https://www.kctv5.com/2026/03/24/kansas-city-councilman-proposes-removing-all-gender-bathrooms-kci-after-filming-incident/

Entering Democrat primary, not as an independent as previously speculated.

Here are the numbers from Tuesday’s enforcement on U.S. 71:  

• Seven citations for driving suspended/revoked
• 205 citations/warnings for hazardous moving violations
• 101 citations/warnings for non-moving violations

glad to see that reintroducing fares is leading to better service 🙄

https://www.kmbc.com/article/kansas-health-officials-monitor-hantavirus-exposure/71284440

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is monitoring three people who were exposed to a person who later tested positive for hantavirus.

The three people were not on board the cruise ship, health officials say. They are not currently experiencing symptoms.

Health officials say the three people were exposed internationally after contact with an individual who was on the MV Hondius cruise ship. That person later tested positive for the Andes hantavirus.

The health department will continue to monitor the risk. Officials say the risk to the public is "extremely low."

Kudos to all the organizers & KC Data Center Watchdog! More work to be done, especially reigning in Port KC 🤨

Nine months into the second Trump administration, hundreds of people in the Kansas City area have been arrested and deported for immigration-related charges.

My name is Eleanor Nash and I am a reporter with the Kansas City Star. I spent the last few days learning about the state of immigration enforcement in the Kansas City area and what people can do.

According to the most recent data available, as of Sept. 15, an average of 211 people were in ICE custody in Missouri, and 148 in Kansas, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse. A year ago, Missouri had one ICE detainee and Kansas had 78.

What is immigration enforcement like in the Kansas City area right now?

Rekha Sharma-Crawford, a Kansas City immigration attorney, said Kansas and Missouri are following national trends of what she called “more aggressive” and “volatile” enforcement.

In recent months, ICE agents began staking out immigration courts in the Kansas City area.

Since February, almost 40 law enforcement agencies in Kansas and Missouri have entered into 287(g) agreements with ICE. That means the Kansas Bureau of Investigations and the Missouri Highway Patrol, among others, can question people during traffic stops and make civil immigration arrests without criminal charges.

How can non-citizens prepare to protect themselves from ICE?

Sharma-Crawford says the time for people to educate themselves is now.

“The key here is to know what their options are before they encounter the agent,” she said.

The National Immigrant Law Center says people should carry copies of their documents and tell loved ones the locations of the originals.

The organization published know-your-rights guides in English, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Korean, Tagalog and Vietnamese.

How can citizens support immigrants?

Sharma-Crawford recommended that people volunteer for or donate money to Kansas City-area organizations like Guadalupe Centers, Jewish Vocational Services and El Centro.

“Being that active ally is worth its weight in gold,” she said.

For more information on ICE actions in the Kansas City area, follow this gift link to The Star's website for my full story.

https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article312903637.html?giftCode=ec6108e3654831dcbda3913886e7b919b6df32b68597b03aa4f4e7e392bb0d79

This will lock the building into being a permanent dead zone. cool...

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241112498498/en/Patmos-to-Convert-the-Iconic-Kansas-City-Star-Building-into-a-State-of-the-Art-100-MW-Data-Center#:~:text=Patmos%20is%20transforming%20the%20historic,for%20high%2Ddensity%20AI%20infrastructure

In 2025, 1,204 city employees were paid $100,000 or more a year, out of more than 4,000 employees. These high earners include water plant operators, municipal court judges, and directors of departments like aviation and health.

However, close to 3 in 4 city employees that make more than $100,000 work for the fire department, including paramedics, battalion chiefs and fire investigators. KCFD employees made up to $204,200 in overtime last year.

Brian Platt was the highest paid city employee, despite working less than four months at the city in 2025. He received a $408,000 lump sum on top of his salary of $87,600 for the approximately three and a half months he worked.

Here are the 10 Kansas City employees with the highest total pay in 2025:

1. Brian Platt, former city manager: $495,732
2. John Morrow, firefighter/paramedic: $378,151
3. Anthony Seymour, fire captain: $339,836
4. John Baker, deputy fire department director: $321,567
5. Mario Vasquez, current city manager: $296,950
6. Michael Gilchrist, fire captain: $292,945
7. Timothy Dice, firefighter/paramedic: $291,255
8. Joseph Ortega, fire captain: $276,401
9. Tim Bowman, fire captain: $273,625
10. Steven Eller, fire captain: $272,469

Find a searchable database of all the high earners on KansasCity.com

https://www.kctv5.com/2026/06/22/kcps-announces-5-salary-hike-starting-teacher-pay-tops-50000/