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A burn ban is still in effect today for Kansas City, Kan. A spokesman for the Kansas City, Kan., Fire Department stated that there is an outdoor fire risk today because of dry conditions, and the wind is a factor. All residents who have burn permits today are asked to refrain from any outdoor burning until further notice, the spokesman said. Any resident with a burn permit for today may go to the nearest fire station to request a burn permit for whenever the burn ban is lifted, according to the spokesman. Outdoor burn permits must be issued 24 hours before…

The Board of Public Utilities will meet Wednesday, April 2, at the BPU offices, 540 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kan. A work session begins at 5 p.m. On the agenda are a general manager and board update; and customer satisfaction survey results. The regular BPU meeting will begin at 6 p.m. On the agenda are a visitors’ time; appointments to the Kansas Municipal Energy Agency; preliminary February financial report; board comments; and general manager comments. Kansas City Kan., Mayor Mark Holland, Edwardsville Mayor John McTaggart and Bonner Springs Mayor Jeff Harrington today recognized the Hillcrest Transitional Housing Center program with…

The Kansas City Kansas Community College Board of Trustees will meet at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 11 at the Upper Level Jewell building on the KCKCC campus, 7250 State Ave. The agenda is at http://www.kckcc.edu/Media/Website%20Resources/pdfs/bot/2014/BOT_MAR11_2014.pdf. The National Alliance on Mental Illness, Kansas City, Kan., Support and Education Group, will meet from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. March 10 at Trinity Community Church, 5010 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kan. The speaker will be Gerald Ulrich, on the topic, “What About NAMI Keeps Me Involved.” The group is for consumers and families, bringing together people who have questions about mental illness. …

The holidays are over and there is a tendency to forget that local food pantries still need help in order to provide for those in hardship. The pantries rely heavily on the good will and hard work of volunteers. Volunteers can help local pantries in a number of ways. They can help in the office, sort donated food items, stock shelves or help clients select items for their family. Another way volunteers can help is to organize a food drive or collect personal care items for a pantry. Ideas for food drives include: ask party guests to bring a food…

A 2-year-old boy is safe after being in a car stolen today in Kansas City, Kansas, according to a spokesman for the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department. A woman fled in a vehicle with the 2-year-old male inside in the area of 26th and Wood Avenue, according to police. The vehicle went into Johnson County, where the Johnson County Sheriff’s Department assisted in the case, the spokesman stated. They were able to get the vehicle to stop at 247th and Highway 69 south, the spokesman stated. The child is fine, and the adult has been taken into custody, the spokesman…

Aaron Coleman (Photo from candidate) Aaron Coleman, 19, a Demoratic candidate for state representative, 37th District, left Kansas City Monday night to go to Colorado Springs. He was at dinner on Tuesday night when he started getting messages saying he had won the primary election over Democratic State Rep. Stan Frownfelter, 69, who has served in the Legislature since 2007. Frownfelter is the ranking minority member on the Commerce, Labor and Economic Development subcommittee. Coleman, who ran for governor and Board of Public Utilities previously and is a precinct committeeman, said he didn’t believe it at first. “I was expecting…

Aaron Coleman, a 19-year-old candidate for Kansas House of Representatives, 37th District, has responded to recent criticism. Coleman leads long-time legislator, Rep. Stan Frownfelter, by five votes in the Democratic primary, after totals reported on Friday. On election night, he was ahead by one vote. There are reportedly hundreds of provisional ballots that may be considered on Aug. 17 during canvassing, although it is not certain how many ballots are in the 37th District. The county Board of Canvassers will decide if the provisional ballots will be counted. Coleman wrote this response recently to an opinion published in another newspaper,…

Christian Eckes, 18, from Middletown, New York, won his first ARCA Menards championship on Friday night at the Kansas 150 at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Racing at Kansas Speedway continues at 2 p.m. Saturday with the NASCAR Xfinity Series Kansas Lottery 300 and at 1:30 p.m. Sunday with the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400. (Fan photo) Several fans together said, “Start your engines,” at the beginning of the ARCA race Friday night at Kansas Speedway. (Fan photo) Racing action from the ARCA race Friday night at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. (Fan photo) Racing…

Kansas City, Kansas, police are investigating a homicide at 1:37 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, in the 1900 block of South 32nd Street, according to a police spokesman. Officers responded to a dispatched homicide call at the location and found a male victim, 18 years old, with multiple gunshot wounds, the spokesman stated. The victim was deceased upon arrival, police said. There were no suspects in custody as of this morning. The Criminal Investigations Bureau of the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department is investigating. Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS, police said.

Coach Shawn Uhlenhake (KCKCC photo) For the first time in history, Kansas City Kansas Community College’s women’s soccer team will enter a new season as the defending Jayhawk Conference champion and nationally ranked. But also will come with a big bullseye for Jayhawk rivals. “Anytime you start a season with a national ranking, there will always be a target on your back,” said sixth year head coach Shawn Uhlenhake of his 16th nationally ranked Blue Devils. “We’ve had a lot of success against conference teams the last two seasons so they’ll be coming very hard at us. If you want…