Kansas City, Kan., police reports

March 5

Assault, 7900 block of State. Battery, 2300 block of Birch Drive.

Battery, 7000 block of Redwood Drive.

Battery, 2700 block of North 81st Terrace, other gang.

March 4

Theft, 00 block of North 7th, Mercedes Benz stolen and recovered, $5,000 value.

Battery, 990 Hillcrest Drive.

Feb. 27

Criminal use of financial card, 6200 block of Tauromee, debit card items, $60 value.

Feb. 20

Battery, 3100 block of North 10th, Bridges Wyandot Academy.

Jan. 27

Forgery, 6900 block of State, Lowe’s, bank check.

Oct. 17, 2013

Identity theft, 1000 block of Metropolitan Avenue.

Aug. 3, 2013

Criminal use of financial card, 900 block of South 10th, eight credit card purchases, 38 credit card purchases, $27,456 value.

Oct. 7, 2009

Forgery, 2800 block of North 39th, deed.

St. Patrick’s Day Parade to start at 11 a.m.

The 42md annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade will take place at 11 a.m. Monday, March 17, in Kansas City, Mo. It is an approximately two-hour event in the midtown area.

The route is on Broadway from Linwood to 43rd Street. Several roads are closed along the route.

Parade dignitaries include Frank White, grand marshal; James B. Nutter Sr.,  the Mike Murphy honorary Irishman; Pat O’Neill family, the Cullinan Family Spirit Award; and Tim Moses, flag bearer.

For more information, visit http://kcirishparade.com/42nd-annual-kansas-city-st-patricks-day-parade.

Spots still open for KCKCC’s Innovation Summit

by Kelly Rogge

Limited spots are still available to pre-qualify for Kansas City Kansas Community College’s 2014 Innovation Summit.

The KCKCC version of the popular series “Shark Tank,” the Innovation Summit is one of the premiere start-up pitch competitions in the region. The event, which is in its third year, is from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 4 in Upper Jewell on the KCKCC campus, 7250 State Ave.

The purpose of the summit is to inspire entrepreneurs, individuals and educators to innovate; connect people and organizations; mentor and promote Kansas City’s entrepreneurial spirit and engage and facilitate community leaders so that they can promote entrepreneurship as a vital part of the culture and economic health.

Innovation Summit partners include KCKCC, State Street, the Kansas Small Business Development Center, the University of Missouri-Kansas City, the Wyandotte Economic Development Council, KCSourceLink, the KCK Women’s Chamber, the KCK Chamber of Commerce, the KCK Black Chamber of Commerce, the Women’s Business Center, the Central Avenue Betterment Association, the Leavenworth County Development Council, Youth Entrepreneurs Kansas, Emporia State University-KC and SCORE.

“This event is our local ‘shark tank,’ but at a different level,” said Marisa Gray, business development liaison for Workforce Development at KCKCC. “The excitement around this event is contagious. We get to bring the idea makers, the financial supporters and the testers all in the same room at the same time. In addition, you will be inspired by those that are willing to share their journey of entrepreneurship.”

After a keynote address and presentation from Kansas City, Kan., Mayor Mark Holland, participants will have a chance to walk through the Elevator Pitch Exhibit. This is an opportunity for selected entrepreneurs to pitch their ideas in front of investors, other entrepreneurs, business leaders and venture capitalists for a chance to win a portion of the $10,000 State Street Perfect Pitch Award. After a short break, exhibit winners will be announced, and the top six earners in each division qualify for the three-minute pitch competition.

There are two divisions in the perfect pitch competition – the general division, for those 19 and above and the high school division, for those who are 14 to 18-years-old. Three chances are available to qualify for the State Street Perfect Pitch competition. Each pitch person will be given three minutes to pitch an idea, followed by three minutes for questions from the judges.

There are three final qualifying dates for the summit. All are on the KCKCC campus. These dates:

• March 18

• March 20

• March 26

Those who qualify for the perfect pitch competition are then allowed to set up an exhibit and share their ideas during the Elevator Pitch Exhibit at the Innovation Summit. Exhibitors will give a 30 second elevator pitch and attendees will invest their Monopoly money in those ideas that interest them. The top six earners (three from the general division and three from the high school division) move onto the State Street Perfect Pitch Competition. First place in each division receives $2,500; second place, $1,500 and third place, $500.

For more information on the Innovation Summit or to register for one of the qualifying dates, call 913-288-7284 or email [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Information can also be found online at www.kckcc.edu<http://www.kckcc.edu>. Select Workforce Development and then Innovation Summit.