Three years ago, Jennette Gonzalez rescued a stray dog that had been left for dead amid the trash and debris in a bin at a Camden Point gas station.
When Kansas City police responded to a call Thursday about a possible bobcat prowling the Northland, officers soon realized they were dealing with something more exotic.
Mayor Mark Funkhouser said Friday that he could support a property tax increase to help Union Station and other museums in the city.
A power struggle within Wyandotte County’s Democratic Party leadership has led to dueling restraining orders and confusion over who is in charge.
Authorities on Friday put out a national missing-person report on a Bates County, Mo., man who hasn’t reported to work or contacted family members for several days.
Penn Valley Park and Liberty Memorial will receive more than $5.6 million for improvements, made possible by tax-increment financing and construction of the Federal Reserve Bank’s new building next door.
Three men pleaded guilty Friday in Independence to felony charges stemming from a September 2006 vandalism spree at the site of a new Bass Pro Shops store.
WASHINGTON | With the recent election of President-elect Barack Obama, Eleanor Holmes Norton, the delegate for the District of Columbia, predicts that the passage of the D.C. Voting Rights Act will occur sometime next year.
BALLROOM DANCE LESSONS: KC Swing, Cha-Cha, Waltz, Tango, Salsa and Polka. No partner required. Wednesdays 7:30-9 p.m, American Legion Dwight Cowles Post 370, 7500 W. 75th, Overland Park. $5 per person. (913-432-4012)
The proposed 2009 budget for Platte County calls for a $5.7 million decrease from the previous year.
The Belton Vision Team, a citizens group formed to help plan the city’s growth and development, will meet Dec. 4 to receive updates from committees.
CROWN CENTER ICE TERRACE: 10 a.m.-11 p.m. $6, or free for those over 60 or under 5. Skate rental $3. www.crowncenter.com (816-274-8111)
Citizens who have something to say about who will replace a retiring Johnson County district judge can speak at a meeting next month.
Parkville officials plan to narrow their search for a new police chief to a short list of candidates in the next few weeks.
LOVE’S OUTREACH COMMUNITY FOOD DISTRIBUTION: Free food for families in need. No qualifying. Free and open to the public. 9-10:30 a.m. Nov. 22, Outreach Center (OC), 136 S. First, Pleasant Hill. (816-246-7625)
Two years ago, the Clay County highway department switched to a 10-hour, four-day workweek to save on fuel costs.
A proposed smoking ban in Parkville is moving closer to a vote by the Board of Aldermen. The ordinance that would prohibit tobacco smoking in all public places — including restaurants, bars and stores — could be decided at one of next month’s board meetings, said Mayor Gerry Richardson.
Parkville residents troubled at night by loud train horns will have a chance to make some noise of their own about the possible solutions.
Pleasant Valley voters were split on separate measures on the Nov. 4 ballot. Voters renewed a sales tax to support the storm water system. And they rejected an effort to enforce a franchise fee on all businesses located within the city.
Imogene Conner wonders why it’s taking so long to replace a fire hydrant that was knocked over in May.
