Month: August 2022

Police request public’s help to identify suspects

Police released a photo of a vehicle that is suspected to have been involved in an aggravated robbery Aug. 1 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo from Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department)

Police are requesting the public’s help to identify two suspects in an aggravated robbery at 3:42 a.m. Monday, Aug. 1, at a Valero gas station, 2101 Metropolitan Ave., Kansas City, Kansas.

The gas station is near the Silver City Apartments.

One suspect was described as being dressed in black and armed with a revolver, police said. The second was wearing a grey graphic hoodie, yellow and pink socks with no shoes, according to police, and armed with a handgun.

The vehicle was a white 2000 to 2007 Chevy Monte Carlo. with a defect above the passenger-side wheel and paper tags that were removed before the robbery, according to police.

Anyone who can identify the persons or who has any information on the incident may call Detective Jeremy Shepard at 913-573-6063 or the Crime Stoppers TIPS hotline at 816-674-4775.

Tiblow Days kicks off tonight in Bonner Springs

Tiblow Days kicks off in downtown Bonner Springs tonight.

The annual festival in Bonner Springs will run from Aug. 25 to 27.

The events start with the mayor’s banquet at 6 p.m. Aug. 25 at City Hall. Tickets are required.

A carnival also starts tonight, running from 5 to 10 p.m. Arm bands or tickets may be purchased for rides.

More events are planned Friday at Tiblow Days, with the carnival from 5 to 10 p.m. Aug. 26 and vendor booths and food trucks from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.

The City Band Concert and ice cream social will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at Centennial Park.

A free concert and live music by Stolen Winnebagos will continue at 8:30 p.m. Friday at Centennial Park.

Saturday will start with the Tiblow Trot, a 5-mile and 5k run or 2k walk at 7 a.m.

Then the Tiblow Days Parade will start at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Lions Park to Nettleton, ending at the top of Oak Street.

A car show will follow from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday on Cedar Street.

Vendor booths and food trucks will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

The carnival will continue from noon to 9 p.m. on Saturday.

Local performances are scheduled at 11:15 a.m. at Kelly Murphy Park.

A free concert and live music are scheduled starting at 7 p.m. Saturday at Centennial Park. Syx Pack will perform at 7 p.m.; Poison Overdose at 8 p.m.; and Motley Crucial at 9 p.m.

For more information about Tiblow Days and a map, visit https://www.bsedwchamber.org/tiblowdays.

Nominations open for Reasons to Believe program

The annual Reasons to Believe program, sponsored by the Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools Foundation for Excellence, is open for nominations.

The program honors alumni of the KCK school district.

Every year, 12 alumni from KCKPS are selected based on their contributions to the community, their hard work and accomplishments at large. These exemplary qualities inspire the KCKPS community, which creates more reasons to be proud of the district’s rich heritage, a spokesman stated.

The nominations are reviewed by a panel of judges, which includes members of the Board of Education, Reasons to Believe Steering Committee members, students, local business leaders and a former Alumni Honor Roll recipient.

Those selected for this prestigious honor are celebrated with a special ceremony in November. A profile video for each honoree will also be presented at the celebration.

Criteria for Reasons to Believe nominations:
• Must be a graduate from a KCKPS high school
• Be successful in his or her chosen business, profession, or life work
• Be a person of integrity and stature for which KCKPS will take pride in his or her recognition
• Have demonstrated the importance of his or her education from KCKPS


The deadline to receive nominations is Wednesday, Sept. 7. To learn more about the Reasons to Believe program, or for information on how to nominate someone, go to [email protected].

  • Information from Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools