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November 30, 2011

Kansas City residents argue about redrawn City Council boundaries

Category: Kansas City News – Tags: – Administrator 11:11 pm
More than 150 people filled the Kansas City Council Chamber at City Hall on Wednesday night to spar over two competing maps that redraw the six council districts. The City Council must adopt new council boundaries for the second time in a year, in response to population shifts revealed in the 2010 Census, showing loss of urban core population and growth north of the Missouri River.

AP: KC a drug trafficking hub, report says

Category: Kansas City News – Tags: – Administrator 10:55 pm
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City has become an important hub for U.S. drug trafficking because it's situated in the middle of the country and has major highways that can be used to easily transport drugs in all directions, a federal agency concluded.

Pension task force presents suggestions

Category: Kansas City News – Tags: – Administrator 10:17 pm
It's a looming financial burden Kansas City must soon address -- how to reform retirement benefits.

Girls state notebook – Topeka Capital Journal

Category: Shawnee News – Tags: , , – Administrator 8:18 pm

Girls state notebook
Topeka Capital Journal
Good things seem to come in twos for WICHITA HEIGHTS (Greater Wichita Athletic), which returned to the top of Class 6A when it capped a 25-0 season with a 53-51 win over Shawnee Mission West in the championship game. Whenever the Falcons have won a ...

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Mayor to issue plan to fix KCMO schools

Category: Kansas City News – Tags: – Administrator 7:02 pm
What happens the next couple of days at the state school board meeting in Branson, Missouri could have a big impact on the Kansas City community.

Chiefs have questions at QB

Category: Kansas City News – Tags: – Administrator 6:48 pm
Poked, prodded and asked about his starting quarterback just about every way possible, Kansas City Chiefs coach Todd Haley had the same answer every time: Tyler Palko is the guy.

Arrowhead Report: Former Chiefs DL Chester McGlockton passes away

Category: Kansas City News – Tags: – Administrator 6:43 pm
Remembering Chester McGlockton's time in Kansas City, plus notes from Wednesday at Arrowhead

Green focused on test scores as questions loom about KCMSD’s future

Category: Kansas City News – Tags: – Administrator 6:34 pm
The Missouri Board of Education will discuss the future of the Kansas City School District on Friday as some are calling for the state legislature to move up a takeover of the district. Interim Superintendent Stephen Green says he is focused on student achievement and not the political wrangling.

Music joins First Friday’s score with installation at Kauffman Center

Category: Kansas City News – Tags: – Administrator 6:29 pm
While the Kansas City Symphony plays Handel’s Messiah on Friday in Helzberg Hall, the Arts District Garage south of the Kauffman Center will feature new compsitions by contemporary composers. The music is part of a new public artwork, “Terpsichore for Kansas City,” which centers on a four-story “light organ” in the city-owned garage’s central stairway.

Palko still Chiefs’ starting QB _ for now

Category: Kansas City News – Tags: – Administrator 5:26 pm
DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. Poked, prodded and asked about his starting quarterback just about every way possible, Kansas City Chiefs coach Todd Haley had the same answer every time: Tyler Palko is the guy. That doesn't mean Kyle Orton won't get the majority of the snaps Sunday at Chicago. Haley said before practice Wednesday that Palko would get about 60 percent of the ...