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Grassroots surge and school funding concerns flip Missouri Senate District 8 after two decades of GOP control

BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. (KCTV) - Voters and organizers in Missouri Senate District 8 described frustration, grassroots organizing, and concern about public education in conversations with KCTV5 after Democrat Keri Ingle won a seat that had not been held by a Democrat in two decades. Missouri Senate District 8 covers parts...

Missouri · 3d
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Jackson County Seeks Offers For Rare Blue River Glades, Says It's Not Sold Yet

Jackson County is weighing what to do with Blue River Glades, a publicly owned natural area just south of Swope Park. The county’s request for offers has raised concern among environmentalists, rock climbers and hikers that land long used for recreation and conservation could end up in private hands.

Jackson County, MO · 2d
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Former Jackson County, Missouri homeowners who sold after the 2023 reassessment must file by Dec. 3 to share in an estimated $250 million property-tax settlement

Homeowners who sold, moved out of the county or inherited a Jackson County, Missouri, house have until Dec. 3, 2026, to file a claim in the property-tax class action over the 2023 reassessment. Current owners get credits on their tax bills automatically. Former owners get nothing unless they file. The lawyer who sued the county […]

Jackson County, MO · 2d

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Independence adds free, anonymous health supply vending machine

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Free health and harm-reduction supplies are now available around the clock at a vending machine in Independence, giving residents access to items including COVID-19 and HIV tests, fentanyl test strips and needle dissolve boxes. The Bluebox is located outside Centerstone on East Bundschu Road. The machine...

Independence, MO · 1d
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Million-Dollar Homes Are Changing This Missouri Neighborhood, And Longtime Residents Worry They Can’t Afford To Stay

Brand-new homes with skyline views are listing for around a million dollars on hills where families once bought houses for a small fraction of that. That jump is hard to wrap your head around. The neighborhood sits on bluffs just west of downtown. Colorful murals cover walls, and Mexican bakeries...

Kansas City, MO · 10d

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Missouri 2025 congressional map fails, Republican senator says it doomed his campaign

Missouri voters shot down Proposition A that would have made the 2025 congressional district map permanent.

Missouri · 3d

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Blue River Parkway: Leaders, nonprofits, trail users decry county’s bid request

Stacy Lake, the next Jackson County Executive, was among officials and nonprofit leaders who spoke out against a recent request for bids by the county at an event in the Blue River Glades on Saturday. The RFP has local nonprofits and conservation enthusiasts alarmed that Jackson County wants to sell a high-traffic, protected area along the Blue River.

Jackson County, MO · 20h

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Old Courthouse Squares Across Missouri Still Have These 6 Diners Serving Plate Lunches

Missouri still has plenty of towns where the courthouse sits in the middle of everything and lunch happens right across the street. These old squares were built for court days, farm errands, and Saturday shopping, and a few of them still feed people the same way they always have. You...

Missouri · 3d

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Independence to present plan to ease business licensing, add small-business help Monday

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (KCTV) - City of Independence staff will present a set of recommendations Monday to make it easier to open, operate and grow a business, including changes to licensing, city codes and economic development policy. None of the recommendations has been approved. The presentation, titled “Proposed Business Development Actions,”...

Independence, MO · 2d

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Independence to pursue legal action over special primary election tied to recalled councilmember

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (KCTV) - The Independence City Council voted this week to authorize legal action in an attempt to fill the city’s First District City Council vacancy. The move by Independence leaders comes after the Jackson County Election Board decided to decline to conduct a special primary election on Feb. 2, 2027.

Independence, MO · 2d

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Guns to Gardens: upcoming metro event offers safe firearm disposal

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Community members in Kansas City can safely and anonymously dispose of unwanted firearms this weekend. Guns to Gardens Kansas City is hosting a firearm disposal event on Saturday, November 7, at the First Presbyterian Church in Independence, Missouri, from 1 to 3 p.m. Pastor Phil...

Kansas City, MO · 2d

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Fast-food chain has closed two Johnson County restaurants. More remain open

Arby’s has shut down two of its restaurants in Johnson County, leaving a suburb with just one location remaining. Two Arby’s restaurants in Olathe have closed: 13790 S. Black Bob Road and 18615 W. 151st St. Signs direct customers to the remaining Olathe spot: 18060 W. 119th St. Arby’s has yanked the addresses of both closed locations from its website. The Star contacted Arby’s parent company, Inspire Brands, for comment. The company did not respond Wednesday. Flynn Group, a popular franchisee with dozens of Kansas locations, also did not respond. There does not appear to be any other affected locations. Managers at several different Johnson County locations said they had not been alerted of a closure. About 14 Arby’s locations remain in the metro. Spots in Johnson County include: 15021 Metcalf Ave. in Overland Park, 9525 Santa Fe Drive in Overland Park and 11445 W. 63rd St. in Shawnee. No national closings have been reported this month, but late last year, Arby’s quietly closed dozens of locations after sales dropped by more than 6%, according to reporting from TheStreet. Arby’s has been serving roast-beef sandwiches, curly fries and shakes since its inception in 1964.

Johnson County, KS · 4d

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See the progress for first Buc-ee’s in Kansas City, Kansas

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The first Kansas Buc-ee’s Travel Center continues to take shape as it’s been just over one year since the initial groundbreaking. Over the past couple of days, the Cleveland Construction company shared updates on Facebook to show what has been done in the last 12 months.

Wyandotte County, KS · 2d

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This Hole-In-The-Wall Restaurant In Missouri Is Worth The Drive From Anywhere In The State

Some restaurants earn their reputation through marketing budgets and Instagram filters, and then there’s LC’s Bar-B-Q in Kansas City, Missouri, which earns its reputation the old-fashioned way: through smoke, patience, and meat so good it makes you question every life choice that kept you away this long. If...

Kansas City, MO · 1d

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473 Workers in Kansas City Face Layoffs. Here's the Good News

473 Kansas City, Missouri workers learned they will be jobless starting in early February, but there's good news, too.

Kansas City, MO · 2d

The Kansas City Star

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Firm ‘boundaries' and security upgrades: What's next for Adam Hamilton's church?

After reflecting on daylight saving time, All Saints’ Day and a church coat drive, the Rev. Adam Hamilton turned in his Oct. 30 weekly newsletter to the fact that he was about to stand for election to the U.S. Senate. “I’ve been able to pursue a path that I felt personally and spiritually compelled to pursue, and I’ve been able to share about my faith and our church’s ministry across Kansas and around our nation,” Hamilton wrote in the message to his congregation. The day after Hamilton defeated incumbent Roger Marshall to become the first Kansas Democrat elected to the Senate since the Great Depression, Church of the Resurrection published a post-election FAQ explaining what will and won’t change between the senior pastor and the more than 24,000 active members of the church he founded in 1990. “While congregants may hold differing opinions about the political outcome, we know that Adam will lead with integrity and wisdom in the Senate chambers,” the church release said. It notes that Hamilton will stay on as senior pastor but that his employment status will “shift from full-time to quarter-time.” Hamilton is expected to preach an estimated 12 to 18 weekends per year, including

Kansas City, MO · 3d

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Lenexa meeting gets heated as councilmember calls for censure of colleagues over open meetings violation

The Lenexa City Council meeting on Tuesday devolved into finger-pointing as two councilmembers went back and forth in a heated exchange over a ruling that several councilmembers broke Kansas’ open meetings law. From the dais on Tuesday, Councilmember Bill Nicks accused four other councilmembers of “secretly involving” him in...

Lenexa, KS · 3d

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Kansas City woman faces up to 15 years after pleading guilty to federal gun violation

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Kansas City, Missouri, woman pleaded guilty in federal court to possessing a gun as a convicted felon, prosecutors said. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri announced on Thursday, Nov. 5, that Courtney L. Jones, 48, entered the guilty plea before U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough.

Kansas City, MO · 3d

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Kansas City Sinkhole Near Wyoming Street Traces Back to 2004 Gas Line Work

A sinkhole tore open near Wyoming Street in Kansas City, Missouri, on Tuesday, leaving a roughly three-foot-deep hole in the roadway and exposing a gas pipe beneath the surface. The hole appeared fast, according to a neighbor who said she had been inside for about 45 minutes before running a quick errand and finding it upon her return.

Kansas City, MO · 3d