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Lenexa restaurant staffers recount terrifying panic when customer pulled gun on host

LENEXA, Kan. — Staff at a Johnson County restaurant say it was an evening of terror. Police in Lenexa say a series of men started trouble with wait staff and managers at Fronteras Mexican Restaurant on Saturday night, leading one of the customers, who, according to police, had been drinking, to pull a gun on the restaurant's host. "At that

Window of Polished Nail Salon busted out overnight

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A downtown business is cleaning up the mess after a large window was smashed Tuesday. Police say around 5:30 a.m. someone driving by noticed a window at Polished Nail, near 12th and Main, had been smashed in. Shattered glass covered the sidewalk, and the window appeared to have been intentionally broke. Police have not yet said

School Bans Unvaccinated Kids After Immunized Children Start Chickenpox Outbreak

Augora Hills, CA — Close to one-quarter of students at a California elementary school have been directed by school officials to stay home for three weeks due to a small onset of chickenpox cases that began in March. The chickenpox outbreak at Mariposa School of Global Education in Augora Hills, California is unique because the first case of chickenpox discovered at the

Working for You: A guide to know when and how to vote for proposed KC Streetcar expansion

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Supporters of Kansas City’s year-old streetcar system want to expand the line from Union Station to UMKC. People living near the proposed line would help pay for it via what’s called a Transportation Development District, or TDD. That needs approval from voters, but the process is complicated and the burden is on the voters to figure

Mild winter across the region heightens risks from ticks

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Allison Holman's pups, Biff and Finn, love the outdoors but there is a threat looming in the grass waiting to sink its teeth into her dogs. "Anytime they come in from outside for a while, especially being in the woods, I always check them for ticks just because that freaks me out anyway. I don’t want

Video shows security guard attacked by man she was trying to help

CHICAGO – A Chicago security guard was punched in the face early Sunday morning by a man she was trying to help, according to WGN. The security guard was on duty at a residential building on Franklin Street in the city's River North district when the incident happened. As a precaution, the people who live in the building installed two

Black Lives Matter Got Girl Fired For Pro-Cop Post, She Gets Brutal Payback

After Crystal Escher (left) was terminated by Charlotte Fire Department for a pro-law enforcement, anti-Black Lives Matter post, they never expected that she’d get the last laugh. (Photo source: WFAE, National Review) When a young woman made a pro-law enforcement post on Facebook, Black Lives Matter and other anti-police bigots immediately reported her, celebrating once they got her fired from

With drone ownership on a rapid rise, feds conduct study to enhance safety

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There are an estimated 3 million drones that regularly fly over American skies, and by 2020 experts estimate there will be 7 million — the vast majority of those flown by hobbyists with little or no training. With the increase in drones, there has also been an increase in accidents. The blades on a drone can

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