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Kansas City, Missouri, police haven't identified the person who died Thursday morning, in a fire underneath a bridge along Interstate-70 near 18th Street.

Cities Are Razing Homeless Encampments Despite Record Cold Weather and COVID Activists with Services Not Sweeps place signs on their vehicles for a car blockade before Los Angeles City Bureau of Sanitation workers conduct a cleanup sweep of a homeless encampment during the COVID-19 pandemic on January 28, 2021, in Los Angeles, California. Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images By The deadly spate of winter storms and frigid temperatures that swept across the country this week threw into reli...

Steve Dresbach, Lawrence To the editor: During these cold winter days, we need to give thanks for the warm homes most of us enjoy. And, we also need to remember that not all people in Lawrence have that benefit. As winter approached, it was learned that there were more people living outside than existing shelter plans could accommodate. At that point, representatives of Justice Matters and the Coalition for Homeless Concerns met with city leaders. The current Emergency Winter Shelter was organi...

/ A man who identified himself as Jason found some shelter Thursday morning in an alcove outside Auditorium Plaza Garage. He spent the night in Bartle Hall but was uncertain where he would go during the day to keep warm and was unaware of the extreme cold heading this way. People experiencing homelessness are under added pressure to find safe shelter as temperatures drop well below zero degrees. A brutally cold blast of air will grip the Kansas City metro for several more days —potentially br...

Volunteers and donations needed at Bartle Hall warming center, how to help More people expected ahead of freezing temps Volunteers and donations needed at Bartle Hall warming center, how to help and last updated 2021-02-05 18:23:43-05 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With freezing temperatures coming, more people are expected to show up at the Scott Eicke Warming Center inside Bartle Hall needing a safe place to sleep. Organizers say they need people to volunteer and to provide the guests with some l...

KCUR 89.3 One of Bartle Halls exhibition rooms will provide shelter for the homeless until March 31. This was the first weekend and more than 150 people came for a bed. The convention center will now be a temporary shelter as more people find themselves without permanent homes due to the economic impact of the pandemic. It was still dark Sunday morning when William, 50, was among the first to descend the escalator from the cavernous exhibit room at Bartle Hall that, in more normal times, he mig...

KC Parks opens Garrison Community Center as warming center KC Parks opens Garrison Community Center as warming center and last updated 2021-01-15 23:43:39-05 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With temperatures expected to drop overnight and remain near freezing with brisk winds in the coming days, The community center, operated by KC Parks and Recreation located near East 5th Street and Troost Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, will be open overnight to anyone who needs a warm place to stay. As many as ...

photo by: Journal-World File Photos Days Inn, 730 Iowa St., and Super 8, 801 Iowa St., are pictured in late December 2020 and early January 2021. As costs for damages at a hotel-based winter shelter for homeless people have grown to more than $17,000, those running the program say they are taking away second chances for the guests who have been causing the damage. The city of Lawrence, which is funding the program, coordinated with the faith group Justice Matters and the Coalition for Homeless...