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. […]
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 […]
Roger Golubski, a longtime resident of Edwardsville, was found dead at his home on Monday, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 71. He was set to go on trial in Topeka on six federal charges related to the abuse of two KCK women over the course of several […]
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 […]
In the early 1900s, Kansas City, Kansas fire chief John McNary had a problem. The city’s population was increasing and expanding westward, and his department was struggling to meet the growing demands on his firefighters and equipment. After the chief presented his request several times in vain to the city […]
The Unified Government commissions will meet tonight for the regularly scheduled November meeting. The agenda includes several proclamations, including First Baptist Day on Nov. 17th, celebrating the historic church founded at 5th and Nebraska in 1859, and Fire Station 11 Day on Nov. 23 as the old firehouse on State […]
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 […]
The Kansas City Current came up just short in the team’s bid to make the NWSL championship game, losing 3-2 in the semifinal game at Orlando’s Inter & Co Stadium. Kansas City got on the board first in the 34th minute on a goal from Debinha, set up at the […]
Hundreds crowded into the plaza in front of Memorial Hall for the mayor’s Christmas tree lighting ceremony Friday evening, presented by KCK Mayor Tyrone Garner, the Unified Government, and the Downtown Shareholders community group. Musicians and dancers performed on the main stage on 7th Street, and families promenaded through the […]
The Kansas City Symphony performed Thursday evening at Wyandotte High School in a benefit concert for the school’s orchestra. Orchestra students also got to watch a rehearsal and ask questions and meet with the professional musicians. The concert raised money for the Wyandotte orchestra to attend a competition in Chicago […]
