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Police in Shawnee, Kansas, say the wife of Jackson County Legislator Manny Abarca told officers he threw her to the ground when they argued during an arranged vehicle swap last month, while Abarca denied throwing her to the ground.
Normally, Amie Jacobsen said, a project of four intricate steel-piece sculptures to be completed in less than four months would have been too heavy a commission to accept.
Driving home from work on the afternoon of May 2, David Laber happened to take a slightly different route to his home in Independence.
The nonprofit group that supports Independence’s National Frontier Trails Museum is rebranding, its leader says, to focus on preserving elements of the museum before it finds a permanent home.
If one attended an evening fundraiser event in Eastern Jackson County in recent years, Stephanie Smith says, it was not difficult to find Jodi Krantz. Just look for some sort of blinking garb.
Independence Power & Light is looking to spend more than $14 million in substation construction and transformer replacement as part of the city’s proposed 2025-26 budget, though another significant project is planned for in the coming years: advanced metering infrastructure, or AMI. The consultant firm DKMT, which last year issued reports about the future of IPL, emphasized how beneficial the remote meter technology can be for the utility and ratepayers.
When Tommy LaPour was an all-state athlete in three different sports at Blue Springs South High School, he said he felt like he had completed his Jaguar legacy.
Jackson County’s lobbyists in Jefferson City say they still see a path to get state funding for Chiefs and Royals stadiums. Action could come in the next few weeks.