Friday, November 6, 2026
Kansas City
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Elections ·
Two candidates were in the running to bring change to the calamity that's been the reality of the Jackson County government for more than a decade.
Elections ·
Jackson County municipalities asked voters to renew or implement a handful of new government programs and taxes. Not all of them passed.
Read at The Beacon
Around Town ·
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced Wednesday that the state and Jackson County reached a settlement in the county's property tax assessment case.
Read at KSHB 41 (NBC)
Elections ·
The city of Independence will sue the Jackson County Election Board after it declined to hold a special primary on Feb. 2, 2027, to fill a council vacancy.
Elections ·
Voters rejected all three proposed Parkville property tax increases, which aimed to fund police services, road improvements and city buildings. City leaders are evaluating next steps.
Read at KSHB 41 (NBC)
Elections ·
On Tuesday, voters rejected a ballot question that would have approved a single citywide trash hauler, reducing the number of service providers.
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Around Town ·
Evergy announced Friday that aging equipment at a south Kansas City, Missouri, electrical substation is slated for upgrades.
Read at KSHB 41 (NBC)
Business & Economy ·
The Missouri attorney general's office sent cease-and-desist letters to eight Kansas City marijuana retailers, saying they falsely claimed to be licensed dispensaries.
Read at KCTV5 (CBS)
DevelopingPublic Safety ·
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said a Kansas City, Missouri, police officer was involved in a shooting Wednesday evening near East 11th Street and Troost Avenue.
Read at KSHB 41 (NBC)
Housing & Homelessness ·
Kansas City, Missouri, launched a Fight the Blight website to address vacant, boarded-up and neglected properties. The effort aims to improve neighborhoods.
Read at KSHB 41 (NBC)
Public Safety ·
A man has been charged in connection with a shooting at Hidden Valley Park in Kansas City.
Read at KCTV5 (CBS)
Elections ·
Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas said a run for Missouri governor or U.S. Senate in 2028 could be in the cards.
Read at KSHB 41 (NBC)
City Hall ·
Indian Mound residents held an hour-long walk along residential streets and to Budd Park to share concerns with a city councilman.
Read at Northeast News
Public Safety ·
One person suffered critical gunshot wounds in a shooting Thursday night in east Kansas City, Missouri.
Read at KSHB 41 (NBC)
DevelopingPublic Safety ·
The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department is investigating a death after a body was located near Brush Creek.
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Public Safety ·
A Kansas City man was sentenced after a high-speed chase that began in Clay County and ended in Jackson County, officials said.
Read at KCTV5 (CBS)
Public Safety ·
An Independence, Missouri, woman was sentenced for cyberstalking and terrorizing a teen in Kansas, according to FOX4 WDAF.
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Business & Economy ·
Daisy Garcia Montoya Education Reporter Community members and partners gathered at Guadalupe Centers (1015 Avenida Cesar E.
Read at Northeast News
Business & Economy ·
Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice filed for bankruptcy, claiming $3.5 million in debts, most tied to civil litigation over a high-speed crash in Texas.
Read at KSHB 41 (NBC)
Business & Economy ·
With a fryer full of business experience already bubbling behind the counter, 25-year-old Ali Modder is expanding his family’s restaurant business — scaling from South Kansas City, across to the state line, to…
Read at Startland News
Around Town ·
Months after the World Cup ended, some changes it brought to Kansas City, including investments and infrastructure improvements, are still in place while others have disappeared, KCUR reports.
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Sports ·
Brandon Martin, UMKC director of athletics, said the home opener at Municipal Auditorium brings new rosters and new energy. The city plans facility upgrades.
Read at KCTV5 (CBS)
Culture & Events ·
The Crown Center Ice Terrace opens its 54th season Friday with free skating from 6 to 9 a.m., according to KSHB 41.
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Culture & Events ·
Royals catcher Carter Jensen, a Park Hill High School graduate, is set to flip the switch on Country Club Plaza's holiday lights at the annual Plaza Lighting Ceremony.
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Culture & Events ·
The Pitch profiles Fric & Frac, a West 39th Street restaurant that has been open for 50 years, where regulars gather for a long-running pool tournament.
Read at The Pitch
Culture & Events ·
Northeast communities and organizations offered children and parents a variety of Halloween activities on Saturday, in addition to the annual collecting of candy.
Read at Northeast News
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