Andy Alcock
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Kansas City, MO, United States
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Recent articles by Andy:
Arrowhead Stadium, OP Convention Center considered for mass vaccination sites
Arrowhead Stadium and the Overland Park Convention Center are among the sites being discussed as potential locations for new COVID-19 mass vaccination sites in Kansas and Missouri. → Read More
Councilman questions Overland Park CARES Act money disbursements
The Overland Park City Council recently voted to distribute more than $781,000 in a second round of federal CARES Act money to Overland Park businesses and families. At the same time, the council voted down an amendment to target low- and very low-income businesses and families for three months. → Read More
Long-troubled Kansas City apartment complex getting upgrade
New management has taken over at a south Kansas City apartment complex where there have been shootings, fires and squatters living in vacant apartments, all subsidized by tax dollars. → Read More
Galloway campaign encouraged by high urban turnout
Leaders in Nicole Galloway’s campaign for Missouri governor are encouraged by high turnout in Jackson and St. Louis counties. → Read More
FBI investigates Lawrence Kia following I-Team reports
After multiple I-Team reports documenting customers’ complaints against the Lawrence Kia car dealership, the FBI is now investigating. → Read More
Most Missourians could get COVID vaccine in April
Most Missourians will have to wait through the winter before the COVID-19 vaccine will be available to them. State leaders submitted a vaccine distribution plan to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Thursday afternoon. → Read More
Missouri gubernatorial candidates debate COVID-19, economy, crime
Four candidates for governor of Missouri debated Friday afternoon on topics ranging from COVID-19 to violent crime. → Read More
KCPD budget-cut proposal met with skepticism
A proposal to cut the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department budget due to pandemic-related revenue losses is being met with skepticism by the city’s top officer. → Read More
Missouri attorney general sues siding, roofing contractor
A housing contractor the 41 Action News Investigative Team first reported on in 2018 is now facing a new lawsuit from the state of Missouri. → Read More
Body cameras coming to KCPD as soon as October
Body cameras may be coming to the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department as soon as October. A 16-camera trial run ended Friday. → Read More
Push for evidence ending in Yust murder trial
A push for full disclosure of evidence in the Kylr Yust murder trial may be ending. → Read More
KCK firefighters union calls for chief's ouster
The Kansas City, Kansas, firefighters union is calling for Chief Mike Callahan's ouster. It comes after union members learned Callahan had been living in Prairie Village the past 13 months while building a Wyandotte County home. → Read More
Multiple Kansas agencies investigating Lawrence Kia
Multiple Kansas agencies are now investigating potentially illegal business practices at Lawrence Kia-Mitsubishi. → Read More
Metro COVID-19 spike traced to Kansas City business
A sudden spike of COVID-19 cases in the metro has been traced to company-wide testing at a Kansas City paper products company. → Read More
Villa St. Francis site of latest COVID-19 outbreak in Johnson County
There's a new COVID-19 outbreak at a Johnson County long term care facility. As of Tuesday afternoon, 37 people have tested positive for the virus at Villa St. Francis in Olathe. → Read More
Brighton Gardens up to 83 COVID-19 cases, 17 deaths
As the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths are mounting at Brighton Gardens, a corporate executive sent an email Thursday to reassure family members of residents. → Read More
Former staffer claims Brighton Gardens communications poor
A former employee claims a lack of communication to staff, families and residentws had been a major factor in the COVID-19 outbreak at Brighton Gardens, a Prairie Village hot spot. → Read More
Brighton Gardens Senior Living under fire from JoCo Health Department
With 71 COVID-19 cases and 14 deaths linked to Brighton Gardens of Prairie Village, the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment is now intervening in a situation deemed "critical." → Read More
Fallen Overland Park police officer fought for pay raises
A fallen Overland Park police officer was on the front lines of a different kind of battle before his death. Mike Mosher died Sunday after a gunfire exchange with a hit and run suspect. → Read More
Former employee’s lawsuit against OP apartment complex owners moves forward
A federal lawsuit against the owners of some metro apartment complexes is moving forward. On April 23, a federal judge denied Gold Crown Management and Nevin Dewar's summary judgment motion to have the lawsuit thrown out. → Read More