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1 day ago | kmbc.com | Andy Alcock

The process of shipping thousands of T-shirts honoring Kansas City firefighter and paramedic Graham Hoffman has begun. Investigators say Hoffman was stabbed to death last month while trying to help a patient. E2 Embroidery & Screenprinting has been producing T-shirts and other items to raise money for Hoffman’s family. Those items began shipping this week. Kristen Gibbs, who drives a firetruck for the Kansas City Fire Department, spent her day off Wednesday volunteering to pack T-shirts.

1 day ago | kmbc.com | Jackson Kurtz

NOW. WELL, DEBATE CONTINUES TONIGHT AT THE MISSOURI STATE CAPITOL OVER A STADIUM PACKAGE RIGHT NOW FOR THE CHIEFS AND ROYALS. GOOD EVENING. I’M BRYA BERRY. GOVERNOR MIKE KEHOE UNVEILED THE SHOW-ME SPORTS INVESTMENT ACT TODAY. NOW, THAT PLAN CALLS FOR STATE ISSUED BONDS TO PAY FOR NEW STADIUMS WITH THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF STATE FUNDING CAPPED AT 50% OF EACH PROJECT. THE ROYALS AND CHIEFS COULD ALSO GET TAX CREDITS UP TO $50 MILLION.

2 days ago | kmbc.com | Dennis Evans

For the first time since 2009, Oak Park High School will send a boys golfer to the Missouri State High School Championship — and he only picked up the sport about a year and a half ago.Senior Jayse Kumpf, a former baseball player who didn’t begin playing golf seriously until late in his sophomore year, has made rapid progress in a sport that often takes years to master.“I started about a year and a half ago, just at tee shot, so I just kind of fell in love with it,” Kumpf said.With...

2 days ago | kmbc.com | Dorissa White

KMBC NINE NEWS. RIGHT NOW, A HEARTWARMING REUNION IS IN THE WORKS FOR YEARS AFTER A FAMILY’S CAT DISAPPEARED. KMBC NINE S DORISSA WHITE HAS THE INCREDIBLE STORY OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN WHO HELPED BRING HER BACK TO HER OWNER. SHE IS WRAPPED IN A TOWEL AND FOUR LONG YEARS ON HER OWN. OH, YOU DO WANT TO LEAVE? DON’T GO. A LOST CAT NAMED KHURASAN OR KURAI FOR SHORT IS FINALLY ON HER WAY BACK HOME. I KNOW HOME OWNER MAGGIE DAWES SPOTTED A STRAY CAT CLOSE TO THEIR FRONT PORCH.

2 days ago | kmbc.com | Andy Alcock

Evicted residents of the Aspen Place Apartments in Gardner received free legal advice Tuesday from Kansas Legal Services. Individual consultations and a group session were held at the Hampton Inn in Gardner, a week after tenants were given 48 hours to vacate their homes. The city condemned the complex due to ongoing issues, including water and sewer problems, and a recent incident involving a firetruck becoming stuck on an access road.