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South KC gets early start on America 250 celebration– Your guide to events

By Martin City Telegraph / June 25, 2026
City Business Local News

Heritage at Grandview apartments plan unveiled

By Tony Madden / June 25, 2026
Local News

Tanner’s in Red Bridge Shopping Center will close on June 28

By Martin City Telegraph / June 23, 2026
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History

America’s first female sheriff Minnie Mae Talbott and the killer who changed history

By Martin City Telegraph / June 11, 2026
History

Among the Wyandot: Hiram Northrup, merchant and banker of both Kansas Cities

By Martin City Telegraph / May 31, 2026
Investigation ongoing after 9 injured in shooting at 79th and Troost Saturday morning
Local News

Investigation ongoing after 9 injured in shooting at 79th and Troost Saturday morning

By Martin City Telegraph / June 7, 2026

“This was not near a World Cup venue or base camp,” KCPD public information officer Alayna Gonzalez told the Telegraph in an email Sunday evening.

Something new and refreshing is happening at Ward Parkway Center
Arts & Entertainment/Business/Dining

Something new and refreshing is happening at Ward Parkway Center

By Martin City Telegraph / June 6, 2026

“This was an opportunity to fix things that needed to be done, bring my experience in and reimagine what this place could be.” 

Family argument turns deadly
Local News

Family argument turns deadly

By Martin City Telegraph / June 5, 2026

Police are not currently seeking any further persons of interest.

UPDATE:  Man reported last seen near Oakwood and Bannister is found
Local News

UPDATE: Man reported last seen near Oakwood and Bannister is found

By Martin City Telegraph / June 2, 2026

If located, contact the Kansas City Missouri Police Department Missing Persons
Unit at (816) 234-5043 or call 911.

As Community Assistance Council expands into larger facility, it seeks community support and tenants
City Business/Community/Spiritual

As Community Assistance Council expands into larger facility, it seeks community support and tenants

By Martin City Telegraph / June 2, 2026

“We are calling ourselves the epoxy, the in-between for those who are on a waiting list at Swope or don’t have the means.”

Among the Wyandot: Hiram Northrup, merchant and banker of both Kansas Cities
History

Among the Wyandot: Hiram Northrup, merchant and banker of both Kansas Cities

By Martin City Telegraph / May 31, 2026

“His biography is so intimately associated with the growth and development of Kansas City and the territory west of it that it has become part of the history of the great southwest.”

Belton to honor famed prohibitionist this weekend at third annual Carry Nation Days
Arts & Entertainment/Local News

Belton to honor famed prohibitionist this weekend at third annual Carry Nation Days

By Martin City Telegraph / May 29, 2026

Drones, food trucks, vendors and a beer garden will come together on Belton’s Main Street on Friday and Saturday to honor the axe-wielding prohibitionist and feminist with ties to Kansas City history.

Main Street Theater in Belton presents Nana’s Naughty Knickers
Arts & Entertainment

Main Street Theater in Belton presents Nana’s Naughty Knickers

By Martin City Telegraph / May 29, 2026

A sweet grandma is running an illegal boutique from her apartment, selling handmade naughty knickers to every senior citizen in the five-borough area.

Thanks to Pearl Jam and a Substack post, guitar lessons come free at Art House 
Arts & Entertainment/Education

Thanks to Pearl Jam and a Substack post, guitar lessons come free at Art House 

By Martin City Telegraph / May 28, 2026

“A kid whose family can’t afford lessons still gets lessons.”

Obituary: James Beckner, a locally renowned Civil War expert, passes
Obituary

Obituary: James Beckner, a locally renowned Civil War expert, passes

By Martin City Telegraph / May 28, 2026

Visitation and service will be held on Saturday May 30th at the Cullen Funeral Home in Raymore.

Pickup truck crash and rollover closes 71 Hwy for two hours
Local News

Pickup truck crash and rollover closes 71 Hwy for two hours

By Martin City Telegraph / May 27, 2026

Four lanes of southbound 71 Highway were closed to traffic for approximately two and a half hours.

Grandview has a new police chief
City Business

Grandview has a new police chief

By Martin City Telegraph / May 27, 2026

“He genuinely cares about you, about Grandview.”

Vehicle slams into concrete pillar at I-435 and I-470
Local News

Vehicle slams into concrete pillar at I-435 and I-470

By Martin City Telegraph / May 27, 2026

The driver showed signs of impairment, and the passenger is listed in critical condition.

Man shot and killed at apartments near Blue Ridge and Bannister
Local News

Man shot and killed at apartments near Blue Ridge and Bannister

By Martin City Telegraph / May 27, 2026

If anyone was in this area of the apartment and heard or saw anything or has any information, call 816-234-5043 or the TIPS Hotline anonymously at 816-474-TIPS.

$13 million in federal funds to bolster Grandview developments, other efforts across KC metro
Local News

$13 million in federal funds to bolster Grandview developments, other efforts across KC metro

By Martin City Telegraph / May 26, 2026

The $13 million in regional safety, transportation and improvement project funding comes just two weeks before 2026 FIFA World Cup festivities begin, bringing thousands of visitors to the Kansas City metro.

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