Mission underway to repair an icon
People next month will look up in the sky and see not a bird, not a plane, but an enormous helicopter hauling what appears to be a hair curler that weighs 17,000 pounds.
May 8, weather permitting, is when the eastern most of the four sky station ...
Mayor pushes the city in speech and song
Mayor Sly James delivered his State of the City speech in Midtown today and closed it with a surprise shot of panache.
The city advocate struck a new chord at the Uptown Theater when he closed by singing “Going Back to Kansas City” with ...
Pepper spray of Trump protestors draws protest
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The city council committee got an earful Wednesday from people angry about the police pepper spraying protestors at a recent Donald Trump rally.
The matter became an issue this month after video spread of police spraying a man they arrested.
Four ...
Renew the earnings tax or be less safe, officials warn
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said the earnings tax is vital to law enforcement.
Kansas City public safety leaders on Monday warned of widespread service cutbacks unless the earnings tax is renewed.
The 1-percent tax first approved ...
Fake income nets tax returns: Woman sentenced for role in widespread fraud
A federal judge in Kansas City on Thursday sentenced a Kansas City woman for her role in an elaborate tax return fraud.
Lashan Brown, 41, was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison and ordered to pay $120,172 in restitution.
She pleaded ...
Council postpones discussion of Trump rally pepper spray
Police Chief Darryl Forte will soon appear before city council committees to explain how police control crowds, council members said yesterday.
The matter has become an issue since video spread of police spraying a man in the eyes with pepper ...
Build new single terminal airport, airlines say
Lou Salomon before the council committee.
Major renovations of two of the three KCI terminals would cost more and not fix many problems that would be solved by a new single terminal airport, the airlines consultant said again today.
Lou Salomon, ...
Health department cautions travelers on Zika virus
Courtesy CDC/ Cynthia Goldsmith [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsThe Kansas City Health Department is joining others in the region to warn travelers on ways to prevent infection with the Zika virus.
“This is an evolving situation,” ...
Flag revolt: More utility work means more little flags fly far too long
Prosperity is one thing but people are flat tired of little flags that line easements long after work is completed.
The city council planning and zoning committee this week advanced a law that would specify that utility companies, contractors, ...
City Council throws a first pitch in building nation’s 7th Urban Youth Academy
Kansas City this week moved toward creating a youth academy intended to help children and help revive the urban core.
The city council on Thursday approved more than $2 million in funding for the Urban Youth Academy to be at Parade Park in the ...
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