Lake says she will “clean house” after she takes over county executive role
“I will do my best to ‘clean house’ and root out the corruption,” said Stacy Lake, who will take over as Jackson County Executive in January.
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Jackson County cancels Blue River ‘surplus’ bid request ahead of deadline
“Not everybody that’s in politics likes to admit when a mistake was made,” outgoing Sixth District Legislator Sean Smith said on Saturday. “I would say the first mistake was trusting what we were told.”
Blue River Parkway: Leaders, nonprofits, trail users decry county’s bid request
“Once we lose these public-owned lands, we can never get them back,” said Stacy Lake, who will take the helm as Jackson County Executive in January.
Blue River Road: City officials shift gears on trail conversion
Resolution 260887 declares the City Council’s intent to preserve Blue River Road as a “historic automobile roadway” and initiates a 60-day pause on the plan to convert a portion into a trail.
Byron Townsend faces Lon McDonald for 4th District seat in Jackson County Legislature
Voters in south Kansas City and Grandview will decide who will represent them in the Jackson County Legislature. The race pits Byron Townsend, a Democrat and Hickman Mills School Board Member, against Lon McDonald, a Republican and business owner from Grandview.
Anthony Ealy faces Dave Thomas for Missouri House District 36 seat
The Missouri House of Representatives District 36 race pits incumbent Democratic State Rep. Anthony Ealy against Republican Dave Thomas, formerly of IHOP.
KCPS “southern boundary” middle school to take over old Southwest campus
The redevelopment is set to break ground in June 2027 with estimated completion for the 2029-30 school year.
Two die after separate shootings in Noble and Gregory Ridge neighborhood
On Wednesday, a 50-year-old woman was found shot in a car on E. 73rd St. and declared dead. On Thursday, KCPD announced the late death of a man who was shot in the same neighborhood on July 4.
Cemetery threatened by 91st and Troost apartment project, neighbors say
“The smarter financial choice and the smarter PR choice would be to just leave this site alone,” area resident Clark Davis told the Telegraph.
South KC Flock, Genetec ALPR cameras face new restrictions
“I recognize the concerns surrounding existing and emerging technologies and their use by law enforcement,” Grandview Police Chief Richard Rogers said in a statement to the Telegraph. “That’s why Grandview Police Department regulates its use with a strong policy, enforcement of that policy and swift consequences for any violation of it.”
A decade later, verdicts reached in south KC, Indian Creek Trail murders
Fredrick Scott was found guilty on four of six counts of first-degree murder and armed criminal action.
Belton Railroad Days festival to embrace history, offer rides on old Frisco tracks
Downtown Belton will embrace the locomotive era from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19.
South KC Alliance talks voter-approved bonds, November ballot issues
Kansas City’s assistant city manager and the marketing administrator for Jackson County’s Community Backed Anti-Crime Tax (COMBAT) Commission were among speakers at Monday’s meeting of the South KC Alliance at KCPD South Patrol.
Grandview man, 28, dies from injuries after Labor Day shooting
Tajre Bass-Hill died on Monday evening following a shooting in the 8000 block of E. 88th Terrace that afternoon, according to KCPD.
‘When is it our turn?’ south KC officials say to Roy Blunt Luminary Park
South Kansas City officials criticized the city’s spending before voting “no” on the Roy Blunt Luminary Park’s first phase of construction on Thursday.