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Hello,
everyone
I'm
Chris
Fernandez,
and
this
is
the
weekly
report.
Your
look
at
news
from
the
city
of
Kansas,
City
Missouri,
the
city
and
KCPD,
invite
you
to
attend
an
open
house
for
the
new
Leon
Jordan
Mercer
campus.
It's
the
new
home
of
the
East
patrol
division,
police
station
and
the
regional
Crime
Lab.
The
event
takes
place
December.
First,
the
dedication
and
ribbon-cutting
ceremonies
start
at
three-thirty
p.m.
you
can
tour
the
facility
before
or
after
the
ceremony,
anytime,
from
one
two
three
or
four
32
630pm.
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The
74
million
dollar
project
is
located
at
27th
and
prospect
avenue.
It
was
funded
by
the
voter-approved
public
safety
tax.
The
project
replaces
the
East
patrol
division
station
and
the
regional
Crime
Lab
city
agencies
and
community
groups
will
also
be
present.
At
that
event
to
provide
information
about
projects
and
services.
Please
join
us.
Kansas
City
Missouri
was
recently
recognized
as
one
of
eight
winners
of
the
2015
Robert
Wood
Johnson
Foundation
culture
of
health
prize.
The
prize
celebrates
the
progress
we've
made
to
ensure
good
health
throughout
our
city.
B
Kansas
city
is
on
a
roll,
this
culture
of
health
prize
there
are
only
out
of
3,000,
local
and
tribal
health
departments
in
the
country.
There
are
only
four
of
us
that
have
been
nationally
accredited
and
have
won
this
prize
so
for
out
of
over
3,000.
So
we're
really
pleased,
but
just
as
the
Royals
are
already
planning
for
the
next
season,
we're
doing
the
same
thing.
We
know
we
have
a
long
way
still
to
go
and
everybody's
coming
together
and
or
updating
our
plan
and
it's
going
to
be
exciting.
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Kansas
City
was
recognized
for
leveraging
its
unique
strengths
and
rallying
community
partners
around
a
shared
vision
of
health
that
includes
the
health
department's
aim
for
peace
initiative
aimed
for
peace
uses
health
workers
to
hit
the
streets
to
interrupt
violence.
A
seventy
percent
reduction
in
homicides
in
targeted
intervention
zones
and
a
twenty-four
percent
reduction
across
the
city
can
be
attributed
to
those
efforts.
Now,
let's
check
in
with
some
of
our
city's
departments,.
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Hi
Gianna
O'hagan
with
the
Kansas
City
Convention
and
entertainment
facilities
throughout
the
year
city
facilities
host
a
variety
of
exciting
and
unique
events
for
our
interest
to
add
to
the
Kansas
City
experience
and
this
month
will
not
disappoint.
Mark
your
calendar
for
three
great
concerts
coming
to
municipal
Zarina,
&
Music
Hall
this
month
for
a
night
of
rhythm
and
blues,
the
seven-time
Grammy
winner,
Gladys
Knight,
will
perform
at
the
Music
Hall
on
November
14
touring
with
The
O'jays,
who
have
achieved
10
gold,
albums,
9,
platinum
and
10
number
one
hits
thanks
to
their
fans.
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The
love
train
is
still
going
strong
on
November
20th
singer-songwriter
Jackson
Browne
brings
the
Jackson
Browne
advanced
2015
US
tour
to
municipal
arena
to
promote
his
new
album
standing
in
the
breach.
Tour
details
are
available
at
Jackson
Browne
com
on
November
23rd,
the
festival,
appraised,
national
tour
returns
to
the
municipal
arena.
This
tour
was
an
enormous
success
last
year
and
is
bigger
and
better
than
ever,
with
award-winning
artist,
Fred
Hammond,
donnie,
mcclurkin
and
kim
burrell
and
finally
start
off
your
december
with
dirty
dancing.
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The
musical
performed
live
at
the
music
hall
from
december
eight
through
13th
the
classic
story
about
how
baby
and
Johnny
came
together
in
what
will
be
the
most
challenging
and
triumphant
summer
of
their
lives,
featuring
the
hit
songs,
hungry
eyes,
hey
baby
and
I've.
Had
the
time
of
my
life
tickets,
for
these
shows
are
available
through
ticketmaster.com
or
at
the
municipal
box
hey.
D
E
F
F
E
E
G
E
G
G
H
Artwork
is
just
one
of
the
many
ways
the
Kansas
City
Missouri,
Police
Department
and
partnership
with
others
is
working
to
prevent
crime.
7
murals
have
been
painted
on
door,
size,
pieces
of
wood
by
local
artists
as
part
of
an
urban
canvas
kc
that
will
be
placed
on
vacant
and
abandoned
homes
in
the
city.
The
artwork
was
created
with
the
help
of
dozens
of
young
people
who
not
only
received
hands-on
art
education,
but
also
provided
the
inspiration
for
the
canvases.
H
I
H
Youngsters
were
placed
with
mentors
for
five
weeks
and
were
instructed
on
art.
Tech
needs
to
complete
the
seven
year
olds.
The
focus
was
also
on
educating
the
young
artists
on
how
to
become
professional
artists
and
how
to
submit
their
work
to
art,
museums
and
competitions.
Artist.
Amanda
has
Hagen
describes
the
piece
she
worked
on.
How.
J
Kind
of
started
was
that
we
were
talking
about
condemned
houses
here
in
the
city
and
whether
we
had
him
in
our
neighborhood
or
not,
and
what
were
some
of
the
thoughts
that
that
came
to
our
mind
as
we
walked
by
those
houses,
and
we
came
to
talking
about
who
lived
in
that
house
before
it
was
condemned
and
why
perhaps
they
weren't
able
to
live
there
anymore.
So
that
was
one
of
the
things
that
kind
of
got
us
starting
and
talking
about
you
know
inequality
and
institutionalized
inequality.
J
J
Actually,
right
here
came
up
with
this
idea
of
equality
with
with
bullet
holes
in
it
and
so
everywhere
that
it's
dripping
it's
taking
the
color
out
the
fight,
so
the
violence
is
taking
the
color
and
the
vibrancy
out
of
our
city,
and
so
the
people
down
here
represent
all
people
all
shapes
all
sizes,
ages,
colors,
races
and
the
people
working
together
is
what
brings
the
color
back
into
our
community,
the
vibrancy
and
so
there's
just
kind
of
this.
You
know
constant
struggle
and
it
hopefully
this
will
serve
as
a
reminder
for
people
to
work
together.
J
H
The
mentors
identify
two
young
artists
who
will
receive
scholarships
to
attend
workshops
at
the
nelson-atkins
Museum
of
Art.
The
project
is
part
of
the
prospect
community
corridor
safety
program.
The
seven
neighborhood
associations
in
that
designated
area
will
select
a
vacant
house
to
receive
an
artist
treatment
on
it's
boarded
up,
doors
and
windows.
Sergeant
Haines
explains
the
connection
between
abandoned
homes
in
crime.
It.
I
Helps
to
deter
crime
from
the
abandoned
properties,
there's
a
lot
of
crime
that
goes
on
at
abandoned
properties,
drug
you,
sometimes
assaults,
and
just
sometimes
even
just
squatting.
People
go
inside
and
kind
of
make
a
home
out
of
these
abandoned
properties,
even
if
the
abandoned
properties
got
a
if
it's
got
a
board
on
it,
the
people
of
terror
more
down
and
then
they'll
go
inside
the
residence.
H
Nova
in
partnership
with
local
initiative,
support,
corporation
arts,
tech,
Kansas,
City,
Parks
and
Recreation
vine
street
studios
and
the
community
response
team
started
urban
canvas
kc
in
july
of
2015
stay
tuned
for
addresses
where
the
works
will
be
unveiled.
I'm
Sergeant,
Shelley
gatos
have
a
safe
week.
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The
cities
fall,
curbside
leaf
and
brush
pickup
continues
for
residents
in
the
north
zone.
November
30th
the
south
zone
continues
on
December,
seventh
and
the
central
zone
continues.
December
14th
residents
may
leave
up
to
20
bags
or
bundles
of
leaves
and
brush
on
their
curb
on
their
regular
trash
pick-up
day.
A
27Th
curbside,
trash
and
recycling
collection
for
residents
who
usually
have
thursday
or
friday
service
will
be
delayed
one
day
for
the
rest
of
that
week
to
view
this
program
again
or
other
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and
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program
guide
that
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it
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this
edition
of
the
weekly
report.
I'm
Chris
Hernandez
have
a
great
week
and
a
great
thanksgiving.