From left to right: State Rep. Kemp Strickler (District 34), Alana Young Henry (Executive Director, Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council), State Rep. Emily Weber (District 24), Dr. Marvia Jones (Kansas City Health Department Director), Brien Darby (Executive Director, Cultivate KC), Jennifer Meyer (…
By Rachel Mipro
The Kansas Reflector
TOPEKA — A Wichita man with severe developmental delays and mental health issues faces 21 months in jail after he threatened to kill President Joe Biden.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Kansas announced the…
By Bram Sable-Smith and Peggy Lowe
May 8, 2024--James Lemons, 39, wants the bullet removed from his thigh so he can go back to work.
Sarai Holguin, a 71-year-old woman originally from Mexico, has accepted the bullet lodged near her knee as her “compa” — a close friend.
Mireya Nelson, 15, was hit…
The Washington Informer
May 9, 2024—In the wake of a recent survey revealing startling apprehensions among American voters regarding the possibility of a second civil war, experts in history and political science offer sobering insights into the nation’s current trajectory.
Dr. Ashley Robertson…
The few voters who turned out Tuesday to decide on a $420 million bond issue that if passed, would have paved the way for opening five new schools, an aquatic center and a library branch—rejected the proposal. Now school board and District officials have said they will go back to the drawing board…
KCMO City Hall this week canceled some of its municipal services, one of its City Council committee meetings and later promptly canceled the regular Council meeting scheduled for today (Thursday) after the City Hall reported some computer outages earlier this week. Reportedly, the FBI is looking…
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Jackson County Executive Frank White, Jr. late Wednesday issued a statement to the media in response to a news report earlier on Wednesday when Jackson County Legislator Manny Abarca suggested in a television news interview that a possible alternative to the 3/8 cents stadiums tax extension…
Allows more time for members and public to review items prior to final Council action, earlier publication of Council docket
The City Council has changed its standing committee meeting schedule. Effective Tuesday, May 7, 2024, the City Council’s regular committees—Finance, Governance, and Public…
Topeka, Kan. -The 70th Anniversary Brown Coalition announces a special theatrical event commemorating the historic 70th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision. The public is invited to witness an unforgettable evening of art and history at 7 p.m. on May 17 in White Concert…
The clock is ticking on TikTok’s existence in the United States.
President Joe Biden signed a bill Wednesday approving the ban of the popular social media app in the U.S. unless its China-based owners sell the company, adding significant pressure on the platform to find a new owner.
The…
U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Sam Graves (R-MO) this week wrote Attorney General Garland and Director Colette Peters of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, urging both to keep convicted felon Robert Courtney in prison.
“Robert Courtney’s violent crimes were heinous,” the members…
Stacy M. Brown
The Washington Informer
May 9, 2024—In the wake of a recent survey revealing startling…
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The few voters who turned out Tuesday to decide on a $420 million bond issue that if passed, would…
K.c. Globe Staff
KCMO City Hall this week canceled some of its municipal services, one of its City Council committee…
News Staff
From left to right: State Rep. Kemp Strickler (District 34), Alana Young Henry (Executive Director, Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council), State Rep. Emily Weber (District 24), Dr. Marvia Jones (Kansas City Health Department Director), Brien Darby (Executive Director, Cultivate KC), Jennifer Meyer (Executive Director, Kansas City Community Gardens), State Rep. Yolanda Young (District 22), Councilwoman Melissa Patterson Hazley (3rd District at Large), County Legislator Manuel Abarca IV (1st District), State Rep. Patty Lewis (District 25), State Rep.…
