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3 days ago
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Staying safe in extreme heat: Where to find cooling centers in Kansas City area
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City metro will be under an from noon Saturday until 7 p.m. Wednesday. Heat index values up to 105 to 110 are expected, according to the National Weather Service. View the latest Weather Alerts in the Kansas City region on FOX4 With the extremely high temperatures, finding ways to stay cool will be crucial. The heat and humidity will make this week extremely uncomfortable and potentially dangerous for those who do not pay attention to some key signs of heat illness. Doctors are reminding people to be aware of heat-related illnesses, such as heat stroke. If someone is showing symptoms call 911 or get them to an ER. Here are some of the symptoms to look out for: Headache Dizziness Nausea High body temperature The city of Independence will have the Roger T. Sermon Center open as a cooling location Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Sunday from noon until 6 p.m. Along with the cooling center in Independence, here are some other centers in Kansas City: Kansas City Public Library (Central Library) Garrison Community Center Garrison Square Spray Park Hope Faith – Cooling Site Guadalupe Center Gregg/Klice Community Center Tony Aguirre Community Center Kansas City Public Library (Ruiz Biblioteca De Las Americas) Parade Park Spray Park Spring Valley Spray Park To find a full list of cooling centers in the Kansas City metro visit the United Way of Greater Kansas City's website. FOX4 Newsletters: Sign up for daily forecasts and Joe's Weather Blog in your inbox Here's a list at some of the cooling centers in Kansas City, Kansas and Wyandotte County: West Wyandotte Library Eisenhower Spray Park Providence YMCA/Ball Family Center Turner Community Library Pierson Spray Park F.L. Schlagle Library Kensington Community Center South Branch Library Parkwood Pool Main Library Armourdale Community Center Bonner Springs/Edwardsville Library Bonner Springs Family YMCA To find a full list of cooling centers in Wyandotte County . For cooling centers in Johnson County, Kansas . You can find more information on staying healthy in the heat on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
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6 days ago
- Business
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Blue Springs kids play space, venue encourages creativity and connection
BLUE SPRING, Mo. — A new business in Blue Springs opened this week, filling a void its founder says she saw and felt. 'My mom was like, 'Who do you expect? How many people?' I was like, 'I don't know, maybe twenty? One hundred and twenty would be great,'' Samantha Shores shared about what she expected for The Paperback Playhouse's grand opening Sunday. 'Two hundred and thirty showed up in a span of four hours on Sunday.' Missouri making changes to temporary tag, vehicle registrations next month The Paperback Playhouse sits in a shopping center on Southwest Highway 40 in Blue Springs. 'The Paperback Playhouse is an educational play space and party venue focused on studio art, literacy, sensory exploration and dramatic play,' its social media page reads. 'This is something that people want and need in Blue Springs,' its owner, Samantha Shores, said. Shores shared with FOX4 what the first few days have been like since its opening. 'Yesterday morning, I had seven moms (and) seven kids in here and the entire session, the moms were mingling,' she said. 'I had a mom yesterday that spent an hour of the session sitting at the table coloring because she needed that rest and recharge.' It's not only a place for kids and young children, but also for parents and caregivers. 'I wanted somewhere that I could just sit and see them (her kids) at all times and feel like I'm safe and they are safe,' Shores shared on what she wanted and from a place she needed. Shores says, its design, with different play stations in mind, is as much for her two kids to enjoy as it is for herself too. 'After I had my youngest daughter, I had really bad postpartum depression, and a sense of community is something I desperately craved. I was a stay-at-home mom at the time, and I needed to get out of the house. Combination of therapy, medication, and just great friends literally saved my life,' Shores shared. 'I had to have a place that I could go that I could that wasn't overstimulating, that I could meet people.' She's hopeful it's a place for others in similar seasons of life to connect and create, Paperback Playhouse is geared towards children eight years old and younger, with a targeted audience of ages one through six. 'I saw the 11-month-old check in. My kids are three and four. They are having just as much fun,' friend, and visitor of the space, Thomas Sims said Wednesday, on the variety of ages enjoying the play spaces. 'This one's cool and has a lot of different activities for kids to do.' Country Club Plaza joins list of property owners appealing 2025 valuation Shores says there are plenty of outdoor and recreational spaces for families in Blue Springs. Hers, though, is uniquely indoors.'A lot of places don't have the open arts and crafts, but I have a two-and-a-half-year-old and an almost five-year-old and I really wanted to meet the needs of both age groups,' she said. 'Blue Springs has great resources for physical enrichment (and) physical activity. This is more imaginative play, dramatic play, creative arts.'Parents at the space agree, it's a different place in the area. 'I have a three and a five-year-old and they have very different interests,' Megan Skinner, a mom, visiting the space Wednesday, said. 'We got one doing arts and crafts and the other one over there doing some dramatic play.' Shores hopes she, parents and caregivers who visit, along with children, make new friends while visiting every play session, areas and surfaces are wiped down, and there's a deep clean at the end of the day. There's a Mother's Room, along with a quiet room, a retail shop and more. The Paperback Playhouse is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Sessions are two hours long and are from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday sessions are from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Party rentals are slated for Sundays. You can see the pricing and additional information here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
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11-07-2025
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Some Kansas City-area events canceled due to storms expected Friday
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A few events that were set for Friday night have been postponed or canceled due to the possibility of storms in the late afternoon hours into the evening. FOX4 meteorologists are tracking the storm and will provide updates on air and online. Some storms are expected to be on the strong to severe side. Joe's Blog: Storms and cold fronts (FRI-7/11) The Crown Center announced that its WeekEnder outdoor movie and music event is canceled Friday due to storms in the forecast. The free event that was supposed to feature live music and a showing of 'Twisters' was originally slated to start at 6 p.m. The next WeekEnder event at Crown Center is set for July 18. The city of Olathe wrote in a Facebook post that the Olathe Live! concert at Stagecoach Park has been rescheduled to Oct. 3 due to the potential for thunderstorms and high winds. The event was also supposed to feature 'Touch-A-Truck' for children. Other outdoor events are still set for Friday evening or might be moved indoors. 'Badges, Bikes & Bats,' organized by several law enforcement agencies in Wyandotte County, is scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. at Lions Park in Bonner Springs. In case of rain, the Bonner Springs Police Department says it might move the event to the community center at 200 E. Third St. Updates will be shared on the police department's Facebook page. More events could be postponed or canceled as the day progresses. Stay with FOX4 for the latest updates on this. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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09-07-2025
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KC business owner stops illegal tow linked to company facing $7.1 million judgement
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A new video obtained by FOX4 shows a quick-thinking Kansas City business owner stepping in to stop what he says was an illegal tow in progress. He potentially saved a customer from becoming the latest victim of predatory towing. Kansas City firefighter dies after serving more than 30 years FOX4 has spent months investigating this growing issue and has uncovered how questionable towing practices have cost metro drivers thousands of dollars. This latest incident involves a company FOX4 first reported on earlier this year: Haney's Trucking and Tow, the same company now facing a $7.1 million judgment tied to predatory towing. In the video recorded by the business owner and shared with FOX4, the tow truck driver can be heard acknowledging practices that appear to violate Missouri state law. 'To see people violating state law – the same law I was expected to follow,' the man who recorded the video said. Under Missouri law, a tow is illegal unless the property owner or a property manager—someone legally representing the property—is present on site. According to the video, the tow truck driver had no such representative with him. 'I know what they usually do is they already have signed forms,' the driver says in the video. The man who filmed the incident asked to remain anonymous, citing concerns about retaliation from the tow company. He told FOX4 he's long been aware of how predatory towing impacts the community, and says this video is 'Exhibit A.' He runs a business restoring and servicing classic cars. It was during a typical workday that Haney's Tow arrived and attempted to remove one of his customer's vehicles until he intervened. 'To see another company with such blatant disregard for the law was just disrespectful,' he added. Construction on Kansas City Buc-ee's delayed When asked on-site why the tow was being carried out without the legally required property representative present, the driver responded: 'I just follow what my bosses say.' FOX4 reached out to Haney's for comment on this incident, but has not received a response as of the time this article was published. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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03-07-2025
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Family stunned after desecration of loved one's grave at Kansas City cemetery
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City family is stunned after finding the ground dug up and the casket open at their loved one's grave. Family members tell FOX4 they don't know why anyone would want to disturb the site 27 years after their loved one's death. KCK suspect arrested, charged after man found dead in parking lot Kansas City Police Department (KCPD) officers arrived at the Forest Hills Cavalry Cemetery just after 9:30 on Tuesday morning. They found the grave of Delshon Dupriest had been completely dug up, the concrete crypt or vault had been destroyed, and the casket had been opened. 'What did I feel? My heart sunk because I couldn't believe it,' said Shonterra Dupriest, Delshon's daughter. 'They were at the casket. We could see the sheets, and everything that would have been inside his casket.' His family says that Delshon was a father to nine children, and he was the victim of a homicide in 1998. He was only 25 years old at the time of his death, and at the time of the disturbance to his grave, it had been more than 27 years since his death. 'Oh my God, it was like a horror scene in a horror movie,' said Jamesetta Bland Hood, his mother. 'I've never seen anything like it in my life.' Delshon was her only son.' I don't know how it was, how they did it, but what they did was tore my son's grave up.' Shonterra says that it's reopening old wounds for her and her siblings. She was only 6 years old when her father was laid to rest. 'So those wounds for me were closed; I'm opening them up again,' she said. 'Now that I'm an adult, it's actually serious. I'm reliving this all over again.' See the latest headlines in Kansas City and across Kansas, Missouri Neither Delshon's daughter or mother can understand why anyone would do this to his grave. 'How could you sleep at night?' Shonterra asked. 'Like what was the significance 27 years later? Was it a mockery? What did you get? He's been dead and gone. There's nothing. So, what was the point?' She said when she arrived at the site on Tuesday, the smell of it is something she couldn't deal with, and she's wondering how anyone, including those responsible, could deal with it either. 'How could you stomach it? How could you stomach this smell? Because the smell that I smelled, how could you? It smelled like death,' she said. Bland Hood said it's hard for her to understand what someone would be looking for after so long. 'It ain't like [it was] retaliation against him,' she said. 'Like he did something to somebody maybe a year, five years ago or something, but 27 years? And you decide to come, and you want to dig him up for something and we don't know what?' Both family members say they hope whoever is responsible is held accountable. Download WDAF+ for Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV 'I just hope they find out who did this. It was a horrific act that you did to, my baby. That's my only son. My only son,' she said. 'How could you sleep at night know that you caused a family so much pain? Now here it is then. Now I have this empty feeling inside of me now.' KCPD said they are continuing to investigate the incident. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
