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adminBryan StalderContributor One man is dead and a second was injured in a shooting that occured Saturday afternoon in Pendleton Heights. At around 4:15 p.m., officers responded to the 300…
adminMichael BushnellPublisher A Jackson County Judge sentenced Jerron Allen Lightfoot of Tonganoxie, Kansas to 10 years in prison for the February 2023 deaths of Kansas City MO Police Officer James…
EllieAna HaleEllieAna HaleCommunity EngagementIntern & Reporter On Wednesday, April 17, 2024, officers responded to a shooting incident at the 300 block of Wabash Ave. Upon arrival, they found two victims, a…
Grime: Last spring, the Northeast Kansas City (NEKC) Chamber organized a meeting where representatives from KCMO Parks & Recreation, neighborhood leaders, disc golfers, Bike KC, and the Kessler Park Advisory…
adminThis morning just before 4:30, Kansas City MO Police officers were dispatched to th Phillips 66 station in the 4800 block of Independence Ave a reported shooting call. The victims…
adminMichael BushnellPublisher Two Kansas City men, both with gang ties to Kansas City’s East Side have been charged with a multitude of felony charges after a shooting event at Crown…
Grime: Our Alley Reclamation Project in the East-West alley between Indiana and Bales Avenues, just north of The Avenue, has produced extremely positive and ongoing results and received great feedback.…
Grime: The Mid America Regional Council (MARC) Solid Waste Management District Grant was utilized to improve a specific alleyway. The improvement plan included installing multilingual signage, wireless trail cameras, and…
adminMichael BushnellPublisher A Jackson County jury convicted 36-year-old Cleon D. White on Wednesday, January 31 for a double homicide in 2020 in Kansas City’s East Bottoms neighborhood. White was convicted…
Grime: The Independence Avenue CID’s Alley Enhancement Plan involves researching proven methods for improving alleys, and then implementing measures to make the alleys clean, green, and activated. This includes installing…
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