KCKPD Rolls Out New In-Car and Body-Worn Camera Systems
Department Welcomes Community’s Questions and Input The Kansas City Kansas Police Department is launching a campaign to give the public more information about its new integrated camera system. The new system includes multi-camera, in-car technology plus Officer body-worn cameras.Body-worn cameras are relatively small devices that record interactions between community members and Officers. The video and […]
KC goes dark, rolling power outages affect 270,000-plus households
By Roberta Pardo Rolling power outages have affected the Kansas City area since Monday (Feb. 15) because of record freezing temperatures.The Southwest Power Pool, the organization that controls the power grid in Kansas and portions of Missouri among other more than a dozen states, requested Monday that Evergy reduce its energy load by “five times […]
Longtime Chiefs fan preparing to attend second Super Bowl
By Angie BaldelomarLongtime Kansas City Chiefs fan Jesus Chavez is one of the expected 25,000 fans that will be allowed into Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, to watch the Chiefs defend their Super Bowl title Sunday (Feb. 7) against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.But for Chavez, this will not be his first time attending a […]
JoCo officials apologize after seniors wait in long lines, cold for COVID-19 shots
By Roberta PardoJohnson County, Kansas, health officials apologized after dozens of senior citizens had to wait in January weather in long lines to get the COVID-19 vaccine.“I apologize on behalf of the county staff,” county manager Penny Postoak Ferguson said Tuesday (Jan. 26) during a Facebook Live presentation. “We care for the comfort and the […]
KCKPS hosts four town hall meetings as part of superintendent search
By Angie Baldelomar Last week, Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools (KCKPS) hosted four virtual town hall meetings as the district officially started its search for a new superintendent.In partnership with JG Consulting, the search started with two English and two Spanish town hall meetings to gather community input on the characteristics and skillsets district community […]
New COVID-19 Online Form Available to Wyandotte County Organizations, Employers and Individuals
Sign Up to get Vaccine UpdatesNow organizations, employers and individuals in Wyandotte County can go online to fill out a form and sign up to get updates on the County’s COVID-19 rollout. The Unified Government Public Health Department (UGPHD) created the survey to allow employers, community organizations and residents to provide feedback about taking a […]
Johnson County Vaccine Update
The Johnson County Department of Health & Environment (JCDHE) has the following update regarding COVID-19 vaccines recently received: *Received 1,000 doses from Health Partnership Clinic (1/11/21)*Received 1,000 doses from KU Medical Center (1/12/21)*Will receive 3,900 does from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) on Thursday (1/14/21) JCDHE will conduct vaccination clinics this week with the […]
Shawnee Mission North senior receives scholarship opportunities
By Roberta Pardo Shawnee Mission North High School senior Jorge Luis Coromac’s family could not be more excited for him. Coromac has become one of the latest recipients of scholarship opportunities offered by the Shawnee Mission Education Foundation’s Scholarship Shawnee Mission program. Along with 600 other students of Shawnee Mission North, he recently received a […]
KCMO mayor confirms new city manager, gives other city updates
By Angie Baldelomar Kansas City, Missouri’s city manager search has ended. On Oct. 29, the City Council voted 9-4 to appoint Brian Platt as the new city manager, Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas confirmed the appointment Oct. 30 during an update call with Dos Mundos. Platt, the city manager for Jersey City, New Jersey, […]
Now Get Saliva-based COVID-19 testing at the new Unified Government testing facility!
Now you can get saliva COVID-19 testing. It’s easy – just hold a swab under your tongue for 60 seconds. This replaces the previous type of test used at this location. The new testing location is at 78th and State Avenue (7836 State Avenue, the former Kmart location). Hours are Monday through Friday, 9 AM […]