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Wyandotte County is still recovering after storms killed power. Federal help isn't likely

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By Frank Morris Verified
| KCUR-FM (Kansas City, MO) Verified
Crews are still assessing damage in Kansas City, Kansas, where thunderstorms Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, packing 70-MPH winds, snapped power poles, tore roofs off homes, and pounded cars with golf-ball-sized hail. As of Thursday evening, 9,000 homes and businesses were still without power. But county officials aren’t optimistic they’ll get any help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, because that depends on meeting a statewide damage threshold.
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Jackson County could return $250 million to property owners under tax assessment settlement

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By Frank Morris Verified
| KCUR-FM (Kansas City, MO) Verified
Most residential property owners in Jackson County would receive tax credits under a proposed settlement announced Thursday. The county violated state law when it raised property taxes on many homeowners by more than 15% in 2023. Some taxpayers saw increases far above that threshold. Now, if the potential beneficiaries weigh in and a judge signs off on the settlement, Jackson County must pay back every bit of the money it overcharged in 2023 and 2024 to all the people who paid extra.
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Johnson County leads cyclosporiasis cases as parasitic illness explodes across Kansas

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By Frank Morris Verified
| Johnson County Post Verified
By Frank Morris Cyclosporiasis cases in Kansas have jumped more than fivefold in a week. And Johnson County is leading the increase. Last week the Kansas Department of Health and Environment counted 55 cases of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness caused by the cyclospora parasite. The latest numbers from Wednesday show 289 known cases in Kansas, 95 in Johnson County alone. Wyandotte County recorded 11 cases.
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