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Kansas City looking to clear roadblocks in contracting with women- and minority-owned businesses
Kansas City Council: Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee (Sept. 1, 2026) By Brandee Collins, Kansas City Documenter These notes were produced through Kansas City Documenters, which trains and pays community members to take fact-checked notes at public meetings,…
Thank you, Chris Lester
When Chris Lester agreed to become The Beacon’s interim editor-in-chief in June 2025, he was supposed to help us through a transition. He did that. But “transition” hardly captures what happened during his 15 months here. Under Chris’ editorial leadership, The Beacon produced…
Missouri’s ‘unprecedented’ budget vote leaves schools around Kansas City in the lurch
Missouri’s state education board voted not to ask the governor and lawmakers for full school funding.
TACKLING A TITAN: Pianist presents first local Beethoven cycle in four decades
Kansas City has been blessed with an unusual number of extraordinarily gifted young pianists during the last quarter-century, thanks largely to the presence of high-powered programs such as the International […]
Truman Road Homicide, Late Wednesday Sept. 16
Northeast News On Wednesday, Sept. 16, just before 8:30 p.m., Kansas City Police Department (KCPD) officers were dispatched to the 3600 block of E.Truman Rd. Officers canvassed the area for… The post Truman Road Homicide, Late Wednesday Sept. 16 first appeared on Northeast News .
‘We are human beings’: UMKC workers take their fight for higher pay public
Belkis Cabrera has worked as a custodian at the University of Missouri-Kansas City for 16 years. Each time she and her co-workers earn a merit raise, she said, increasing healthcare costs and inflation swallow it. “We are not asking for much, just respect and enough pay to get…
Missouri train ride led to KC-area measles case that’s exposed 250 people so far
It was the call Ray Dlugolecki had been dreading. And one he and other public health officials have been expecting. The assistant director at Jackson County Public Health learned on Sunday afternoon about a confirmed case of measles, not just in his agency’s jurisdiction, but in…
Kansas City school board fields competing pleas about fate of historic school
Kansas City Public Schools: Board Business Meeting (Aug. 26, 2026) By Masha Mackey, Kansas City Documenter These notes were produced through Kansas City Documenters, which trains and pays community members to take fact-checked notes at public meetings, strengthening transparency…
Community Calendar
Thursday, Sept. 17- Art Club, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., North-East Branch Library, 6000 Wilson Ave.Come and create- paint, paper and all supplies provided along with instruction. For ages 5 to… The post Community Calendar first appeared on Northeast News .
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New Executive Director Leads Latinx Education Collaborative Into a New Era
Daisy Garcia MontoyaEducation Reporter Local non-profit organization Latinx Education Collaborative (LEC) welcomes a new chapter in its history as it moves forward as a separate organization from its sister organization,… The post New Executive Director Leads Latinx Education…
The Avenue of Stories: A Kaleidoscope of Life in Northeast Kansas City
Bryan StalderContributor In Northeast, history isn’t just found in textbooks or archived at the library; it lives in the shared memories of neighbors chatting over fences, or seated at the… The post The Avenue of Stories: A Kaleidoscope of Life in Northeast Kansas City first…