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Carolyn Glenn Brewer's father's car was found a block away from where it was parked after the...

‘It really is with you your entire life’: Ruskin Heights tornado memorial rebuilt 6s1f1b

Updated: May 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM CDT
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By Grace Smith and Katie Byrd
The tornado made a 71-mile path of destruction from Williamsburg, Kan, to Knobtown, Mo. At times, it was as massive as half a mile wide.

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The Englewood Theater and the Mid-Continent Public Library’s Genealogy Center hosted an event...

Community archiving event celebrates historic KC venues 4z2q

Updated: May 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM CDT
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By Katie Byrd
A local library teamed up with the Friends of Englewood Theater to host a special archiving event.

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Kids Inn Child Care coming to metro this summer

‘I just love that flexibility’ Child care by the hour coming to metro this summer 5s3f51

Updated: May 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM CDT
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By Katie Byrd
Families will soon have the option of daycare by the hour in Lenexa.

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Operation BBQ Relief is helping tornado survivors in Kentucky after a deadly outbreak.

KC-based nonprofit feeds Kentucky tornado survivors 503p59

Updated: May 18, 2025 at 10:54 PM CDT
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By Katie Byrd
Operation BBQ Relief is helping tornado survivors in Kentucky after a deadly outbreak.

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The Kansas City Police Department said that around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 18, a man was...

Motorcyclist suffers serious injuries after losing control of vehicle 595j9

Updated: May 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM CDT
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By Katie Byrd
The driver of a motorcycle in Kansas City was seriously injured after losing control and overturning on 152 Hwy.

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Operation BBQ Relief provides meals to tornado victims

KC pitmasters provide relief to Kentucky tornado victims 4r3x52

Updated: May 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM CDT
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By Katie Byrd
Operation BBQ Relief is providing meals to tornado victims after tragedy hit a small town in Kentucky.

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Raytown Animal Control is asking the community for help finding a puppy that may be injured.

Community asked to help find puppy that fell out of truck 3q5qh

Updated: May 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM CDT
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By Katie Byrd
Raytown Animal Control is asking the community for help finding a puppy that may be injured.

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Burnt ends beer? KC celebrates unique creations on National BBQ Day 615w27

Updated: May 16, 2025 at 10:27 PM CDT
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By Katie Byrd
KCTV's Katie Byrd sat down with the founder of the Museum of BBQ to talk about the city's rich and tasty history.

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Graham Hoffman, 29, was killed on April 27 while working as a firefighter paramedic in Kansas...

BLOG: Condolences shared following deadly stabbing of KCFD paramedic 6673

Updated: Apr. 28, 2025 at 8:46 AM CDT
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By Katie Byrd
The Kansas City Mayor and multiple sheriff’s departments have made remarks on the fatality of a firefighter and paramedic Sunday.

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Participants were given training that addresses factors influencing crashes, including...

Kansas City teens learn critical skills through safe driver training classes 1e3a5n

Updated: Apr. 27, 2025 at 10:18 PM CDT
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By Katie Byrd
Teen drivers were given the chance to brush up on their driving skills for free in Kansas City this weekend.

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Competitors from Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Wisconsin are taking part in the USTA Heart of...

Athletes from across the country gather for wheelchair tennis in metro 3d6i1

Updated: Apr. 27, 2025 at 9:42 PM CDT
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By Katie Byrd
A North Kansas City wheelchair tennis tournament features athletes from multiple states.

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The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department says that around 5:45 p.m. on Sunday, April 27,...

Man found shot, killed outside home in Eastwood Hills East neighborhood 6r2e3k

Updated: Apr. 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM CDT
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By Katie Byrd and Sarah Motter
Police have opened an investigation into a deadly shooting near the Eastwood Hills East neighborhood in Kansas City.

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Police investigate after bicyclist dies during hit-and-run crash in Kansas City y3r5q

Updated: Apr. 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM CDT
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By Katie Byrd and Sarah Motter
Police have opened an investigation into a hit-and-run crash in Kansas City after a cyclist was killed over the weekend.

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Kansas City Mayor alerts public of downtown street racers and sideshows h3v6b

Updated: Apr. 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM CDT
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By Katie Byrd
KC Mayor Quinton Lucas and the KD encountered street racers and sideshows on 31st and Main Saturday evening.

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The “Sound the Alarm” initiative helps prepare families for home fires.

“Sound the Alarm” event helped install smoke alarms in Independence homes 3c4c6n

Updated: Apr. 26, 2025 at 8:16 PM CDT
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By Katie Byrd
The Independence Fire Department and the American Red Cross partnered with a local church to install smoke alarms in homes.

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10 local chef teams competed for the title of “best gumbo in Kansas City.” (AP Photo/Gerald...

Chefs compete for best gumbo while raising money for food insecurity 53s5h

Updated: Apr. 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM CDT
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By Katie Byrd
The annual fundraiser raised money for food insecurity and featured 10 local competing chef teams.

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Chiefs Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt announced former nose tackle Bill Maas will be the 2025...

Former Chiefs defensive player inducted into KC’s Hall of Fame 272m6l

Updated: Apr. 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM CDT
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By Katie Byrd
A former Kansas City football player will be inducted into the Chiefs Hall of Fame this year.

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Plant sale for brighter futures

Local nonprofit sells plants to help children in foster care system 383s5o

Updated: Apr. 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM CDT
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By Katie Byrd
A plant sale’s proceeds benefit a horticulture program for foster children in the Kansas City Community.

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The troop warned drivers in a post on X to not drive through water on roadways and to find an...

‘Turn around,’ Bates County experiences significant roadway flooding 532bj

Updated: Apr. 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM CDT
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By Katie Byrd
The Missouri State Highway Patrol warns drivers of roadway safety as there is significant flooding in Bates County.

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Drivers may not operate electric-assisted scooters on streets with posted speed limits greater...

Ride an electric scooter? Make sure you know the rules 4a4tc

Updated: Apr. 19, 2025 at 9:06 PM CDT
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By Katie Byrd
The city of Overland Park reminds residents of city ordinances to ensure safety of pedestrians, cyclists and drivers.

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Waughtal is held at the Cass County Jail with a $50,000 cash only bond.

Tire deflation device ends police chase, man arrested on 50k bond 3735f

Updated: Apr. 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM CDT
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By Katie Byrd
A police pursuit on 1-49 in Peculiar ended in a 20-year-old’s arrest.

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Richard G. Harris faces 22 years behind bars for second-degree murder.

Man faces over two decades behind bars after 2024 fatal shooting 2kj1z

Updated: Apr. 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM CDT
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By Katie Byrd
A Kansas City man plead guilty to second-degree murder and faces 22 years in prison.

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Hundreds gather at Lake Olathe Polar Plunge for Special Olympics

Hundreds plunge in freezing lake for Special Olympics 2d5913

Updated: Feb. 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM CST
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By Katie Byrd
Hundreds of people showed out at Lake Olathe for the annual Polar Plunge benefitting Special Olympics Kansas on Saturday.

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Here’s a rundown of Kansas City's biggest shows this year.

Your 2025 Kansas City concert guide 2v3i2x

Updated: Feb. 21, 2025 at 5:40 PM CST
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By Katie Byrd
Concert season is right around the corner. Here’s a rundown of the biggest shows of 2025.

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Multiple puppies have been sick with parvo, so the shelter had to dispose of many blankets and...

KC Pet Project asks community for help after parvo cases 62391o

Updated: Feb. 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM CST
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By Katie Byrd
KC Pet Project’s Zona Rosa location is asking for blanket and towel donations after parvo cases broke out.

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Jon Costa shared video of Homeland Security agents at a Liberty, Mo. restaurant called El...

Approached about your immigration status? Know your rights. 1k2l4d

Updated: Feb. 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM CST
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By Katie Byrd
With a recent local Homeland Security Investigations encounter, it’s important for people to know their Constitutional rights.

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Homeland Security agents are seen removing workers from a Liberty restaurant.

Homeland Security agents seen removing employees from Liberty restaurant 2r2hu

Updated: Feb. 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM CST
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By Heidi Schmidt, Julia Scammahorn and Katie Byrd
Video and pictures show Homeland Security agents at El Potro Mexican Restaurant in Liberty Friday morning.

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KCFD is investigating a Sunday afternoon house fire

One injured in afternoon house fire that left home significantly damaged 2m146e

Updated: Feb. 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM CST
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By Katie Byrd
A house fire in Kansas City caused one person to evacuate and left a home seriously damaged.

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Joveljic was the second-highest scoring player in the 2024 MLS season. (Nick Tre. Smith/The...

Sporting KC pays $4 million in first cash-for-player trade 5e3w3a

Updated: Feb. 1, 2025 at 9:30 PM CST
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By Katie Byrd
Sporting Kansas City signed 25-year-old Dejan Joveljic in the first cash-for-player trade in MLS history.

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‘Black Wings’ exhibit showcases history of African Americans in aviation g1o6v

Updated: Feb. 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM CST
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By Katie Byrd
The Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center will feature “Black Wings: American Dreams of Flight” through May 3.

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The Clay County Sheriff's Office provided a picture of Josue Rivera. He is charged, accused of...

Suspect arrested in Clay County counter-trafficking sting operation 26284f

Updated: Jan. 31, 2025 at 4:39 PM CST
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By Katie Byrd
Officers arrested a third suspect who are accused of trying to have sexual relations with a child.

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Local business up for recognition as USA Today’s ‘Best New Brewery’ 674w2z

Updated: Jan. 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM CST
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By Katie Byrd
Kansas City locals can vote for Vine Street Brewing Company through late February.

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A photo provided by the FBI of a bank robbery suspect from an armed robbery on Friday, Jan....

School district receives false threat before armed KCK bank robbery 2xq1q

Updated: Jan. 31, 2025 at 11:41 AM CST
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By Katie Byrd
A bank robbery near the Legends left a school district on lockdown Friday morning.

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Sergeant Keara Torkelson and her husband will take a trip to Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans.

NFL star gifts local Army veteran Super Bowl trip 354c6y

Updated: Jan. 31, 2025 at 10:46 AM CST
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By Katie Byrd
A professional football star has given an Army veteran and her husband the trip of a lifetime.

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Ice breaks semi windshield on Kansas highway

Sherriff gives warning after ice breaks semi truck windshield 3m3a9

Updated: Jan. 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM CST
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By Katie Byrd
A driver was injured when a large block of ice smashed a windshield on a highway in Chase County.

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HappyBottoms distributes more than half a million diapers every month to families around the...

Kansas City diaper bank receives $1.2 million donation from family 5i54n

Updated: Jan. 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM CST
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By Katie Byrd
A local couple donated over a million dollars to HappyBottoms, a nonprofit diaper bank.

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Taylor Swift waves at fans as she arrives at Arrowhead to watch Travis Kelce.

Taylor’s trail: a timeline of Swift’s KC appearances 3be5k

Updated: Jan. 9, 2025 at 5:39 PM CST
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By Katie Byrd
It’s been over 500 days since Travis and Taylor started their love story. Let’s look back at Taylor’s mark in Red Kingdom.

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Soldier falls to the ground during Carter’s funeral 5y3h4k

Updated: Jan. 9, 2025 at 12:58 PM CST
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By Katie Byrd
A soldier was caught on camera ing out as President Jimmy Carter was laid to rest in the nation’s capitol.

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Snowplow crews are working to continue clearing ice and snow from roads, bridges and ramps.

KDOT prepares drivers and roads for potential snow threat 4r3vb

Updated: Jan. 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM CST
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By Katie Byrd
The Kansas Department of Transportation is pretreating roads for more possible snow.

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Multiple Wayside Waifs employees slept at shelter during blizzard 213o5i

Updated: Jan. 8, 2025 at 11:15 AM CST
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By Katie Byrd
Six Wayside Waifs employees slept at the shelter to take care of the animals during Kansas City’s historic winter storm.

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Missouri Congressman signs bill to increase rural broadband access 5u3t49

Updated: Jan. 7, 2025 at 1:58 PM CST
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By Katie Byrd
Missouri Congressman Sam Graves ed the E-BRIDGE Act with the help of the House and the Senate.

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There were 22 homicides in Kansas City, Kansas in 2024.

Kansas City, Kansas had record low homicides in 2024 d4qo

Updated: Jan. 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM CST
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By Katie Byrd
The city of Kansas City, Kansas recorded a record low number of homicides in 2024.

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Residents in the Douglas County Rural Water District No. 6 should not drink tap water until...

UPDATE: Boil advisory lifted in Douglas County 63574e

Updated: Jan. 1, 2025 at 12:08 PM CST
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By Katie Byrd
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has issued a boil advisory in parts of eastern Kansas until further notice.

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The Kansas City Chiefs have over 6 million followers on TikTok and YouTube combined.

Chiefs are first NFL team to 1 million YouTube subscribers, 5 million on TikTok k5344

Updated: Dec. 31, 2024 at 4:22 PM CST
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By Katie Byrd
The Kansas City Chiefs are the first team to reach 5 million TikTok followers and 1 million YouTube subscribers.

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Police investigating vandalism in Kearney neighborhood 61p5i

Updated: Dec. 31, 2024 at 3:53 PM CST
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By Katie Byrd
The Kearney Police Department is investigating a vandalism incident at a Kearney home.

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Sporting Kansas City players from left, Rémi Walter, Logan Ndenbe, Dany Rosero and Alán Pulido...

Sporting KC assistant coach Zoran Savic leaves after 16 seasons r92l

Updated: Dec. 31, 2024 at 1:59 PM CST
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By Katie Byrd
Zoran Savic, Sporting KC’s assistant coach, has left the team after 16 seasons.

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ML's winter reading challenge is open to adults and kids

Winter reading challenge open to book lovers of all ages 4s286p

Updated: Dec. 30, 2024 at 12:26 PM CST
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By Katie Byrd
The Mid-Continent Public Library is kicking off their winter reading program on Thursday, January 2.

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Mayor Lucas talks international sports spotlight and rebuilding after Chiefs rally tragedy

Mayor Quinton Lucas addresses Kansas City’s role in international sports spotlight 5q4bc

Updated: Dec. 30, 2024 at 6:27 AM CST
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By Katie Byrd
Anchor Carolyn Long sat down with Mayor Quinton Lucas to recap Kansas City’s highs and lows in 2024.

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Driver dies after motorcycle overturns on top of them in private drive 541e5v

Updated: Dec. 29, 2024 at 7:40 PM CST
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By Katie Byrd and Sarah Motter
The driver of a motorcycle has lost their life after they crashed in a private driveway in Kansas City over the weekend.

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The Salvation Army of Kansas and Western Missouri has significantly less donations than this...

Metro Salvation Army kettle donations down hundreds of thousands from goal 3l481f

Updated: Dec. 27, 2024 at 3:30 PM CST
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By Katie Byrd
The Salvation Army of Kansas and Western Missouri has significantly less donations than this time last year.

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