The Unified Government Board of Commissioners spent most of a five-hour meeting Wednesday, Jun. 24, walking through a six-year list of capital needs that far outstrips what the government can pay for, a sobering preview of the budget fight ahead. Before that workshop, commissioners approved a 15-lot subdivision near an […]
The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department helped its KCMO counterpart identify the suspect in a deadly string of shootings this week, a man who already has an outstanding warrant in Wyandotte County. They’re asking for the public’s help in finding him, though they stress that he is dangerous and should […]
The funnel cakes were waiting, but Raytown, Mo., Police Chief Robert Kuehl told a crowd of young KCK football players Saturday morning that he had spent four decades learning one lesson. He wanted to pass it along before they ran off to the funnel cake line. “Simple and easy are […]
Kansas City, Kansas police put out a public notice ahead of Argentina’s first open practice, warning that the session was for media only and putting to rest a rumor that fans could attend. The advisory set the tone for a tightly guarded Wednesday, Jun. 3, at Sporting Kansas City’s training […]
What does peace mean? Asked at the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department’s 5th annual Peace Walk Saturday morning, a judge, a chief, a major, a county commissioner, and a pastor found a different meaning in the word. The walk began at 5th and Washington Boulevard at 11 a.m. and ended […]
From the Kansas City, Kan. Police Department: Over the next four weeks, Wyandotte County first responders will be conducting emergency response trainings in the 1500 block of Village West Pkwy. in preparation for events related to FIFA World Cup. These are advance training exercises, and should not be confused with […]
Mayor Watson casts tie-breaking vote, calling decision “the hill I choose to die on” The Unified Government Board of Commissioners voted 6-5 Thursday night to lift a decades-old requirement that most government employees live within Wyandotte County — a polarizing decision that split the board down the middle and required […]
In a poignant ceremony filled with tears and smiles, Banneker Elementary School dedicated a memorial plaque Wednesday honoring KCK police officer Hunter Simoncic, who was killed in the line of duty on Aug. 26, 2025. The plaque, presented by KCKPD Chief Karl Oakman to school principal Amirah Pughsley, will hang […]
A Kansas City, Kansas man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred early Saturday morning in the 700 block of North 11th Street. Kevin Calamaco-Morales, 22, was charged by the Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office with felony first-degree murder and criminal discharge of […]
The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department hosted its third annual Halloween costume giveaway Tuesday evening at the Gateway Plaza housing development, an event that has become a symbol of the dramatic turnaround in community safety at the downtown complex. The Halloween party offered more than 175 costumes to children living […]