Archives: January 2010
Your blogger is on the radio
If you’d like to take an opportunity to hear what your music blogger sounds like, I’m on the University of Kansas’ student-run radio station right now until noon. You can tune in either online at KJHK’s website, or via the radio waves floating through the ether at 90.7FM. Categories: Music Tags: KJHK, radio performances
Killa City homicide No. 5: Man fatally shot in front yard
Kansas City, Missouri, notched its third homicide of the year Sunday afternoon when a man died after being shot in the 2500 block of Chestnut. View Larger Map KCMO police received a call of a shooting around 1:40 p.m., and found a black man around 30 years old shot in a front yard. The man was taken to a local…
Killa City homicide No. 4: Hispanic male shot and killed Saturday night
Kansas City, Kansas’ second homicide of 2010 came Saturday night. KCK police found a Hispanic male suffering from a gunshot wound in the 1700 block of Central Avenue around 10:05 p.m. View Larger Map The man was taken to a local hospital but was pronounced dead. The man’s identity has not yet been released. If you have have any information…
Killa City homicide No. 3: Homicide victim discovered in car accident
Kansas City, Missouri, tallied its second homicide of 2010 Saturday night. KCMO police found a black man in his mid twenties shot to death inside a wrecked car in the intersection of 113th Street and Sycamore Terrace. View Larger Map Police were looking for witnesses Sunday morning. If you saw something, call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477. Categories: News Tags:…
Lakeasha Ross, Killa City homicide No. 2: Tanisha Story charged with first-degree murder
The first homicide of 2010 in Kansas City, Kansas, is Lakeasha Ross. Wyandotte County prosecutors charged 19-year-old Tanisha Story with first-degree murder in connection with 19-year-old Ross’ death, The Kansas City Star reported Saturday. Ross was shot and killed in the 2000 block of South Mill Street on January 1. View Larger Map KCK police responded to a shooting around…
Latasha Prewitt, Killa City Homicide No. 1: Jasmine Depriest charged with second-degree murder
Latasha Prewitt, 25, was the metro’s first homicide victim in 2010. It was a little over an hour into the new year: At 1:15 a.m. on January 1, Kansas City, Missouri, police responded to a call about a shooting at Joshua’s nightclub, 5701 Longview Road. They found Prewitt in the parking lot; she was taken to a hospital where she…
Kansas Democrats want Kris Kobach to do his job — and no other jobs
It’s so cute when Kansas Democrats try to get stuff done. It’s like dogs wearing people clothes. They think they’re little lawmakers! We could just eat them up. But that doesn’t mean they don’t have logical ideas. Like minority leader Paul Davis’ plan to bring up a bill that would make elected officials do their jobs and no others. Guess…
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