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Kansas City residents get another free trash and hazardous waste drop off event on Saturday
Call it Christmas in July. The City is offering another free trash and hazardous waste drop off for Kansas City residents on the heels of two previous drops offs in June and May. The 5th District Drop-Off Event is scheduled for Saturday, July 27, from 8 am to noon. Residents...
Clay County’s child-support warranty amnesty program offers reset for offenders
For the eighth straight year, the Clay County Prosecutor’s Office will conduct its child-support warrant amnesty program, which works with parents who have the most unpaid child-support issues.
Kansas City hiring maintenance workers at job fair on Aug. 17
10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 17, at the Stadium North Maintenance Facility, 9101 E. 40th Terrace, Kansas City, MO 64133. At this event, MoDOT KC will be hiring for maintenance workers. You can complete your application ahead of time at modot.org/careers. If you are unable to attend...
Home at the center of the Battle of Westport has many tales to tell
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Just on the east side of Ward Parkway on 55th Street sits a home steeped in history. You might call it a mansion. Many others its size sit nearby, but it was one of the first. “Picture Loose Park as a working ranch with oxen,...
100,000 pieces in 3 days: USPS audit finds myriad of problems causing Kansas City mail delays
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An audit from the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General shed some light on the widespread mail delays experienced by thousands in the Kansas City area. A new report detailing the audit found that nearly 100,000 pieces of mail were delayed in just...
See Walt Disney’s Humble Beginnings in Kansas City, Missouri
America loves heroes, but the truth is that no one is completely heroic or a villain. Everyone is a combination of good, bad and otherwise. I would imagine that's true of Walt Disney, too, who had humble beginnings in the Kansas City, Missouri area before he became a worldwide phenomenon in the motion picture and entertainment industry.
‘They’re mocking the system.’ Latino community responds to campaign ad targeting illegal immigrants
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Latino community members in Kansas City say they are feeling othered by a recent campaign ad targeting illegal immigrants. “No more taxpayer handouts for illegals period. Nada. Zilch. Zero” is one of the first lines Senator Bill Eigel expressed in his campaign video for Missouri Governor released on Tuesday.
Jackson County Prosecutor Candidates Make Their Cases
Not surprisingly, the candidates for Jackson County prosecutor promise what many voters want to hear. They vow to prosecute more crimes than the current prosecutor, Jean Peters Baker, especially nonviolent, lower-level property crimes and drug cases. “I don’t have the luxury of being soft on crime,” said candidate Melesa Johnson...
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