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Fun weekend wraps up at Planet Comicon Kansas City

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10 months ago

March 11, 2024

Fun weekend wraps up at Planet Comicon Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Thousands of people gathered at Bartle Hall this weekend for Planet Comicon Kansas City. The event is one of the largest Comicons in the Midwest and brings people to KC from all over the country.

“This weekend has been absolutely phenomenal,” said Alecia Stultz, a performer at the event. “I think we’ve seen the biggest crowds that we’ve seen at Planet Comicon.”

This year’s edition of the event was the 25th in its history. It packed Bartle Hall for three days in a row.

“It has been slammed,” said Folxy Cosplay, another performer. “There’s been thousands and thousands of people.”

“This con is outgrowing this venue dramatically,” said Michael Haze, who built and designed real-life replica sized Iron Man suits. “I hope Kansas City can offer a bigger venue for it.”

Self-proclaimed “nerds” came from all over the metro – and country – for the event. Visit KC projected the “con” to bring more than $12 million of economic impact to Kansas City.

“Since it moved here to the convention center, it’s just gotten bigger and bigger and bigger,” said Stultz. “It’s just been phenomenal.”

Do the “con crawl” around the aisles, and you’ll be greeted with scenes straight out of a movie.

“It has been absolutely wonderful,” said a cosplayer dressed as the Star Wars character, C3PO. “Unfortunately, I can’t walk very far without being asked for a photo.”

“This whole thing is about creativity,” said Haze. “Some of these cosplayers, their craft, the craft that they have, is Hollywood quality stuff.”

As the “con” continues to grow, performers at the event say there is always room for more at the party.

“Coming out to Comicon I think is scary for a lot of people,” said Stultz. “You can come out here in any cosplay. Be anyone you want to be. You will find other people that dress up just like you. You will find your people.”

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Northeast Kansas school cancels Monday classes due to winter weather

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7 hours ago

January 3, 2025

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Northeast Kansas school cancels Monday classes due to winter weather

JUNCTION CITY (KSNT) – A northeast Kansas school district announced it will be closed early next week due to winter weather.

Matthew Hoover with the Geary County Schools USD 475 said in a press release on Jan. 3 the district will be closed on Monday, Jan. 6. Athletic and after-school activities on Monday are canceled.

“We look forward to seeing our students and staff back in our schools on Tuesday, Jan. 7. USD 475 will continue to monitor the weather throughout the upcoming days and will notify parents of any school closings or changes.”
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Hoover said classes are expected to resume on Tuesday, Jan. 7. However, school officials will continue to monitor the situation and keep parents informed as the weather changes.

Parents can keep up with urgent alerts from the district through its School Messenger text message service. People can access this by texting ‘Y’ or ‘Yes’ to 67587.

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Man and 2 children dead after fire, gunshots inside Kansas City home

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18 hours ago

January 3, 2025

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Man and 2 children dead after fire, gunshots inside Kansas City home

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Police are investigating after officers found a man and two juveniles dead inside a Northland house.

Someone called Kansas City police and asked officers to check on the people living inside a house in a neighborhood northwest of Route 152 and US 169 around 9:45 p.m. Thursday.

Officers arrived at the house and smelled smoke. They also noticed a fire burning inside the house.

They called the Kansas City Fire Department and then entered the house to search for anyone inside. They made the decision to evacuate because of the threat of the fire.

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After firefighters extinguished the flames, police reentered the home. Inside they found a man and a girl dead from gunshot injuries.

They also found a boy suffering from gunshot injuries. Emergency crews rushed him to a hospital where he died from his injuries.

Detectives are working to determine what happened leading up to the shootings. They said they are not looking for a suspect, but have not provided any other details about what may have happened.

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The names of the people killed have not been publicly released.

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