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Three off-duty Kansas City Police officers who were working security responded to the shooting. Mayor Quinton Lucas blamed the incident on the “easy access to guns and the total lack of safeguards in our state.”
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Following a string of mass shootings, many Kansas City residents said they’re nervous to go out in public, especially to crowded entertainment districts like Westport or Power & Light.
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The locally-owned soap company announced in April it would close its Soap Bar storefront and move into Mid Coast Modern just a couple doors down on Westport Road. It's also leaning more into wholesale through Made in KC.
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The bar has been a staple of the Westport entertainment district for decades.
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An ordinance before council would make loitering and camping on private property illegal. The proposal comes a year after encampments in Westport and outside City Hall drew attention to the challenges facing Kansas City's unhoused residents.
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The region is under a winter storm warning effective until 6 a.m. Friday. Snow has been falling steadily since early Thursday morning.
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The pandemic forced some Kansas City restaurants to close, but many are still open, serving the dishes that keep diners coming back. Here are a few of our favorites.
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The metro lost beloved bars and restaurants to the pandemic, but this year will see both new and familiar names stepping in to fill the void.
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Owner Jeff Mattucks took over Hank's Auto Repair from his father, the original Hank. Mattucks says he's going to miss serving residents of Westport: "We're the neighborhood garage, we're sorta old fashion."
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They’re getting vaccinated, even boosted, because they care about their grandparents and parents. But some young adults say the pandemic has interrupted their school, work and social life too much already and they need to get back to living their lives.
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The parents of Michael Elwood allege that the driver was negligent and too inexperienced to be driving the truck, which was responding to an emergency call.
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The vehicle theft hotspots are the city’s entertainment districts, and the number taken in Westport is “staggering,” police say.