Northeast gets first dibs on city’s new revolving loan fund
By Leslie Collins Northeast News June 8, 2011 For several years, community leaders in Historic Northeast have discussed implementing a Community Improvement District (CID) along Independence Avenue. Now with the…
Shuttered KCMSD school set on fire
By Leslie Collins Northeast News June 8, 2011 One of Kansas City Missouri School District’s shuttered schools was set on fire May 28, causing $250,000 in damages. Kansas City Fire…
KCPD picks Northeast for foot patrolling project
By Leslie Collins Northeast News June 8, 2011 When the Kansas City Missouri Board of Police Commissioners announced it would implement foot patrolling in four crime-ridden areas, Northeast crossed its…
Celebrando la familia
More than 300 people attended Mattie Rhodes’ Dia de la Familia (Day of the Family) event June 2. The event featured a farmer’s market, Cuban salsa band, clown, inflatable jump…
Got graffiti? Indian Mound ready to help remove it
By Leslie Collins Northeast News June 8, 2011 Graffiti can be an art form, but in Northeast, it’s mostly the careless scrawls of area gangs. Whether painted on a commercial…
Northeast’s Most Wanted
East Patrol Division This person is sought by the Kansas City, Mo. Police Department and is presumed to be in our area. Call 911 or the TIPS hotline at…
A Dark Night on the River
By Kenneth L. Kieser June 8, 2011 Some nights are darker than others, especially on any river bank. Take away the moonlight and you have a very spooky place. The…
Gov. Nixon orders flags to half-staff statewide to honor fallen law enforcement officer
Northeast News June 7, 2011 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – To honor Master Patrolman Jefferson “Jeff” Taylor, 31, of the Riverside Police Department, Gov. Jay Nixon has ordered that both the…
UPDATE: KCPD Bomb & Arson disables pipe bomb
Northeast News June 7, 2011 Kansas City Police Department officers responded to the Northeast Athletic Complex, 6200 St. John Ave., at approximately 7:43 a.m. today in regard to a possible…