Cody Holyoke

Kansas City

News Anchor at KMBC-TV (Kansas City, MO)

News anchor/reporter for @KMBC. Moderator of “Heart of the Matter.” @IthacaCollege grad. Links & RTs aren’t endorsements. Opinions are my own.

Articles

COMMITMENT 2025: Several races & issues to watch

2 weeks ago | kmbc.com | Cody Holyoke

ISSUES AND RACES TO CONSIDER TUESDAY. WE’RE WATCHING A HANDFUL OF MAYORAL CONTESTS IN GRANDVIEW. INCUMBENT MAYOR LEONARD JONES JUNIOR WANTS ANOTHER TERM. HE’S UP AGAINST CHALLENGER DAVID ROBINSON IN LIBERTY. INCUMBENT MAYOR GREG KNUTSON FACES CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE GISELLE FEST, AND NORTH KANSAS CITY MAYOR BRIAN DELONG IS UP FOR REELECTION.
Several public safety measures on the ballot in Missouri

2 weeks ago | kmbc.com | Cody Holyoke

AT THE POLLS IN THE NAME OF PUBLIC SAFETY. IN FACT, IT’S ONE OF THE OTHER MAJOR ISSUES UP FOR A VOTE IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, LEADERS ARE ASKING VOTERS TO APPROVE QUESTION ONE, CONTINUING AN EXISTING QUARTER CENT SALES TAX FOR ANOTHER 20 YEARS TO HELP EFFORTS AT KCPD AND KCFD, ALONG WITH IMPROVEMENTS TO THE 911 SYSTEM AND A PROPOSED CITY JAIL.
KCPS asks voters to approve first bond issue in 58 years

2 weeks ago | kmbc.com | Cody Holyoke

IS HEART OF THE MATTER. THANKS FOR JOINING US TODAY. I’M CODY HOLYOKE WITH JUST TWO DAYS TO GO BEFORE ELECTION DAY. WE WILL SPEND THE DAY TODAY WALKING YOU THROUGH THE BIGGEST ISSUES ON THE BALLOT. WE’LL START IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, AND A BOND MEASURE FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, THE FIRST ONE THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PASS SINCE BEFORE MAN SET FOOT ON THE MOON. IT HAS BEEN A WHILE AND A LOT HAS HAPPENED SINCE THEN. MANY BUILDINGS HAVE BROKEN DOWN.
Kansas City Royals expect big things in 2025 season

3 weeks ago | kmbc.com | Cody Holyoke |Caroline Todd

YOUR KANSAS CITY ROYALS ARE HOPING TO PUNCH THEIR TICKET TO THE POSTSEASON FOR A SECOND YEAR IN A ROW. THE PITCH HE STRUCK HIM OUT AND THE KANSAS CITY ROYALS MOVE ON. THE BOYS IN BLUE DEFIED EXPECTATIONS LAST SEASON, SURGING INTO OCTOBER AFTER LOSING MORE THAN 100 GAMES IN 2023. THEY EVEN BEAT THE YANKEES IN A GAME IN THE ALDS, EVENTUALLY LOSING TO THE BRONX BOMBERS, WHO TOOK THE SERIES THREE TWO. IT IS A CHIP ON THE ROYALS PROVERBIAL SHOULDER AS THEY WORK TO GET BACK TO THE WORLD SERIES.
Sevendays inspires kindness in Kansas City and beyond

3 weeks ago | kmbc.com | Cody Holyoke |Caroline Todd

ACT OF HATRED HERE AT HOME SENT SHOCKWAVES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. A WHITE SUPREMACIST OPENED FIRE AT A JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER AND A RETIREMENT COMMUNITY IN OVERLAND PARK, KILLING TERRI LAMANNO, DOCTOR WILLIAM CORPORON, AND 14 YEAR OLD REAT UNDERWOOD, ALL NON-JEWISH VICTIMS. REAT WAS AT THE JCC FOR A SINGING COMPETITION THE DAY HE WAS MURDERED. OUT OF THAT, TRAGEDY CAME PURPOSE. A WOMAN WHO LOST HER DAD AND SON THAT DAY MADE IT HER MISSION TO SPREAD KINDNESS, NOT HATE.
Missouri Senate considers historic child sex abuse reforms

3 weeks ago | kmbc.com | Cody Holyoke |Caroline Todd

THANKS FOR JOINING US TODAY. I’M CODY HOLYOKE. JUST BECAUSE A CONVERSATION IS UNCOMFORTABLE DOESN’T MAKE IT ANY LESS IMPORTANT. SOMETIMES BRINGING ISSUES TO LIGHT CAN HELP OTHER PEOPLE DEALING WITH THE SAME TRAUMA AND LET THEM KNOW THEY’RE NOT ALONE. IT’S WHAT’S HAPPENING NOW WITH SEXUAL ABUSE AND ASSAULT CASES. WE’VE SEEN MANY HIGH PROFILE STORIES TAKE SHAPE IN MISSOURI. WATCHING ALLEGATIONS FROM THE AGAPE BOYS SCHOOL TO THE INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PRAYER IN KANSAS CITY TO EPIC CHURCH IN INDEPENDENCE.
Diaper Madness: Providing 1 million diapers to KC families in need

1 month ago | kmbc.com | Cody Holyoke |Caroline Todd

FINANCIAL STRUGGLES LATELY, HIGHER PRICES AND ECONOMIC TURMOIL IS PUSHING SEVERAL FAMILIES INTO AN IMPOSSIBLE CHOICE. DO THEY PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE OR BUY OTHER NEEDS LIKE DIAPERS FOR THEIR KIDS? A LOCAL DIAPER BANK CALLED HAPPY BOTTOMS IS WORKING TO HELP FAMILIES AVOID THOSE TOUGH DECISIONS. KMBC NINE JAMIE WEISS SHARES THEIR STORY. THERE’S A GROWING NEED IN KANSAS CITY THAT LARGELY GOES UNSEEN, 1 IN 2 FAMILIES HERE IN KANSAS CITY ARE STRUGGLING TO AFFORD DIAPERS.
Missouri lawmakers and business groups fight Proposition A

1 month ago | kmbc.com | Cody Holyoke |Caroline Todd

OF IN A STATE OF CONTRADICTION. VOTERS OFTEN PICK CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATES AT THE POLLS, BUT APPROVE MORE PROGRESSIVE POLICIES. THOSE OPPOSING FORCES ARE BUTTING HEADS RIGHT NOW, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO BUSINESS. LAST YEAR, VOTERS OVERWHELMINGLY APPROVED PROPOSITION A, A PLAN TO RAISE THE STATE’S MINIMUM WAGE, WHILE ALSO MANDATING MOST BUSINESSES PROVIDE PAID SICK LEAVE FOR THEIR WORKERS. STARTING MAY 1ST.
Amid fears of federal cuts, Kansans demand Medicaid expansion

1 month ago | kmbc.com | Cody Holyoke |Caroline Todd

THANKS FOR JOINING US TODAY. I’M CODY HOLYOKE. WE BEGIN WITH A BATTLE OVER BENEFITS, ESPECIALLY FOR THE PEOPLE WHO NEED THEM THE MOST. CONTINUED GOVERNMENT CUTS COMING DOWN FROM WASHINGTON HAVE THRUST SOCIAL PROGRAMS LIKE MEDICAID INTO THE SPOTLIGHT. SOME 72 MILLION AMERICANS RELY ON MEDICAID TO STAY ALIVE. IT PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE AND LONG-TERM CARE TO FOLKS WHO OTHERWISE COULDN’T AFFORD IT.
Health experts address misinformation amid rising measles cases

1 month ago | kmbc.com | Cody Holyoke |Caroline Todd

THANKS FOR JOINING US TODAY. I’M CODY HOLYOKE. WE BEGIN WITH A LIFE OR DEATH ISSUE THAT ABSOLUTELY DOESN’T HAVE TO BE. AND IT’S NOT EVEN THE FIRST TIME WE’VE TALKED ABOUT THIS. 25 YEARS AGO, HEALTH OFFICIALS DECLARED THE MEASLES ERADICATED IN THE U.S., THANKS IN LARGE PART TO REDOUBLED EFFORTS TO VACCINATE OUR KIDS. NOW IT IS BACK IN A BIG WAY AND CAUSING SOME SERIOUS PROBLEMS TO OUR SOUTH.