From a Kansas City, Kan. press release: “The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department announced today that the suspect in the November 30th shooting death of 17-year-old, Nicholas Brooks, has now been charged in Wyandotte County. Officers with the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department took the suspect, Sean Lyle Marshall, 8-23-1982, a resident […]
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Santa and doughnuts Saturday morning
Parks and Recreation will be hosting a festive morning for families with “Donuts with Santa” on Dec. 14th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Memorial Hall. There will be fun activities for all ages, including inflatables, face painting, holiday crafts, and delicious doughnuts with hot chocolate. Children can also […]
Fielder pleads guilty in 2018 shooting of deputies
Antoine Fielder, who shot and killed Wyandotte County sheriff’s deputies Patrick Rohrer and Theresa King as he was being transferred to the jail from the court annex building, has now pled guilty in the June 2018 slayings. Fielder, set to go on trial in February, was facing the death penalty […]
Beatrice Lee Community Center to close for upgrades
Beatrice Lee Community Center will be temporarily closed from December 14th through January 3rd for essential HVAC repairs and window replacements…[Read more]
Shooting suspect surrenders after standoff
Per a press release from the Kansas City, Kan. police department, one person was taken into custody after barricading himself for over two hours in a house near McGrew Grove and Quindaro Blvd. Around 6:30 p.m. KCKPD’s Special Operations Unit was in the area serving a warrant in the Nov. […]
Mayor Garner to Provide State of the Government Address on Dec. 10th
On Tuesday, December 10, 2024, Mayor/ CEO Tyrone A. Garner will deliver the 2024 State of the Government address at Memorial Hall (600 N. 7th Trfy, KCK) from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM. Hosted by the KCK Rotary Club, this year’s event will be held in the main arena of Memorial […]
Metropolitan exit from I-635 to close Dec. 4
Drivers relieved by the recent completion of the work on the I-635 and Metropolitan Avenue interchange will have to endure just a bit more inconvenience when the northbound exit closes again for sewer repairs on Dec. 4. The closure is expected to be a lot shorter this time, with work […]
Temporary layoffs for EV retooling at GM Fairfax
Following GM’s announcement in May this year that it will halt production of the Chevrolet Malibu at the end of 2024, the company has formally notified the state that it will lay off nearly 1,700 workers from the longtime mainstay of the KCK economy. The layoffs are expected to be […]
Mayor’s Christmas tree will light up downtown starting Friday
Kansas City, Kan. Mayor Tyrone Garner, along with the Unified Government and Downtown Shareholders, will host the annual mayor’s Christmas tree lighting ceremony this Friday, Nov. 15 in front of Memorial Hall in downtown KCK. Music, along with food trucks and other vendors will start at 4:00 p.m. and the […]
UG Names Kay Sharp Community Development Director
The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas (UG) is pleased to announce the naming of Kay Sharp as Director of Community Development. Most recently, Sharp served as the Interim Director for the Department of Community Development where she helped administer Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development […]