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Truman Medical Centers nurse seeks to break record kayaking Mississippi River
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When Traci Lynn Martin isn’t caring for others in her role as a long-term care nurse at Truman Medical Centers University Health, she’s trying to inspire them. Her latest feat will be kayaking an estimated 2,350 miles along the length of the Mississippi River. And being in her kayak, gliding through …
BREAKING: Ames Police searching for person of interest in homicide investigation | News
ISD Staff The Ames Police Department has a named person of interest in the investigation of a body that was found Saturday evening. According to a press release, Ames Police conducted a welfare check at 7:02 p.m. Saturday at 407 S Fifth St. Officers entered the apartment and found a deceased female. The death was …
DNA technology used to ID Fort Scott sailor killed in Pearl Harbor attack
The military has just identified a missing service member from the Kansas City region, who had been missing since the attack on pearl harbor in 1941.Navy Fireman 3rd Class William L. Barnett, of Fort Scott, Kansas, was just 21 years old on that day in 1941. He was assigned to the battleship USS West Virginia …
Kansas City Star apologizes for its coverage of Black people
The Kansas City Star published a story Sunday that apologized for the way it had covered Black people. “The Kansas City Star prides itself on holding power to account. Today we hold up the mirror to ourselves to see the historic role we have played, through both action and inaction, in shaping and misshaping Kansas City’s landscape,” …
Independence schools extend Thanksgiving break
INDEPENDENCE SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENTS WOKE UP TO A PLEASANT SURPRISE FRIDAY. — Independence School District students woke up to a pleasant surprise Friday. Superintendent Dale Herl tweeted that the district will extend its Thanksgiving break by two days. It will now include the Monday and Tuesday before the holiday, making the break the whole week …
KCK Public Schools announce internet, technology help for students
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Virtual students in the Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools district are about to receive some help. The Board of Education approved a partnership Tuesday with Spectrum to provide free internet service to more than 6,000 residences served by KCK Public Schools. The service, which won’t cost families in need or better …
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly issues statewide face mask mandate
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced Monday that she will issue a statewide order requiring Kansans to wear face masks in indoor spaces.The requirement takes effect at 12:01 a.m. Friday.”Every Kansan in a public space must wear a mask,” the governor said. “This doesn’t change where you can go or what you can do. It just …
1 dead, 2 in critical condition after triple shooting at 27th and Jackson
The Kansas City Police Department is investigating a triple shooting that happened around 4 p.m. near 27th Street and Jackson Avenue.Police said when they arrived on the scene, they found a vehicle with three people inside. A man was found shot and was pronounced dead by EMS on the scene. Two women were also inside …
Health officials in Kansas report more than 4,500 recoveries
The Kansas City metro has emerged from stay-at-home orders and local leaders have started to reopen businesses after weeks of shutdown from the coronavirus. What you need to know:The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Monday the state has 10,011 cases confirmed cases of COVID-19 and there have been 217 deaths since the outbreak …
Wyandotte County health officials allow bars, nightclubs to reopen with distancing guidelines
72 TOMORROW, 76 ON SUNDAY. ROB: KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI MAYOR QUINTON LUCAS ANNOUNCED THE CITY WILL MOVE TO ITS NEXT PHASE ON SUNDAY. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? KMBC 9’S MATT EVANS EXPLAINS WHAT IS CHANGING. MATT: THAT 10-10-10 RULE WILL BE EXPIRING IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS, REPLACED BY LESS RESTRICTIVE GUIDELINES ON KANSAS CITY …
