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‘This is not a leap — this is the next step,’ said longtime pastor Darron Edwards.

“Thank you for honoring the Ghanaian community with this proclamation,” said Dr. Cobina Lartson, who leads Ghanaians in Greater Kansas City. “It means to us that whenever we are celebrating our independence, we remember that we have friends celebrating with us. And that is Kansas City.”

Family is worried about Benjamin’s mental health.

A high-end luxury used car dealership is on the way to Martin City while The Running Well Store and Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers are on the way out.

The Traffic Calming Program will be implemented city wide.

The improvements are possible through a $4.25 million federal grant from the National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership.

A black Ford F150 was travelling northbound on the exit ramp at a high rate of speed.

The budget proposal garnered comments from the public and from the Sunrise Movement KC.

After 12 years in Grandview, Rodrequez will serve as Superintendent at Putnam City Public Schools in Oklahoma.

Globally, beekeepers and feral bee populations are facing problems. The foremost issue is bee colony loss caused primarily by varroa mites. Missouri and Kansas beekeepers who participated in the annual Apiary Inspectors of America survey reported nearly 50% colony loss between 2024 and 2025. The total percentage of colony loss across the United States was even higher: 55%.

The property is awaiting plans to move forward on a 362-unit affordable housing apartment complex.

Dixon Land, the FBI Kansas City Field Office’s public affairs specialist, declined to confirm or deny the existence of an investigation into Parks-Shaw, who is also city councilwoman for Kansas City’s 5th District.

“Our job is to help the kids know the right way and the safe way to do things so they don’t get themselves hurt or in trouble,” Center School District Superintendent Troy Hogg said.

Candice Richie died months before she was to her undergraduate degree in political science from MU and go on to graduate school, her stepfather said.