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Top Kansas City news: Police investigate fatal shooting; Royals' Merrifield in All-Star Game; more

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Published on July 02, 2019
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Here's the most recent top news you may have missed in Kansas City.

Royals' Whit Merrifield chosen for All-Star Game

Merrifield, 30, makes his first All-Star appearance on the American League team at Sunday’s game in Toronto.

Read the full story on KMBC.

Police investigate fatal shooting near 35th Street and Montgall Avenue

The shooting happened around 5:50 a.m. Tuesday. Police discovered a male in his 40s near a dumpster. 

Read the full story on KMBC.

Data shows high property assessments in some of city's poorest areas

More than 8,900 properties in the city's urban core, where 94% of residents fall below the federal poverty line, will have an assessed value increase of 50% or more unless the owners appeal. 

Read the full story on KMBC.

2 killed, 2 hurt in head-on crash 

Two people were killed and two were injured in a head-on crash early Sunday at Highway 71 and East 29th Street, police said.

Read the full story on MySanAntonio.

Teen charged as adult in deadly shooting near Ashland Square Park

Angel G. Perea, 16, of Kansas City faces charges as an adult for second-degree murder, among other charges, in connection with the shooting death of 17-year-old Fernando Perez in January.

Read the full story on Fox 4 Kansas City.


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