
Elyse Schoenig
News Reporter at KSHB-TV (Kansas City, MO)
News Reporter at KMCI-TV (Kansas City, MO)
News Reporter at Kansas City Live
@kshb41 news reporter in KC. Prev: @ksdknews. IL raised & @Mizzou made. Otherwise found quoting Friends, watching gymnastics, or talking about Taylor Swift.
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kshb.com | Elyse Schoenig
JOHNSON COUNTY, Kan. — Families with the advocacy group Little Lobbyists planned a town hall Tuesday on proposed Medicaid cuts in President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill."The town hall is scheduled for Tuesday night at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 7740 Lackman Road, in Lenexa. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. House Republicans passed the spending bill. The bill is now in the Senate's hands.
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kshb.com | Elyse Schoenig
KSHB 41 reporter Elyse Schoenig covers the cities of Shawnee and Mission. She also focuses on issues surrounding the cost of health care, saving for retirement and personal debt. Share your story idea with Elyse. —Residents of Shawnee will have the chance to speak their minds at Monday night's Planning Commission meeting over potential new housing in western Shawnee.
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2 weeks ago |
kshb.com | Elyse Schoenig
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Business owners in Kansas City's West Bottoms are facing property assessment increases of up to 555%, which they fear could potentially force some to close their doors if solutions aren't found. Sean Rielley, a third-generation business owner with proud Kansas City roots, saw his building assessed at a 555% increase, shifting his tax estimate from around $4,000 to over $26,000. "Over $22,000 I've got to come up with," Rielley said.
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2 weeks ago |
kshb.com | Elyse Schoenig
KSHB 41 reporter Elyse Schoenig covers the cities of Shawnee and Mission. She also focuses on issues surrounding the cost of health care, saving for retirement and personal debt. Share your story idea with Elyse. —Residents in Shawnee say they're still waiting for the right development to replace the former Wonderscope Children's Museum building, at 5700 King Avenue, that has sat vacant since 2019.
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2 weeks ago |
kshb.com | Elyse Schoenig
GARDNER, Kan. — It's been just over a month since residents of the former Aspen Place apartments in Gardner, Kansas, learned they'd been evicted from their homes. A metal fence blocks access to the complex and many residents say they're still figuring out their new normal. Victoria Bledsoe has mixed emotions when reflecting on the past month. "Oh, gosh, this feels like forever ago at this point, we were getting condemned," Bledsoe said.
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