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Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Politics
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Armed security coming to Grand Boulevard in the downtown loop
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Downtown Council of Kansas City Vice President Sean O'Byrne said armed security guards could be coming soon to Grand Boulevard. O'Byrne said he wants three armed guards to roam Grand Boulevard from 6th Street on the north to 14th Street on the south from 2 p.m. until midnight. See the latest headlines in Kansas City and across Kansas, Missouri He told FOX4 the guards will work with their safety ambassadors, hitting areas of the Central Business District. They'll interact with existing security that looks over bus stops. He also said the guards will provide security to the hotels in that area. 'And that is as a result of activities that have been acting in and around there,' O'Byrne said to FOX4. 'It is all crimes of nuisance, and it's property crimes. It is not violent crime that we're talking about.' O'Byrne said they're rolling out this plan in the first part of next month. O'Byrne was at FOX4 Friday to be on Sunday, May 25's episode of '4 The People.' FOX4 will post it online later that day. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Business
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Kansas leaders not planning on extending STAR Bonds
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas Lieutenant Governor and Commerce Secretary David Toland is leading negotiations with the Chiefs and the Royals as both teams try to figure out where they'll be playing in 2031. January of that year is when their current leases expire at the Truman Sports Complex. Kansas House Speaker and Wichita Republican Dan Hawkins said he talks with the teams every once in a while, and they're also talking with the Kansas Department of Commerce. Olathe Youth Baseball program shutting down after 70 years of service Hawkins said on Friday that he thinks the teams are close to some sort of proposal that the department would bring to people like him. He also said they don't plan on at least at this time, extending the Sales Tax and Revenue (STAR) Bond package that ends June 30 of this year. With that in mind, FOX4 asked him if he thought the teams would make their stadium decisions in about a month. 'Well, I'm not sure I agree with that,' Hawkins said. 'Actually, I think we've made a very good proposal, and I think that they know we've made a good proposal, and certainly, Missouri hasn't done anything.' Meet baseball's 'Greatest Showman:' The founder of the Savannah Bananas Missouri Governor and Republican Mike Kehoe plans to call his state lawmakers back into Jefferson City in June of this year for a special session regarding the Chiefs and the Royals after the State Senate failed to pass the stadium package earlier in May. Hawkins was on FOX4 Friday as part of Sunday, May 25th's episode of 4 The People. FOX4 will post the full conversation on the website later that day. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
04-05-2025
- Business
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Overland Park mayor talks Royals in city; look at 2025 Kansas legislative session
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas side suburb of Overland Park scored a major employer this past week when .' The high-tech financial industry Fortune 500 company says it will add 2000 jobs by 2030 to the Aspira Campus. See the latest headlines in Kansas City and across Kansas, Missouri Overland Park Mayor Curt Skoog makes his first appearance on '4 The People' to talk about what it means, and whether the city remains a 'player' in the Royals sweepstakes. Then Brad Cooper of the Sunflower State Journal shares his insights on the 2025 Kanas legislative session. Plus, a look ahead to governor's races coming next year. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
20-04-2025
- Sport
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Archbishop-Designate on issues facing Catholic Church; urgency for downtown Royals stadium
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In a special Easter Sunday edition of '4 The People,' we talk with the Archbishop-Designate of the Diocese of Kansas City in Kansas, Most Reverend Shawn McKnight. McKnight, who is making a return to his home state of Kansas, talks about how he'll work to learn more about his new flock, and about key issues facing the Catholic Church. It is his first one-on-one TV interview, and it's only on FOX4. See the latest headlines in Kansas City and across Kansas, Missouri Then, a new urgency for supporters of downtown baseball as the Royals draw closer to announcing a new home. Brett Postel of 'Downtown Baseball in Washington Square Park' joins us to talk about the sense of urgency and why his group is still advocating for the park near Crown Center. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
