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LGBTQ community feels sanctuary city declaration pays dividends in KC more than a year later. Thousands of people gathered just off the plaza Saturday for the second day of Pride Fest. Whitey Herzog Independence home. Updated: Jun. 7, 2024 at 11:12 PM UTC. Former Kansas City Royals manager Whitey Herzog's...
WATCH: North Kansas City School District begins demolishing school
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Decades of history officially turned into memories at a Northland elementary school. Crews started demolishing Nashua Elementary School near NE Cookingham Drive and North Oak Trafficway Wednesday morning. The school is being demolished because the district is building a new Nashua Elementary School nearby. The...
This Weekend in Kansas City: June 14 to 16
No matter what your jam, this weekend there’s a festival or event for you. Enjoy a grand experience for all your senses. Kansas City’s favorite beer, food, and music festival takes place this weekend. Centered on Grand Avenue, Washington Square Park, and Crown Center, the two-day urban street festival is host to Taps & Tastes, a craft beer and food sampling experience, amazing live music with more than 70 acts, including Milky Chance, Thundercat, Hanson, and Paul Cauthen, and shopping at Makers Market. Friday hours are 4 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.; Saturday hours are 1 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Twist in tale of Kansas City’s lost-and-found alligator named Alex
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - There is a new twist in the case of a missing alligator that disappeared from a traveling petting zoo last month. Thorni Ridge Exotics Mobile Petting Zoo said someone hired the Smithton, Mo., company to visit Lakeview Middle School on the final day of school. At some point during the visit to the school in the Park Hill District an alligator named Alex disappeared.
Residents want input, concessions before backing a low-barrier homeless shelter in Northeast Kansas City
People gather near the Hope Faith Homeless Assistance Campus all day long. Some carry backpacks sagging with belongings. Others come empty-handed. Many have no interest in going inside. Instead, they hang out to chat, organize their belongings, or simply stare into space. In the blocks surrounding Hope Faith at 705...
Kansas City moving to protect LGBTQ community
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - On Thursday, Kansas City’s city council will vote on whether to strengthen penalties for hate crimes based on race, religion, disability, national origin, sexual orientation and gender identity. The timing of the vote comes during Pride Month, which has been the target of hate,...
Kansas City traffic alert: Southbound I-435 closed at Leavenworth Road in KCK
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Southbound Interstate 435 is shut down at Leavenworth Road in Kansas City, Kansas. Crews will be removing the damaged overhead sign truss. The Kansas Department of Transportation says the lanes are expected to be reopened later Thursday afternoon.
Renovation turns into rebuild at Riverside library
While the previously existing Riverside MCPL branch was supposed to be renovated, the building was falling apart. This prompted city officials to step up with an extra two million dollars to help build a new library.
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