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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 proposal that voters rejected in April would be to put a proposal on the ballot again in November for The Kansas City Chiefs.

Metropolitan Community College will host a ceremonial groundbreaking at 1 p.m. Friday, April 26, to celebrate the imminent construction of the MCC-Maple Woods Agriculture Annex. The event will be held on the campus at 2601 N.E. Barry Road, Kansas City.

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.

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.

Mrs. Verona M. Hughes, 76 of Shawnee, Kan. passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Services will be held Friday April 26, 2024 at 11a.m. at Watkins Heritage Chapel, 4000 Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd Kansas City, Mo. Visitation is at 10 am. Interment in Highland Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan. For more information, contact Watkins Heritage Chapel at 816-861-3030.

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has announced a multifaceted strategy to bolster law enforcement and communitybased initiatives to combat violent crime in America. Speaking at a conference for federal grantees in Chicago, Garland highlighted the need to double down on recent progress and stem the tide of violence gripping many American cities.