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WELCOME TO KANSAS CITYS FAVORITE 4TH OF JULY GAME: WAS THAT GUNSHOTS FOR FIREWORKS?!?! Its a question that local middle-class women will be asking CONSTANTLY over the next few days. Sadly, they wont get an answer until sometime around August. Also, its worth mentioning that pet owners and people who suffer from PTSD will also confront more serious challenges as well. Accordingly, heres more local fireworks news to help answer the question . . . Check-it . . . On July 1, Mayor Quinton Lucas, Sta...

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Lawmakers are looking toward getting a controversial gun bill to the governor’s desk this week as the session inches toward a close.House Bill 944 was brought to a Senate committee to hear witness testimony and hash out differences related to the bill’s terms late last week. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Rodger Reedy, R-Windsor, and handled in the Senate by Sen. Jason Bean, R-Holcomb.

Missouri House passes bill criminalizing protesters blocking traffic, banning chokeholds Tessa Weinberg Lawmakers were also able to tack on provisions intended to further other criminal justice reforms A bill criminalizing protesters that intentionally block roadways and shielding police disciplinary records from public view grew even more controversial on Tuesday, with the House adding dozens of amendments before sending it back to the Senate for consideration. Senate Bill 26, which was inspir...

Missourinet You are here: Home What we’re watching this week in the Missouri Legislature Missouri legislative committees will hear several bills this week involving education, elections, and celebrations with gunfire. The Missouri Senate Education Committee meets Tuesday at noon to hear a bill from committee chairwoman State Sen. Cindy O’Laughlin, R-Shelbina. It requires the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to annually publish a list of schools on its website th...

In Kansas City, hope for a Super Bowl victory comes with fear of celebratory gunfire Robert A. Cronkleton, The Kansas City Star © Jill Toyoshiba/TNS Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes heads for the locker room to be examined after taking a hit to the head in the fourth quarter against the Cleveland Browns Jan. 17 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Mahomes did not return to the game. Should the Chiefs win the Super Bowl, officials worry about celebrator...

Carlos Moreno/KCUR 89.3 1.) Please don’t fire your guns – it’s illegal in the city limits. During the celebration of last year’s Chiefs win, Kansas City police fielded more than 160 emergency calls between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. about gunfire. It’s a misdemeanor, punishable by a $1,000 fine and up to a year in jail. Sgt. Jake Becchina said people need to be reminded of the physics of gunfire. “That bullet comes back down as fast as it leaves the barrel of the gun and you will damage...