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adminSuzanne KingThe Kansas City Beacon Reporter Almost four years after Kansas City became the first major American city to completely abandon bus fares, the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority may…
adminMichael BushnellReporter It was standing room only at the Kansas City PAL (Police Athletic League) facility at 18th and White Avenues on Thursday night for the 11th Annual PAL Holiday…
adminSunday evening around 7:45 pm, KCPD officers were called to the 3500 block of Roberts on the call of a shooting. While officers were en route to that call, an…
adminFor the second time in a little over thirty days, Kansas City, MO Firefighters responded to a home on a fatal carbon monoxide call. Just before 7am Saturday, crews entered…
adminFriday evening just before 7pm, Kansas City, MO Police Officers responded to the area of St. John and White on a shooting call. Upon arrival they were flagged down to…
adminMichael BushnellReporter This Christmas Day, some dedicated volunteers are making sure senior citizens who don’t have family in the area aren’t forgotten on Christmas, sponsored by a retired Kansas City,…
adminMichael BushnellReporter The city’s Public Works Department continued the installation of the new advanced warning curtain system near the low clearance railroad bridge on Independence Avenue despite concerns expressed by…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor On December 5, 1873, the Kansas City School Board decreed the development of a public library for officers, teachers, and students in the district. The first collection available…
adminHuge shout out to the Pendleton Heights Neighborhood Association on a stellar, holiday Homes Tour this past Saturday. Over 500 tickets were pre-sold on Saturday morning and by the end…
adminFriday evening at about 9:20 Kansas City, MO Polie Officers were called to the area of Independence Aveue and Cleveland on a shooting call. Upon arrival, officers located two victims,…
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