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Rachel Henderson

Kansas City

Multimedia Journalist at KSHB-TV (Kansas City, MO)

Multimedia Journalist at KMCI-TV (Kansas City, MO)

Multimedia Journalist at Kansas City Live

Multimedia Journalist at KSHB 41 | Formerly KOMU 8 News

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  • Latest effort to rename Troost Avenue to Truth Avenue stalls in Kansas City, Missouri

    1 week ago | kshb.com | Rachel Henderson

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The effort to rename Troost Avenue got a hearing Tuesday at a Kansas City, Missouri, City Council committee meeting, but not enough support to push the renaming effort forward. The issue came up during the noon Special Committee for Legal Review meeting at City Hall. For some, Troost Avenue is just a street name or a street sign. But for Yashi Poindexter, CEO and owner of AiZen Root Remedy, a business that sits on Troost Avenue, it represents growth.

  • Latest effort to rename Troost Avenue to Truth Avenue stalls in Kansas City, Missouri

    1 week ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Rachel Henderson

    Share KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The effort to rename Troost Avenue got a hearing Tuesday at a Kansas City, Missouri, City Council committee meeting, but not enough support to push the renaming effort forward. The issue came up during the noon Special Committee for Legal Review meeting at City Hall. For some, Troost Avenue is just a street name or a street sign. But for Yashi Poindexter, CEO and owner of AiZen Root Remedy, a business that sits on Troost Avenue, it represents growth.

  • UG commissioner explains 'offensive' racial comments he made at meeting

    1 week ago | kesq.com | Rachel Henderson

    By Rachel HendersonClick here for updates on this story Kansas ( KSHB) - A Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, commissioner under fire for "offensive" racial comments said he was speaking from a place of passion.

  • ‘I have a deep passion’: UG commissioner explains ‘offensive’ racial comments he made at meeting

    1 week ago | kshb.com | Rachel Henderson

    KSHB 41 reporter Rachel Henderson covers neighborhoods in Wyandotte and Leavenworth counties. Share your story idea with Rachel. A Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas commissioner under fire for ‘offensive' comments says he was speaking from a place of passion.

  • ‘Head on a swivel’: Paramedic explains pressures of job Graham Hoffman ultimately died doing

    2 weeks ago | kshb.com | Rachel Henderson

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Firefighter paramedic Graham Hoffman’s death has brought safety discussions to the forefront, especially for emergency medical professionals. Paramedic explains pressures of job Graham Hoffman ultimately died doing “We knowingly put ourselves in someone’s worst day,” said Alicia Hysten, a paramedic at Washburn Tech in Topeka who teaches various courses related to the field. Hoffman died Sunday after being attacked by a patient he was transporting in an ambulance.

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Rachel Henderson @rchendersontv
30 Apr 25

RT @KSHB41: Firefighter paramedic Graham Hoffman’s death has brought safety discussions to the forefront, especially for emergency medical…

Rachel Henderson
Rachel Henderson @rchendersontv
29 Apr 25

RT @KSHB41: In the wake of the tragic death of firefighter paramedic Graham Hoffman, the Kansas City, Missouri, Fire Department is re-evalu…

Rachel Henderson
Rachel Henderson @rchendersontv
29 Apr 25

RT @kholmesKSHB: There is absolutely no way I can put into words the gratitude and love I have for each and every one of you. Whether it wa…