Kansas City, Missouri
During Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s meeting in Kansas City today, the governor will meet with city leaders to discuss violent crime in the area, a meeting taking place at the police department’s East Patrol headquarters. Parson’s office has only said…
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Two of Kansas City’s most popular annual events, the Brookside Art Annual and the Plaza Art Fair, were officially canceled Monday, a decision made as a result of the coronavirus, according to a Monday news release from the Brookside Business…
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On Thursday, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported 708 cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 30,422 since the start of the outbreak. Kansas City in similar fashion showed a jump today, this time in new…
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Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) Board of Directors has adopted Connected KC 2050 as the new metropolitan transportation plan for the Kansas City region, according to a Thursday news release from MARC. Connected KC 2050 now serves as a blueprint for…
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A postponement of the original date for the event has turned into a cancelation after a decision from the Friends of the Zoo Board of Directors announced it will be canceling Jazzoo 2020. Weeks prior, the organization announced it would…
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Leaders of Kansas City met virtually with officials at FIFA, the soccer’s world governing body, on Thursday. Kansas City gave a presentation to officials in the hopes of making Kansas City one of 10 U.S. host cities for the 2026…
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New case numbers creeping upward once again, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas made an official announcement Friday morning that the city’s standing mask policy, originally set to expire this weekend, has been extended. First issued by Lucas on June 27,…
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A name change is in the near future for the Sprint Center, as well as a change in color. On Thursday T-Mobile revealed details for the T-Mobile Center, known currently as the Sprint Center. “I couldn’t be prouder to announce…
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A continued increase in crime and overall violence has gained national attention as the White House announced Wednesday plans to send federal agents into Kansas City. The intervention is an attempt to address growing levels of violence in the city,…
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As work continues along Troost Avenue, three historic buildings being renovated - Michelson, Shankman and Tycor - will be restored as office and retail space and a proposed museum of regional Native American culture, according to CityScene KC. Called the…
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