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Jackson County Executive Frank White

Jackson County Executive Frank White

Frank White Jr. Will Face Recall Vote in Sept. 30 Special Election

Jackson County Judge Rules MondayAugust 4, 2025--Voters will have the chance to recall Jackson County Executive Frank White Jr. in a special election on September 30.In a Monday morning ruling, a Jackson County judge scheduled the recall vote for next month, after the county election board said the...

Wyandotte County Voters to Decide in Aug. 5 Primary

Wyandotte County voters will head to the polls on Aug. 5 for the first round of primary elections for the Unified Government’s chief governing body. Half of the county’s Board of Commissioners, plus the mayor, are up for election this year.
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II

Rep. Cleaver Responds to ‘Political Maneuver’ to Redistrict Missouri

The Trump administration is reportedly applying pressure on Missouri Republicans “to redraw the congressional map in Missouri that could give the GOP seven of Missouri’s eight seats in Congress,” according to a story that was published last Friday, July 25 in the Missouri Independent.If The White...
KCMO Mayor Quinton Lucas (center) with graduates of the 2025 DoorDash Accelerator for Locas Businesses in Kansas City.

KCMO Mayor Quinton Lucas (center) with graduates of the 2025 DoorDash Accelerator for Locas Businesses in Kansas City.

10 Graduate from KC’s 2025 Accelerator Program

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas, DoorDash, and a cohort of ten local entrepreneurs gathered at Wah Gwan to celebrate the successful completion of the 2025 DoorDash Accelerator for Local Businesses in Kansas City.Running a small business is challenging: 18% of small businesses fail within their...
Wyandotte County Deputy Sheriff Elijah Ming

Wyandotte County Deputy Sheriff Elijah Ming

KCK Man Charged with Capital Murder in Fatal Shooting of Sheriff’s Deputy

July 29, 2025--A 38-year-old man accused of killing a Wyandotte County sheriff’s deputy faces the possibility of the death penalty after he was charged with capital murder Tuesday.Shawn Harris, who lived in Kansas City, Kansas, was also charged with criminal possession of a weapon by a felon.Harris...
This photo shows trash and debris amid murky water in Brush Creek, east of Troost, the site of today’s faith leaders’ march and rally. Submitted photo

This photo shows trash and debris amid murky water in Brush Creek, east of Troost, the site of today’s faith leaders’ march and rally. Submitted photo

Local Faith, Community Leaders Fed Up with Negligence on City’s East Side

Holding March, Rally Today at Brush Creek July 24, 2025—One hundred local faith leaders and others are expected to gather today (Thursday) at 12:30 p.m. for a rally and march from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park in Kansas City, Mo. to Brush Creek and Troost.
U.S. President Barack Obama in the Oval Office on 6 December 2012. (Wikimedia Commons Photo by Official White House Photographer Pete Souza)

U.S. President Barack Obama in the Oval Office on 6 December 2012. (Wikimedia Commons Photo by Official White House Photographer Pete Souza)

Obama Responds to Trump’s ‘Treason’ Claims

July 22, 2025—Following is a statement from Patrick Rodenbush, a spokesperson for President Obama relating to President Donald Trump’s recent treason claims.“Out of respect for the office of the presidency, our office does not normally dignify the constant nonsense and misinformation flowing out of...