Category: Kansas City Missouri

Bus schedules outlined for the holidays

Free rides offered New Year’s Eve

Area transit providers will observe the Christmas holiday on Monday, Dec. 25, and New Year’s Day holiday on Monday, Jan. 1.

On Dec. 25 and Jan. 1, RideKC transit and KC Streetcar will use Sunday-Holiday schedules. KC Streetcar will operate a Sunday schedule, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Unified Government Transit will not offer service Dec. 25 and Jan. 1.

On Dec. 31, New Year’s Eve, KC Streetcar will operate from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m.

To help Kansas City celebrate New Year’s Eve safely, RideKC will offer free bus rides from 4 p.m. Sunday until the end of service after midnight.

On the evening of Sunday, Dec. 31, all RideKC buses will be free to help holiday revelers get to and from their destinations safely. Riders can plan a trip at www.ridekc.org, using the trip planner on the home page. Sunday service includes service in Kansas City, Mo., Kansas City, Kan., and North Kansas City.

Customers can get help planning a trip by calling the Regional Call Center at 816-221-0660, weekdays from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

RideKC service operated by Johnson County, Independence and Unified Government Transit will not offer service Dec. 25 and Jan 1.

Unified Government Transit Dial-A-Ride paratransit will not provide trips, and dispatch and the administrative offices will also be closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1.

The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority’s Regional Call Center, administrative offices and customer service lobby also will be closed to observe the holidays.

Regular weekday service will resume on Tuesday, Dec. 26, and Jan. 2, for all transit service.

According to a KCATA winter storm bulletin, RideKC was providing regular bus service on Sunday, Dec. 24, and buses were not experiencing significant weather-related delays.

RideKC Freedom paratransit service was using Phase A of the inclement weather plan for RideKC Freedom service Dec. 24 because of conditions on side streets. There were possible delays of 30 minutes to 60 minutes in scheduled pickup times.

For more information, visit http://ridekc.org/bulletins/holiday-transit-schedules

Fifth annual event commemorates World War I Christmas Truce

Sporting Club, the National World War I Museum and Memorial and The Soccer Lot will hold the fifth annual Truce Tournament on Tuesday, Dec. 26, to commemorate the World War I Christmas Truce.

The event will be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 26, on the southeast lawn of the National World War I Museum and Memorial, Liberty Memorial, Kansas City, Mo. The Truce tournament championship will be about 1:30 p.m.

Activities include a free English Premier League Watch Party with optional all-you-can-eat and drink buffet and a 3v3 soccer tournament, which will be played on the Southeast Lawn at the National World War I Museum and Memorial.

The event commemorates the Christmas Truce of 1914, in which the battles of World War I on the Western and Eastern Fronts temporarily subsided. Members of both sides laid down their arms in a time of war to celebrate a day of peace by venturing out to “No Man’s Land” to exchange gifts, sing carols and play soccer.

The event also highlights the National World War I Museum and Memorial’s online exhibition, The Christmas Truce, Winter 1914, which features essays from renowned scholars about the remarkable event, dozens of first-hand accounts from soldiers on the front lines and a feature allowing anyone to declare their own truce and share via social media.

Registration for the soccer tournament is closed, but patrons can RSVP for the free EPL Watch Party, which features a British pub-themed atmosphere and the ability to watch matches on the Museum’s 29-foot and 10-foot screens. Breakfast foods, beverages and cocktails will be available for purchase. For more information or to RSVP, visit thetrucekc.com.

In addition to Sporting Club, the National World War I Museum and Memorial and The Soccer Lot, event sponsors include Ivy Investments, the Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund of Kansas City, Missouri, State Street, Central States Beverages, The Roasterie and Sports Radio 810 AM.

Suspect in critical condition after carjacking

A suspect in an armed carjacking was chased from Kansas City, Kansas, into downtown Kansas City, Mo., before 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11.

Suspects in the vehicle were said to be armed with a shotgun and handguns, according to a statement from the Kansas City, Mo., police spokesman.

While three suspects were taken into custody, a fourth suspect was fired upon when police believed the suspect was armed and commands were disregarded, the spokesman stated.

The fourth suspect was taken to a hospital, where the suspect is in critical condition, according to the police spokesman.

One shotgun and one handgun were located at the scene, the Kansas City, Mo., police spokesman stated.

The events unfolded at a parking garage near 11th and Oak in downtown Kansas City, Mo., as the four suspects tried to run, according to information from Kansas City, Mo., police.

Kansas City, Kansas, police officers took two of the suspects into custody, while the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department took the third suspect into custody, according to the spokesman.

A Kansas City, Kansas, police spokesman stated that the original call came in around 10 a.m. Dec. 11 as an armed robbery at 10th and State, near a car wash. Later, the victim found his car at 12:30 p.m. near 11th and Minnesota.

When officers arrived they saw the vehicle and went in pursuit, which ended in Missouri, the spokesman said. There were no injures at the original location in Kansas, according to the spokesman.