Month: March 2020
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‘Powerful’: Fans enjoy historic viewpoint of Chiefs championship parade at WWI Memorial
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Original Post By Wednesday night, the sea of red outside Union Station had dispersed. Everyone went off to enjoy the rest of their evening around the city. But earlier, many were at the overlook of Liberty Memorial for a one-of-a-kind view of the Kansas City Chiefs parade celebrating their first […]
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Metro families enjoy an unseasonably sunny Christmas day
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Original Post Many said it was a Christmas miracle with temperatures outside reaching nearly seventy degrees. “I was like, oh my gosh, this can’t be real,” Amber Block said. The warm weather meant a nice day outside for lots of people in the metro with their families leaving many to think […]
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Outgoing KC mayor and incoming mayor react to recent spike in crime
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Original Post Outgoing Kansas City Mayor Sly James is reacting after learning 335 people have been shot in Kansas City, Missouri so far in 2019. That is more than 40 this time last year. The majority of those victims survived but we’re still on track to outpace 2017 homicides, which was […]
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Park University students learn about government through Trump impeachment hearings
PARKVILLE, Mo. — Original Post Impeachment hearings resume for the House Intelligence Committee on Friday, and that’s giving students at Park University a real lesson in government. President Donald Trump isn’t watching the impeachment hearings he describes as a witch hunt and a hoax. However, students in Associate Professor Matt Harris’ Introduction to Government class […]
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Kids in the metro learn about the spirit of Hanukkah through holiday activities
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Original Post While many families around the metro are getting ready to celebrate Christmas, Jewish families are already lighting the lights for the third night of Hanukkah. Children at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City learned more about the holiday Tuesday and what it means to them. “It means […]
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Armed suspect in custody after being shot by police in downtown KC
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Original Post An armed suspect is in custody after being shot by police when they attempted to drive their vehicle at officers in downtown Kansas City. Officers were reported to be near Grand Slam Convenience at 6th and McGee just before 2 p.m. as part of an ongoing narcotics investigation. Officers […]
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Driver for nonprofit killed, another injured in head-on collision on Raytown Road
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Original Post A head-on collision killed two people and injures two others Thursday morning. Police said a Chrysler Pacifica veered into the oncoming lane and hit a transport passenger van for people with disabilities. It happened around 8 a.m. on Raytown Road near Interstate 470. The van driver was sent to […]
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KC man charged with attacking another man in Arrowhead parking lot after Sunday’s game
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Original Post A 42-year-old Kansas City man is behind bars after allegedly beating another man in the parking lot of Arrowhead Stadium Sunday after the Chiefs win over the Houston Texans. Prosecutors charged Jonathan Brown with second-degree assault Monday. According to the probable cause statement, a white Ford van and white […]
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NKC High School student says she was beaten on campus because of her sexual orientation
NORTH KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Original Post A 15-year-old girl says she was assaulted on campus because she’s gay. Police said it happened at North Kansas City High School. The girl’s mother, Victoria Johnson, said not only was her daughter assaulted, but the school isn’t doing enough to address it. Laci Johnson told FOX4 she […]