Officials want accountability after KMBC 9 Investigation into waste haulers
KMBC 9 Investigation found eight of nine semis hauling trash, recycling spilling debris onto interstates
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KMBC 9 Investigation found eight of nine semis hauling trash, recycling spilling debris onto interstates
It's been hard not to miss trash piling up along Kansas City-area highways over the past few years.
After weeks of being held in committee, ordinances surrounding short-term rentals are moving to the full Kansas City, Missouri, City Council on Thursday.
A majority of short-term rentals in Kansas City operate outside city rules. Officials also want to require rentals to be licensed through the city — with fines for unlicensed listings — and create a process to deregister rental operators who break the rules.
Residents at the Gladstone Court apartment in the Historic Northeast were still recovering from an electrical fire that left them without heat for three days when they received lease non-renewal notices from their new landlord. After organizing with citywide tenant union KC Tenants, they’re able to stay in their homes with affordable rents.