmate – but doesn’t trust the… Read More
Kansas City
Sources: KBI thinks no wrongdoing in Wyandotte County Jail inmate death, and body cam video confirms itThe Kansas Bureau of Investigation doesn’t think a crime was committed in the high-profile death of a black Wyandotte County Jail inmate this summer, and bodycam footage bears that out,… Read More
Kansas City
Gardner Edgerton School Board candidate vows to stay in the race despite filing in one district, moving to another(The Sentinel) — Business owner and USD 231 School Board candidate Keith Davenport finds himself in a unique position just weeks before voters go to the polls. He’s a candidate… Read More
Kansas City
Kansas City-area school email reveals hidden truth of boy-in-girls’-locker-room claimA newly obtained email shows a biological male was indeed allowed in the girls’ locker room at a Kansas City-area high school, vindicating a parent who was… Read More