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Kansas City Passes Ban on 'Gas Station Drugs'

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Thursday, February 12, 2026

KANSAS CITY, Mo./February 12, 2026 — Mayor Quinton Lucas and the Kansas City Council today passed a new ordinance banning the sale of synthetic kratom products and restricting how natural kratom can be sold in Kansas City.

Rep. Cleaver’s Statement on Platform Ventures’ Decision Not to Sell South Kansas City Warehouse for Proposed ICE Detention Facility

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Thursday, February 12, 2026

Kansas City, Mo./February 12, 2026-- Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement after Platform Ventures announced they will not sell their south Kansas City warehouse for the purpose of a mega Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center.

The 41st Annual Cotillion Scholarship Program Announced

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The 41st Annual Cotillion Scholarship Program Announced

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Thursday, February 5, 2026

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AI-generated image of journalists Georgia Fort and Don Lemon (NNPA)

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Don Lemon Made the Headlines, but Georgia Fort’s Arrest Shows No Journalist Is Safe

Stacy M. Brown,

Thursday, February 5, 2026

Black Press USA Senior National CorrespondentFamed journalist Don Lemon may draw the headlines, but Emmy-winning independent reporter Georgia Fort and Trahem Jenn Crews and Jamael Lydell Lundy were also taken into custody as federal agents moved against four Black journalists whose only apparent...

Dr. Anna Stubblefield

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KCKPS Superintendent Receives National Award

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Thursday, February 5, 2026

The Education Research & Development Institute ( ERDI) announces that Dr. Anna Stubblefield, Superintendent of Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools, is the 2026 recipient of the ERDI Resilient Leader Award.FULL STORY ON PAGE A6

Prosecutor Johnson Announces Charges in Restaurant Shooting that Killed One, Injured Another

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Prosecutor Johnson Announces Charges in Restaurant Shooting that Killed One, Injured Another

Melesa Johnson

Thursday, February 5, 2026

Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson on Monday announced multiple felony charges against a Kansas City man in connection with a shooting that killed one and injured another at a fast-food restaurant over the weekend.Joseph H.

Congressman Cleaver Secures More than $15 Million for Public Safety, Infrastructure, and Economic Development Initiatives in MO-05 Through Appropriations Packages

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Thursday, February 5, 2026

(Washington, D.C.) February 5, 2026--Today, U.S.

Mayor Lucas Joins Coalition of U.S Mayors

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Mayor Lucas Joins Coalition of U.S Mayors

Quinton Lucas

Friday, January 30, 2026

Challenging Unconstitutional Immigration Enforcement OperationMayor Quinton Lucas on Monday joined dozens of mayors and local government leaders from across the United States in filing an amicus brief in federal district court in Minneapolis, supporting the State of Minnesota and the cities of...

(Porgy and Bess photos by Karli Cadel for Houston Grand Opera)

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Lyric Presents The Gershwins’® Porgy and Bess

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Friday, January 30, 2026

Presented for the first time in Lyric Opera history, Porgy and Bess is the quintessential American opera. The source of some of the twentieth century’s most beloved songs—including Summertime— this jazzy Gershwin score is unforgettable.

Rep. Cleaver’s Statement on Supporting Impeachment of Secretary Noem

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Rep. Cleaver’s Statement on Supporting Impeachment of Secretary Noem

Emanuel Cleaver, Ii

Friday, January 30, 2026

This week, U. S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement after cosponsoring H.Res. 996 to initiate the impeachment of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

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