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Troopers Arrest Platte City Man on Felony & Driving Pair Monday Night in Platte County
Troopers report the arrest of a Platte City man on a felony and two driving charges Monday night in Platte County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the arrest of 53-year-old Merloren V. Butts around 6:45 Monday evening on preliminary charges of felony failure to register as a sex offender, driving while revoked, and not wearing a seat belt.
Missouri won't let Kansas City be a 'sanctuary city,' but the mayor is welcoming more immigrants
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas has essentially invited immigrants to come and fill the local labor pool. He’s offering officials in New York and Denver help from the crush of immigrants in those cities and welcoming foreign workers to Kansas City. That quickly sparked accusations that Lucas appeared bent...
Former Leavenworth inmate describes conditions during lockdown, calls for changes
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — Craig Hoffman is not asking for sympathy. But he says what happened at the Leavenworth U.S. penitentiary over the past couple of months is not right. “We're also being subjected to these, like, non-human conditions,” he said. Hoffman was recently released after spending nearly six...
Brad Sweet Sweeps Heartland of America Showdown at Lakeside
KANSAS CITY, KS – A race fan couldn’t ask for much more than what Saturday’s finale of Shane Stewart’s Heartland of America Showdown delivered at Kansas City’s Lakeside Speedway. With the nation’s best Sprint Car drivers going toe-to-toe for $50,000 – the highest payday of...
Kyle Larson competing for $50K in High Limit Racing series at Lakeside Speedway
This weekend in Kansas City, Kyle Larson is a busy man. He’s bouncing between the NASCAR track and the dirt track in his sprint car. Lakeside Speedway is host to the High Limit Racing series and there is big money up for grabs. The $50,000 grand prize for winning...
How a Kansas City nonprofit works with high school students to reduce food waste and food insecurity
The Kansas City region generates almost 300,000 pounds of food waste a year. Numbers like those shocked Tamara Weber. So she started her nonprofit, Pete's Garden, a food rescue service. Pete's Garden recovers food from restaurants and caterers that would otherwise go unused, packages it and gives it to families in need.
Joe’s Blog: More rain chances into Tuesday (FRI-5/3)
Tomorrow, May 4th, is the 21-year anniversary of the May 4th tornado in Kansas City, Kansas, and into the Gladstone-Liberty area in 2003. I still remember that date vividly as I was on the air covering something so devastating, and knowing that bad things were happening in some of our communities.
Late Kansas City accountant to be honored as first female CPA in Kansas
EMPORIA, Kan. (KCTV) - The Kansas Business Hall of Fame is set to induct the first female CPA in Kansas following her passing, along with a Wichita couple, for their business endeavors. The Kansas Business Hall of Fame recently announced its 2024 Contemporary and Historical inductees - Gene and Yolanda...
Kansas Turnpike CEO: K-TAG beneficial to all when KTA goes cashless
In the early 1950s, toll roads became a way for developers to build large superhighways that predated the current interstate road system. Ground was broken on the Kansas Turnpike on the final day of 1954, and the highway was completed 22 months later. Since 1956, drivers have had to stop and pay tolls on the road. That will no longer be the case as of July 1 when the Kansas Turnpike Authority (KTA) moves to a cashless system. KTA CEO Steve Hewitt joined the company nearly 10 years ago with plans to make improvements.
Construction projects to close Smithville roadways
SMITHVILLE — Two construction projects in Smithville will be closing roadways starting Monday, May 6. First, the Bridge Street waterline replacement project will require road closures starting Monday. The city's contractor plans to install new waterlines along North Bridge Street. Anticipated road closures will impact North Bridge Street from First Street to the Little Platte River, with an estimated duration of approximately three weeks. At night, the contractor will open the southbound lane of North Bridge Street.
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