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Top Kansas City news: Man wielding rifle fatally shot by cops; 2 dead in crash with semi truck; more

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Published on August 14, 2019
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Shawnee teen’s love for slime turns into first-ever Slime Fest in Kansas City

Midwest Slime Fest KC runs 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Radisson Hotel Lenexa-Overland Park.

Read the full story on KMBC.

Man with rifle killed by police in shootout in Kansas City

Before the shootout, the man walked into a Kansas City hotel and told the front desk they "better call police," because he was heading to a popular shopping area.

Read the full story on KING5.

Kansas City officials pledge to help keep 'border war' truce

Local officials are helping Kansas and Missouri preserve a truce in an economic "border war" that had seen the states use incentives to lure jobs across their border in the Kansas City area. 

Read the full story on Houston Chronicle.

9-year-old boy and woman, both from Kansas City, killed in crash involving semi in Cameron

A crash involving a semi truck claimed the lives of two people from Kansas City, one of whom was a 9-year-old boy. 

Read the full story on Fox 4 Kansas City.

Exclusive video shows the room were Kansas City 8-year-old was shot and killed

Eight-year old Brian Bartlett is the 89th homicide victim and the youngest person to be killed by gun violence this year. The child was killed in a drive-by shooting Saturday night, and now people in the community are trying to find clues that will lead police to his killer. 

Read the full story on Fox 4 Kansas City.


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