Here's what you need to know about what's happening in Kansas City.
New tiny homes for veterans 'framed with love' in Kansas City
On any given night, there are as many as 200 homeless veterans sleeping on the street in Kansas City.
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Feds: Woman tried to pay arsonist to destroy Kansas City building for insurance money
A Gladstone woman is accused of trying to pay an undercover agent to burn down her commercial building in Kansas City for insurance money. Federal prosecutors said the ATF agenet was asked to burn the building at 39th Street and Bell Avenue.
Read the full story on KC Star.
Former Kansas City area softball standout killed in Iowa highway shooting
Iowa police are investigating a highway shooting that killed former Kansas City area softball standout Micalla Rettinger, 25, of Cedar Falls. Rettinger was killed when she was struck by a bullet while driving on a highway in Waterloo, Iowa. A passenger was also injured.
Read the full story on KC Star.
Lawyers and coders team up to help ex-offenders clear their records in Kansas City
Having a criminal record can make it hard to find a job, and a place to live. Missouri allows some offenses to be erased from a person’s record, or expunged, years after an offender has finished serving his or her sentence, but it’s a tricky process.
Read the full story on KCUR.
First tornado of the year in Kansas City region damages Paola church
The first tornado this year in the Kansas City region peeled off part of a Paola church roof and knocked over headstones in a nearby cemetery. Winds were estimated at 80 to 85 mph, making it an EF-0 tornado.
Read the full story on KC Star.
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