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  • 4 weeks ago | kmbc.com | Lara Moritz |Nick Sloan

    Kansas City, Kansas Police Chief Karl Oakman leads with one mission in mind: serving the people of the community where he grew up. “My job is to figure out what we can do to help you,” Oakman said. The path that led him to that mission was anything but easy. Growing up in Wyandotte County, struggle was a constant. His father died before his 10th birthday. “Then a couple months after that, would have been, Christmas Eve. You know, for the first time, we, we kind of was going to have some presents.

  • Nov 28, 2024 | kmbc.com | Lara Moritz

    Larry Moore is no stranger to the Plaza Lighting, having hosted the event dozens of times over the years. The grand finale is the flipping of the switch, and it’s something Larry kept a secret about for years – until 2020 when he spilled the details to Lara Moritz. “The switch is real,” Moore said.

  • Nov 25, 2024 | kmbc.com | Lara Moritz

    Kansas City has been called the "City of Fountains," the "Paris of the Plains," and the "Barbecue Capital of the World." But, our crowned jewel is the Country Club Plaza. The 101-year-old shopping district was recently sold to new owners from Texas. They want you to know that change is coming, but tradition will be maintained, just like Thursday's Evergy Plaza Lighting Ceremony. This year's event is 95 years in the making. So, what will the next 95 years look like for the iconic area?

  • Jul 1, 2024 | kmbc.com | Lara Moritz |Nick Sloan

    NEARBY YOUR AREA. WE ARE GETTING ANSWERS ON THE FUTURE OF THE COUNTRY CLUB PLAZA. NEW OWNERSHIP HAS TAKEN OVER AND WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE ON THIS TONIGHT. KMBC NINE S RUSSELL WHITE IS TALKING TO BUSINESSES WHO WILL BE IMPACTED THE MOST. WE BEGIN WITH LARA MORITZ, WHO SPOKE WITH THE NEW OWNERS ONE ON ONE TODAY. LAURA. WELL, AND YOU COULD TELL THOSE NEW OWNERS HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO KANSAS CITY RESTORE THE COUNTRY CLUB PLAZA TO THE DINING AND SHOPPING DESTINATION THAT IT ONCE WAS.

  • May 22, 2024 | kmbc.com | Lara Moritz |Nick Sloan

    INVESTIGATES JACKSON COUNTY AND SOME OF ITS TOP OFFICIALS ARE FACING A LAWSUIT FROM THE STATE OF MISSOURI. THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS THE LAW WAS BROKEN DURING LAST YEAR’S PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENTS. TONIGHT, TWO COUNTY LEGISLATORS SIT DOWN WITH KMBC NINE INVESTIGATES TO PROVIDE ANSWERS ON WHAT THEY WITNESSED DURING THE PROCESS. THE LAWSUIT STATES. JACKSON COUNTY’S 2023 ASSESSMENTS WERE NOT ONLY UNLAWFUL, BUT THE FAILURES WERE SYSTEMIC.

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