Month: March 2020
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Blue Springs couple rushes to delivery room after AFC Championship to deliver baby boy
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. — Original Post One Blue Springs family is celebrating the Kansas City Chiefs’ AFC Championship win and the birth of their newest child, too. The family waited to see the end of the game before rushing to the hospital to deliver their baby boy. They barely made it, but they said they…
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Kansas City teen ready to cheer on the Chiefs in the Super Bowl thanks to TeamSmile
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Original Post A Kansas City teen knew she would be going to the Super Bowl thanks to Kansas City Chiefs’ Dustin Colquitt. However, now 15-year-old Nailah Davis knows she gets to cheer on her home team. Davis has been a fan her whole life. “Since birth,” Davis said. She loves the…
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Chiefs fans rally and raise funds to bring superfan in Canada to AFC Championship
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Original Post The Chiefs Kingdom is doing its best to get one of the team’s biggest fans to the AFC Championship game on Sunday. The only catch: He lives in Canada, near Niagara Falls to be exact. Dave Chandler is known to his friends as “KDave Canada,” and he’s been a…
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71-year-old man charged in April 2019 death of Overland Park teenager
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Original Post A 71-year-old man is facing charges related to the April 2019 death of a 14-year-old girl after hitting her with his car. Sudhir S. Gandhi, of Lenexa, was charged Wednesday with reckless second-degree murder in Johnson County District Court. Just after 3 p.m. on April 4, 2019, officers responded…
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Despite pricey tickets, Chiefs fans scramble to snag a seat to AFC Championship game
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Original Post Chiefs fans are now scrambling to find tickets for Sunday’s AFC Championship game. As of 9:30 a.m. Monday, the game has sold out. Now, the only way you are going to get tickets is to buy them from someone who already has them or hit the secondary market —…
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Paola family hoping to improve Kansas mental health care in woman’s memory
PAOLA, Kan. — Original Post A Paola family is fighting for change. They lost a loved one to an accidental overdose, but they said she was trying to get help. They are hoping a proposed bill will save lives in her memory. “She had. plans. She was ready to move on,” her father, Jerry Bennett,…
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Law Enforcement Appreciation Day celebrated across the metro by veterans and rookies
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Original Post Thursday was Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, and around the metro it was celebrated in a number of ways. In the Northland, one veteran and one rookie cop celebrated in different ways, but both with full hearts. It’s something many may see as small. Sgt. Dan Justus of the North…
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Tequila KC shooting suspects now facing capital murder, multiple other charges
KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Original Post Three months since the shooting at Tequila KC, Wyandotte County prosecutors filed capital murder charges against the two suspects on Wednesday. The deadly KCK shooting happened early Oct. 6, leaving four dead and five others injured. The alleged shooters, Hugo Villanueva-Morales and Javier Alatorre, were both originally charged with…
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Chiefs Kingdom gets creative to show Kansas City spirit ahead of playoffs
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Original Post The playoffs frenzy comes calling to Kansas City. With the Chiefs taking on the Houston Texans at Arrowhead this weekend, fans aren’t limited to t-shirts and ball caps to back Patrick Mahomes and the rest of the team. At Sassy Nails in Westport you can get your spirit shellacked…
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Possible changes to Overland Park Arboretum bring concern and hope
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Original Post A vote in Overland Park is leaving some residents excited and others concerned. The city wants to expand the attraction by adding an amphitheater and hundreds of parking spaces. Some neighbors are concerned about the possible changes, and how the arboretum is being managed. Those in favor of it are…
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