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Repair Café hosts free repair event in Overland Park
Repair Café, an organization that offers repair services, is collaborating with local nonprofit Re.Use.Full Saturday morning to help people across the Kansas City metro get their household items repaired for free
Prison for deadly Kansas crash while fleeing police
JOHNSON COUNTY —A Kansas City area man is going to prison for a deadly Kansas crash. Last week, Judge Christiina Gyllenborg sentenced 24-year-old Uconn Comemann of Grain Valley to 25-years in prison for a fatal crash while he was fleeing police, according to the Johnson County District Attorney's office.
CEO of reStart Plans to Renovate Hotel into Homeless Center
The non-profit organization, reStart, is in the process of repurposing a La Quinta hotel in Lenexa, KS into a homeless center. reStart assists individuals at risk of and experiencing homelessness through prevention, straight outreach, and by providing temporary and permanent housing. reStart also provides clinical and unemployment services to unhoused individuals with their goal being to provide an exit from homelessness. reStart CEO, Stephanie Boyer, believes Johnson County has been making strides to help the unhoused in the community.
Kansas City student lunch debt has only gotten worse in the years after a free meal program ended
Students in the Kansas City area have racked up thousands of dollars in school lunch debt since universal free lunch ended two years ago. During the pandemic, the federal government issued waivers that allowed all school districts to offer free meals to all students. Congress let the program expire in fall 2022.
Victim in critical condition after shooting near 13th Street and Paseo in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City, Missouri Police Department is investigating a shooting near 13th Street and Paseo. Police say the victim was taken to a hospital with critical injuries. At approximately 8:15 p.m. on Sunday, officers were called to the scene of what was initially believed to...
Shooting behind KCK fire station leaves one dead, three in custody
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - One man has died as the result of a shooting in a Kansas City, Kansas, park after he was found behind a fire station over the weekend. The Wyandotte County, Kansas, Sheriff’s Office says that just after 6:25 p.m. on Sunday, July 21, emergency crews were called to Kansas City’s Klamm Park at 2515 N. 27th St. with reports of a shooting.
This Week: UNK Football Heads to MIAA Media Day
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Press release courtesy of UNK Athletics:. MIAA head coaches and student-athletes will travel to Kansas City, Missouri on Tuesday, July 23 for the 2024 MIAA Football Media Day, presented by Seigfreid Bingham. The 2024 MIAA football season officially kicks off on July 23 at the...
Low Grain Prices Continue Pressure on Farm Income
As farmers across the U.S. are on track to harvest some of their biggest corn and soybean crops ever, the Federal Reserve says the ongoing decline in commodity prices is putting farm income in questionable territory. “Regional Fed banks in Chicago and Minneapolis say the farm income outlook had weakened...
Travis Kelce Sparks Fan Frenzy With New Look at Chiefs’ Training Camp
Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce has had one heck of an offseason. He has spent much of his downtime jet-setting with his new bae, Taylor Swift. Swift is currently wrapping up the international leg of her critically acclaimed Eras Tour. And Travis has been in full support of his lady.
Fans flock to St. Joseph to see Chiefs during first public training camp session
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph saw hundreds of Chiefs fans flock to its fields Sunday for the team's first day of training camp open to the public. There were a fair amount of first-timers, proving Chiefs Kingdom continues to grow. One family brought...
Missouri uses money, laws to push evidence-based reading instruction
If you drop into an elementary reading lesson, you might see kids learning about the long U sound, building their vocabulary or practicing how to read aloud without sounding like robots. And if you visit Kansas City Public Schools this fall, you should see all students in the same grade...
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