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Nathan Pilling

Nathan Pilling

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Breaking news reporter at The Kansas City Star • Inform slash entertain • Proud Hawkeye • [email protected]

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The Kansas City Star @kansascity.com · 5d

A Grain Valley man crashed a pickup into a former Independence mayor’s home early Tuesday, injuring her and her husband while they slept. He now faces charges.

Driver charged after truck crashes into Independence house

A Grain Valley man crashed a pickup into a former Independence mayor’s home early Tuesday, injuring her and her husband while they slept. He now faces charges.

Nathan Pilling @bynatepilling.bsky.social · 5d

Belton police arrested an 18-year-old student this week who they alleged was bringing a gun to classes at the Scott Educational Center. A tipster reported the student told them he brought the gun to school frequently, police said. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

Belton teen with gun arrested at Scott Educational Center

Police said a tip led them to arrest Cameron Kopfer as he arrived at the Belton school on Tuesday.

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Nathan Pilling @bynatepilling.bsky.social · 14d

Reality TV personality Steve McBee Sr., from the series The McBee Dynasty: Real American Cowboys, based in northwest Missouri, has been sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to pay about $7.2 million to the federal government. www.kansascity.com/news/local/c...

Missouri reality TV star sentenced to prison for fraud & ordered to pay millions

Alongside the prison sentence, Steve McBee Sr. was ordered to pay out a total of about $7.2 million to the federal government.

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Nathan Pilling @bynatepilling.bsky.social · 16d

Dispatches from Kansas City on #NoKings protest day: www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

‘No Kings’ 2.0 rally takes over Kansas City on nationwide day of Trump protests

Throngs of KC-area residents took their outrage and fear to the streets, along with their signs and costumes, for ‘No Kings’ events.

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Matthew Kelly @bymatthewkelly.bsky.social · 18d

GOP officials are facing tough questions about their connections to staffers associated with hateful messages revealed this week.
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Young Republicans’ ties to Kansas politicians scrutinized after racist text scandal

GOP officials are facing tough questions about their connections to staffers associated with hateful messages revealed this week.

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Nathan Pilling @bynatepilling.bsky.social · 18d

North Kansas City floats "substantial" talks for a new Royals ballpark north of the Missouri River. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

Are the Royals going to North Kansas City? Talks are ‘substantial,’ city says

North Kansas City Mayor Jesse Smith said Thursday that the city is now working out the framework of a deal as talks go confidential.

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Kacen J. Bayless @kacen.bsky.social · 21d

New: Kansas City International Airport has joined a growing list of airports refusing to air a video of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem that blames Democrats for the federal government shutdown. #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

KCI refuses to air Kristi Noem’s TSA video blaming shutdown on Democrats

Kansas City International Airport’s denial comes as major airports across the country have also refused to play the video at security lines

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Nathan Pilling @bynatepilling.bsky.social · 22d

Where is fall?

High temperatures in Kansas City so far in October have averaged around 81 degrees, about 10 degrees above normal, according to NOAA data. www.kansascity.com/news/weather...

Summer-like temperatures are expected to continue this week in Kansas City

After some scattered rain showers Monday, temperatures are expected to reach near 80 Tuesday and rise into the low-to-mid 80s by Thursday, the National Weather Service said.

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Nathan Pilling @bynatepilling.bsky.social · 27d

A jury has sentenced Joshua Rocha to death for the killing of North Kansas City police officer Daniel Vasquez in July 2022. www.kansascity.com/news/local/c...

Kansas City man sentenced to death for murder of North KC police officer

After dash cam evidence and testimony, a jury in St. Charles County imposed the death penalty in the fatal 2022 shooting of a North Kansas City officer.

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Nathan Pilling @bynatepilling.bsky.social · Oct 3

Jackson County prosecutors announced today they would not charge a Raytown police officer who fatally shot a Grandview man as that man approached his vehicle at a gas station last year. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

Prosecutors decline charges for Raytown cop who fatally shot Grandview man

Family members of Kenneth Williams Jr., 32, said they watched video of the shooting and called it a “public execution.”

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Nathan Pilling @bynatepilling.bsky.social · Oct 2

Jury finds Joshua Rocha guilty of first-degree murder in the July 2022 slaying of North Kansas City police officer Daniel Vasquez. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

Kansas City man found guilty of murder in killing of NKC police officer

After under two hours of deliberations, Joshua Rocha was found guilty of first-degree murder Thursday in the July 2022 killing of North Kansas City officer Daniel Vasquez after a jury returned a unani...

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Nathan Pilling @bynatepilling.bsky.social · Oct 2

Learning that admission for Bob Dylan at the Liberty Memorial in 1992 was $5, and I think I need to go lie down. www.kansascity.com/entertainmen...

Chappell Roan follows big stars & infamous concerts at KC’s Liberty Memorial

Bob Dylan, B.B. King and Korn have all taken the stage on these grounds. Then came Mudfest.

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Nathan Pilling @bynatepilling.bsky.social · Oct 1

Workers on the KC Streetcar extension project are suing their employers, saying they faced racial slurs and threatening behavior on job sites, including workers allegedly making menacing comments about nooses and referring to Black people as “monkeys.” www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

KC Streetcar contractor was Proud Boy, workers endured racial harassment, lawsuit says

Attorneys alleged in a lawsuit there were “monthly and sometimes weekly and daily” instances of racial epithets and derogatory statements.

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The Kansas City Star @kansascity.com · Oct 1

Jackson County Executive Frank White Jr. will be removed from office after a historic recall vote.

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Kacen J. Bayless @kacen.bsky.social · Sep 30

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe has authorized the state’s National Guard to help ICE agents, plunging Missouri into national mass deportation efforts led by the Trump administration. #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

Missouri National Guard to help ICE with statewide deportations, governor says

The announcement comes as the first-year governor has tried to align himself more closely with the Trump administration in recent months.

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Nathan Pilling @bynatepilling.bsky.social · Sep 29

A family injured in a crash with an Independence police officer is suing over the collision, saying the officer drove through a red light. In audio from the officer's vehicle, he can be overheard saying he was looking up a plate when the crash happened. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

Independence cop accused of causing crash said he was looking up license plate

A family injured in a 2023 crash involving an Independence police officer is suing over the collision, saying the officer was negligent. Court records do not show the officer was cited for the crash.

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Nathan Pilling @bynatepilling.bsky.social · Sep 26

As Kansas City prepares for the World Cup next year, President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to move matches away from cities he considers dangerous. www.kansascity.com/sports/fifa-...

Trump threatens to move World Cup games from ‘dangerous’ cities. What about KC?

Trump’s threat has sparked questions about whether Kansas City could be a target.

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Nathan Pilling @bynatepilling.bsky.social · Sep 23

Light bars on Kansas City police patrol vehicles will shine steady blue starting today. www.kansascity.com/news/local/c...

Kansas City police cars to shine steady blue lights. Here’s why & what it means

Steady blue lights on Kansas City police cars? It’s more than just a new look. Here’s what and why that is happening.

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Nathan Pilling @bynatepilling.bsky.social · Sep 19

FAA reports delays expected at Kansas City International today because of an "equipment outage." www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

Flights delayed, cancelled at KCI after ‘equipment outage’ reported

The airport’s flight information dashboard showed several flights with delays. One American Airlines flight to Dallas was cancelled.

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Nathan Pilling @bynatepilling.bsky.social · Sep 18

A Wyandotte County deputy has been charged with murder and involuntary manslaughter for the death of a man who was being held at Wyandotte County Detention Center in July. www.kansascity.com/news/local/w...

Wyandotte County deputy charged with murder for kneeling on man’s back in jail

A Wyandotte County sheriff’s deputy has been charged with second degree murder and involuntary manslaughter for his role in the death of a 50-year-old incarcerated man.

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Nathan Pilling @bynatepilling.bsky.social · Sep 17

A man accused of shooting at vehicles at a Tesla location in Kansas City allegedly told investigators last week he targeted the business because he was angry with Elon Musk over his work in the Trump administration. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

Man accused of KC Tesla vandalism was angry with ‘autocrat’ Elon Musk: court docs

A man accused of damaging three vehicles at a Tesla location in Kansas City in February, the first of two such incidents in the Kansas City metro, was arrested last week near St. Louis.

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Nathan Pilling @bynatepilling.bsky.social · Sep 2

An Overland Park man on the run from a murder charge for more than a year was taken into custody in Mexico, a family member of the victim said. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

On the run from murder charge for months, Overland Park man captured in Mexico

Isaiah Sadowski, charged with murder following a fatal crash in 2021, disappeared while out of jail on bond last year.

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Nathan Pilling @bynatepilling.bsky.social · Sep 2

Dispatch from @judylt.bsky.social out of a large Labor Day rally in Kansas City where many denounced plans to gerrymander Missouri's congressional map: www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

Hundreds protest in Kansas City against gerrymandering, ‘attacks on democracy’

A major concern among the protesters was President Donald Trump’s calls for Missouri lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional map.

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Nathan Pilling @bynatepilling.bsky.social · Aug 27

Two people died after a small plane crashed and was consumed by fire north of the Midwest National Air Center near Mosby, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office said. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

Two dead in fiery plane crash near Excelsior Springs airport, authorities say

Two people died after a small plane crashed and was consumed by fire shortly before noon Wednesday in Excelsior Springs, according to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office.

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Nathan Pilling @bynatepilling.bsky.social · Aug 27

A gun lost by someone attending an event at Lee’s Summit West High School last month was found at the school Tuesday. After the gun was reported missing, school officials were never told there could possibly be a weapon left on campus, superintendent says. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

A firearm was recovered at Lee’s Summit West High. How did it get there?

Officials at Lee's Summit West High School found a firearm left after a July event. A thorough safety review is underway to find out how it got there.

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