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Yahoo
06-08-2025
- Politics
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Voters choose finalists for Lenexa City Council Ward 1 election in November
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In Lenexa, three candidates battled it out for the city council position in Ward 1; however, only two are moving on to the general election in November. John Michael Handley and Joe Shull were chosen in Tuesday's primary election by voters across Lenexa. According to the polls, Handley was selected with a 57% vote, and Shull was selected with a 33% vote. Since the death of in December 2024, has taken over the position. Handley is seeking a full term and will be moving on to the general election. He previously served on the Lenexa Planning Commission and the Comprehensive Plan steering committee before taking over the vacant city council seat. See the latest headlines in Kansas City and across Kansas, Missouri According to his campaign website, he plans to tackle five main issues facing Lenexa, including improving public safety, city development, housing opportunities and costs, and parks and recreation, especially before the World Cup. is an attorney and small-business owner. His campaign centers on supporting families, growing local businesses and building a safer city. According to his website, if elected, he wants to give parents a strong voice in city decisions and invest in projects that will benefit families without wasting resources. For a round-up of all primary election results across Kansas and Missouri, . Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
03-08-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Homeland Security claims ICE raided Kansas restaurants to ‘rescue victims of human trafficking'
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Local group Advocates for Immigrant Rights and Reconciliation, or AIRR KC, says that federal agents raided two locations of El Toro Loco restaurants in Lenexa and Kansas City, Kansas on Wednesday morning, July 30. The group claimed that at least 12 employees of the restaurant were detained around 11 a.m., which is when both locations open for business. Vigil held in honor of fallen Wyandotte County Deputy Elijah Ming 'Today I saw something I never expected to witness in my own community,' said Aude Negrete, a Johnson County mother concerned by the operations. 'Federal agents storm into a local business, terrorizing people who are simply trying to build a better life.' FOX4 reached out to the Department of Homeland Security to confirm their involvement in the operations. On Friday, Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin with Homeland Security sent us the following statement: 'ICE was carrying out a criminal federal search warrant to rescue victims of human trafficking. Extremists and activists, one with their child in tow, tried to interfere with law enforcement by storming the restaurant, calling law enforcement Nazis, and attempting to keep officers from leaving the scene. Unfortunately, these types of smears and obstruction to law enforcement operations are becoming more and more common. Our brave ICE law enforcement are facing an 830% increase in assaults against them as they carry out operations.' AIRR KC says that agents cited a criminal search warrant related to an investigation of labor trafficking and exploitation as the reason for their operations. Negrete was at one of the locations after the agents left. 'The scene they left behind told us a story. We saw the kitchen still open, a flame burning on the stove like someone had been taken in the middle of preparing a meal,' she said. Other faith leaders and community advocates spoke against the raids at a conference in front of El Toro Loco's Lenexa location on Wednesday afternoon. 'What happened here today is a crime against our community,' said Rose Schwab, a minister at Shawnee Mission Unitarian Universalist Church. 'This is not a Kansas value and this is not the values of a free state and this is not the American dream that my family has benefited from and that I believe in.' Others said the raids are a result of political change. Rabbi Moti Rieber is the executive director of Kansas Interfaith Action, and says the raids happen without rhyme or reason. 'Because anyone who is perceived as Latino or African, wherever they are at a Home Depot, at a court hearing, out gardening, picking up their kids or at a restaurant in suburban Johnson County can be set upon by armed thugs, armed gunmen in masks, dragged into a van and disappeared. My friends, fascism in the form of uncontrolled executive power, lawlessness, political persecutions and racist law enforcement is not coming. It is here.' Community rallies to save beloved Westwood men's boutique It's leaving mothers like Negrete worried about their children's safety. 'This is not what public safety looks like. As a mother, I want my children to grow up in a community where they feel secure, supported and respected. Real safety doesn't come from criminalizing our immigrant neighbors,' she said. AIRR KC and the other advocates encouraged those who are concerned about immigration operations to report and record their experiences with federal agents. 'We must hold ICE, the Department of Homeland Security accountable for kidnapping our families,' Karla Juarez, the executive director of AIRR KC, said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
23-07-2025
- Yahoo
Lenexa man sentenced for killing wife, son during police standoff
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Lenexa, Kansas, man convicted of will serve 50 years in prison without the possibility of parole. A Johnson County judge sentenced 54-year-old Todd Donovan to a 'Hard 50' for shooting and killing his wife, 52-year-old Sheila Donovan, and son, 22-year-old Tyler Donovan. Former Kansas City teacher accused of sex trafficking, asking student for explicit photos Donovan was also sentenced on a cruelty to animals charge after he shot and killed his neighbor's dog on the same day. He was , and pleaded guilty back in April. On Nov. 1, 2024, Lenexa police officers responded to reports of gunfire in the area of Hallet Street and Mullen Road. Police said that, as officers arrived at the scene, multiple gunshots were heard coming from the home. Officers called Donovan, who was suspected of firing the gun, and learned that he was still inside the home. Police attempted to get him to exit the residence peacefully; however, he refused the officer's request. The Lenexa Tactical Team and crisis negotiators responded to the scene and began their barricade operations. Police said negotiators allegedly spoke with Donovan for nearly two hours before he hung up, leading the tactical team to enter the home and place him in custody. He was believed to have overdosed, leading emergency responders to take him to a hospital for treatment. Download the FOX4 News app on iPhone and Android After Donovan was out of the home, officers found the bodies of two victims who had been shot. Police also learned that a neighbor's dog had been shot and killed at the same time they responded to the initial call. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
06-06-2025
- CBS News
ATF offers $5,000 reward for tips after Tesla hit by Molotov cocktails in Kansas
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering a $5,000 reward for information related to a Tesla firebombing in Kansas in April. Security cameras captured a suspect throwing two lit Molotov cocktails at the back of a Tesla collision center in Lenexa, Kansas, around 1:05 a.m. on April 3, 2025, the ATF said in a news release. The suspect drove to and from the scene in a vehicle, the ATF said. The suspect has not been identified and the ATF did not describe the vehicle. Investigators have labeled the incident an "intentional act of arson," the ATF said. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and local police are also investigating. "This was a calculated attack that could have caused significant harm," said ATF Kansas City Special Agent in Charge Bernard Hansen in the news release. ATF Kansas City Field Division is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information related to the April 3, 2025, firebombing at a Tesla collision center in Lenexa. At about 1:05 a.m., a suspect exited a car, threw two Molotov cocktails at the collision center and left in a vehicle seen in the top left corner of the provided video. The fire was an intentional act of arson and investigators are seeking public assistance to identify the suspect and advance the investigation. 'This was a calculated attack that could have caused significant harm,' said ATF Kansas City Special Agent in Charge Bernard Hansen. 'We're working closely with our partners at the FBI and Lenexa Police to identify the individual responsible, and we need the public's help. If you saw something or know something—even if it seems minor—now is the time to speak up.' This case is being worked in conjunction with the FBI Kansas City Field Office and the Lenexa Police Department. Anyone with information is urged to contact FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI (225-5324). Read more at Posted by ATF on Friday, June 6, 2025 Anyone with information about the attack is asked to contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI. To be eligible for the ATF reward, a person's tip must lead to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the attack, the agency said. Tipsters looking to receive reward money must leave their name and contact information, the ATF said. "If you saw something or know something—even if it seems minor—now is the time to speak up," Hansen said. The incident is one of several attacks on Tesla vehicles and facilities since President Trump returned to office in January. Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, served as a senior advisor to Trump and led the controversial Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE. A man was charged with arson and other charges in connection with an attack that damaged multiple Teslas at a Las Vegas dealership in March 2025. Another man was arrested and charged in connection with an arson attack at a New Mexico Tesla facility in February. Tesla showrooms and facilities also became the site of protests in the early months of Trump's second term.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Health
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U.S. House delegation from Kansas votes along party lines on federal budget bill
U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, voted against a House bill extending federal tax cuts and slashing billions of dollars in Medicaid spending. Davids hosted a news conference Wednesday on Medicaid with Patty and Mark Hink of Lenexa, clockwise from lower left; Corey Craig, chief executive officer of Monarch Hospice & Palliative Care; and Overland Park resident Samantha Armistead. (Kansas Reflector screen capture of Davids' livestream) TOPEKA — The Kansas congressional delegation split along party lines on the narrowly passed U.S. House budget bill delivering tax breaks endorsed by President Donald Trump while stripping health care and food assistance from lower-income families. U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, a Democrat who serves the 3rd District in the Kansas City area, said Congress and Trump should be focused on making life more affordable for families rather than lining pockets of 'billionaires and big corporations' with more than $1 trillion in tax giveaways. 'I support responsible government spending. We should be cracking down on things like waste and fraud and abuse,' Davids said. 'This budget is not just out of touch. It's dangerous, irresponsible and means higher costs for hardworking Kansans.' Specifically, Davids said the House Republican budget package would sever health coverage to 16,000 people in her congressional district by altering the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid. She said a decline in the reach of Medicaid dollars would echo through communities and erode quality of life, especially in rural areas of the state where half of hospitals were at risk of shutting down. A provision in the House bill would drop an estimated 8,000 households in her district from emergency food assistance, Davids said. 'People shouldn't have to choose between putting food on the table and seeing a doctor,' the congresswoman said. 'Folks shouldn't have to drive hours just to get basic care because their local hospital shut down.' The bill sent to the U.S. Senate had backing of Republican U.S. Reps. Tracey Mann of the 1st District running from Dodge City to Lawrence, Derek Schmidt of the eastern Kansas 2nd District and Ron Estes of the 4th District encircling Wichita. On Thursday, the legislation passed 215-214. Trump and GOP House leadership struggled to appease conservative holdouts who sought to pair tax cuts with deeper spending reductions along with investments in border security and the military. Democrats objected to reductions for energy, education and food assistance programs as well as Medicaid. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated the deal could add $2.3 trillion to the national debt in the next decade. Estes said the 'one big, beautiful bill,' which combined 11 different pieces of legislation, was significant because it would extend tax cuts initiated during Trump's first term as president. The legislation addressed wasteful federal spending and poured money into border security, he said. 'It's a bill that meets the mandate provided to this Congress by the American people last November,' Estes said. 'It's a bill for the American people, and my friends on the left have only empty talking points to try and paint this legislation as something that it's not.' Estes said it was wrong for a 'cast of deceivers' to 'dupe Americans by promoting the extension of the law as a tax giveaway for millionaires and billionaires, which it isn't.' He said Americans earning $30,000 to $80,000 annually would pay 15% less in federal taxes in 2027. That's nearly double the percentage reduction for individuals earning more than $1 million per year, he said. 'This bill is not perfect. No legislation is,' Schmidt said. 'There is much more to do to get our country back on track. However, it goes a long way toward cleaning up the unsustainable big-government mess made by the prior administration and its enablers.' Mann said the package invested $60 billion to expand crop insurance for farmers, supported trade promotion programs in response to the agricultural trade deficit and cut $295 billion in 'wasteful and fraudulent spending' within the agriculture budget. He said the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP or food stamps, would be reformed to make certain able-bodied adults were working or volunteering to qualify for food aid. 'On November 5, 2024, 77 million Americans gave Washington, D.C., a mandate to get our country back on track,' Mann said. 'I am hopeful the Senate will move quickly to get this bill over the finish line and look forward to President Trump signing it into law.' During a news conference Wednesday hosted by Davids, Kansans explained how they would be impacted by the bill's reduction in Medicaid funding by an estimated $625 billion during the next decade. Lenexa residents Mark and Patty Hink, parents of 49-year-old son Brian with intellectual disabilities, epilepsy and diabetes, said Medicaid was essential to providing him around-the-clock care due to the threat of seizures. Services provided Brian under Medicaid were a lifeline to the community, Mark Hink said. 'Otherwise, these disabled adults would be homebound with parents who are aging and can't provide the level of care that is needed,' he said. Corey Craig, chief executive officer of Monarch Hospice & Palliative Care, said he was anxious reductions to federal spending on Medicaid would 'marginalize a group that is already kind of marginalized, especially in rural communities.' 'I'm here to advocate for, at least at the minimum, keeping things the same because we are doing our best out here to try to service our rural communities,' he said. 'They do deserve care, just like anyone else.' Samantha Armistead, an Overland Park resident, has an adult sibling with intellectual disabilities enrolled in Kansas' Medicaid program. He receives funding for adult day services that allow him to engage in meaningful work and interact with people in the community. 'Connor currently lives with our parents, and this arrangement works well for now,' Armistead said. 'However, our parents are getting older. We know this arrangement is not sustainable long term. He deserves the opportunity to live a meaningful life with dignity and connection. I'm heartbroken, terrified and angry that many of our representatives in D.C. are working to deny basic care for our most vulnerable populations.'
