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The shooting took place early Thursday afternoon in eastern Independence. One suspect is in custody.
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Jackson County voters will see a question in the April 2 election asking to repeal and replace a sales tax, which would help pay for a new Royals ballpark. Here is a guide to the stadium ballot measure, including whether the Royals needs taxpayer dollars and who would own it.
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People who want to see the vote to extend a Jackson County sales tax to fund a downtown stadium fail formed a campaign committee with the state. They say there is grassroots opposition, especially in eastern Jackson County.
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Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said her office will work closely with the juvenile court, which has charged two minors in connection with the mass shooting at the Chiefs Super Bowl rally last week. The prosecutor discussed legal challenges she anticipates with the case and ways she'd like to see gun policy change in the state.
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Tens of thousands of people were caught up in the melee after the Chiefs Super Bowl victory parade on Wednesday. KCUR’s Up To Date spoke with just a handful of them to learn about the terrifying experience, and find out what they took away from it.
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The Royals' announcement answers a key question as Jackson County residents prepare to vote on whether to renew a crucial stadium sales tax. Their new stadium would replace the former Star printing press, but it would also take over blocks currently occupied by small businesses.
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One in eight Kansas City seniors struggle with food insecurity. Meals on Wheels, run through the KC Shepherd's Center, normally supplies hot meals to clients, but recent snow and cold temperatures have been a barrier to delivers.
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Jackson County voters will decide in April whether to fund the Chiefs' and Royals' stadiums through a 3/8th-cent sales tax for the next 40 years. However, two legislators worry their constituents won’t have enough information to cast their ballots.
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Jackson County voters will decide in April whether to fund the Chiefs' and Royals' stadiums through a 3/8th-cent sales tax for the next 40 years. However, two legislators worry their constituents won’t have enough information to cast their ballots.
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The Jackson County Legislature overrode County Executive Frank White's veto just over 24 hours before the deadline to finalize the April ballot. Jackson County voters will now get to decide this spring whether to fund the teams' stadiums through a 3/8ths cent sales tax for the next 40 years.
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The Royals have yet to choose a final site for the team's ballpark, but have said that they want the current 3/8th-cent stadium sales tax renewed for 40 years to fund the project. That renewal is no longer slated for the April ballot in Jackson County after county executive Frank White vetoed the measure.
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The document adopted by the Jackson County Sports Complex Authority represents a concrete action to keep the Chiefs and Royals in the city, after months of escalating rumors that they might jump ship to North Kansas City or Kansas. It has yet to be signed by either teams.