Lily O'Shea Becker
Multimedia Journalist at KSHB-TV (Kansas City, MO)
Reporter/MMJ @KSHB41. From the Lou (and I’m proud). 3x Emmy winner. ‘22 @WHCA scholarship recipient. Love to write in all forms. ROCK CHALK
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kshb.com | Lily O'Shea Becker
LAWRENCE, Kan. — The Lawrence community can gather to celebrate Juneteenth on Saturday by attending a stage play by a local playwright who is telling the story of her parent's migration from Mississippi to Kansas in search of better opportunities. Rita Rials' "Panther Burn: From the Fields of Struggle to the Road of Hope" will take the stage at the Lied Center of Kansas in Lawrence this Saturday.
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kshb.com | Lily O'Shea Becker
GARDNER, Kan. — This week, the Gardner Police Department held its second annual Police Youth Academy to build connections with local teenagers. Ten teens participated in the academy, where they attended hands-on learning sessions on situations from mock traffic stops to mock homicide investigations. On Wednesday, attendees conducted mock traffic stops.
Douglas County behavioral health plan to look at sustaining services for uninsured residents in 2026
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kshb.com | Lily O'Shea Becker
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The director of behavioral health projects for Douglas County provided an overview of funding for projects in the 2025 budget for county commissioners last week in preparation for discussions for next year's budget to begin in July. Bob Tryanski, director of behavioral health projects for Douglas County, said figuring out "the best way to sustain investment in services for people who are uninsured" is something he and others in the county will look at in 2026.
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kshb.com | Lily O'Shea Becker
KSHB 41 reporter Lily O’Shea Becker covers Franklin and Douglas counties in Kansas. Share your story idea with Lily. —Robin Gingerich's favorite part about the weekly Sunday protests she and her husband started 17 weeks ago is the Lawrence community "taking ownership." "Molly makes signs for people to borrow, and every week she makes all these signs for people," she said. "Nobody asks her to do that; she just did that.
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2 weeks ago |
kshb.com | Lily O'Shea Becker
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — WIN for KC hosts its annual Camp Win with the goal of encouraging girls to try new sports and stick with them, and one camp graduate returned to the camp following her success story. Kendal Ford said she learned years ago at Camp Win that in life, there are wins and losses, and to stay strong no matter if things are going your way. "I lost, but it's OK because I can always go again," she told one camper on Thursday.
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