Kansas City/ Community & Society
Published on November 21, 2019
Top Kansas City news: City's first female fire chief; school district falsified data; morePhoto: misterchou/flickr

Here's the most recent top news you may have missed in Kansas City.

Kansas City names first female fire chief

The city announced Wednesday that interim chief Donna Maize will become fire chief. She has served as interim chief since September, when she replaced Gary Reese.

Read the full story on MySanAntonio.

School district falsified attendance data, must repay state

An investigation has found that the Kansas City School District falsified attendance data and will be forced to repay money to the state. 

Read the full story on MySanAntonio.

Residents in Northeast say squatters a problem in their neighborhood

A vacant house on the 500 block of Drury Avenue burned to ground Tuesday night, but neighbors say the property was a problem before the fire.

Read the full story on Fox 4 Kansas City.

Victim describes bullets ripping through his car in nightclub attack that injured 4

Police said the shooter parked across the street from Baccala nightclub on Independence Avenue at closing time and opened fire on a large group leaving the club just over a week ago.

Read the full story on Fox 4 Kansas City.

Marshals capture escaped Missouri inmate living ‘off the grid’ in Delaware

Drake Kately, 27, escaped from the Mercer County Jail for the second time on Sept. 4. Marshals found him hiding in a shack in that he'd made from leaves around a fallen tree in a wooded area.

Read the full story on FOX40.


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