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1. Kansas City gas is supposed to be cheaper right now. So why is it at $4? (kansascity.com) — Kansas City drivers are paying about $4.23 a gallon on average, with prices up more than 30 cents in a month and well above last year. The article explains how seasonal fuel changes and global oil market tensions are keeping local prices high, and points residents to tools like AAA and GasBuddy to hunt for cheaper stations around the metro.
2. Kansas City Health Department says rabies cases in bats are increasing (kctv5.com) — Kansas City health officials say seven bats have tested positive for rabies this year, the highest local count in more than a decade. Residents are urged to secure homes as bats seek shelter indoors and to call Kansas City Animal Control or 311 if a bat is found inside, since rabies is almost always fatal once symptoms appear.
3. Kansas City police searching for missing 76-year-old woman (fox4kc.com) — Kansas City police are asking for help finding 76-year-old Betty Soligo, who disappeared Friday afternoon from a home near the 12300 block of East 9th Street after telling her caretaker she would take out the trash. She has dementia, left without her phone, and may be wearing a jacket; anyone who sees her should call 911 or the KCPD Missing Person Unit.
4. Federal jury convicts Kansas City man of sex trafficking minors (kctv5.com) — A Kansas City man has been convicted by a federal jury of multiple sex trafficking charges involving two minors he transported across Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska. Investigators say he arranged motel rooms, online ads, and payments for commercial sex acts, with state and federal agencies uncovering the scheme after traffic stops and motel checks revealed runaway victims.
5. Kansas City area mother shocked by $500 facility fee at son's hospital visit (fox4kc.com) — A Kansas City mother was stunned to receive a $570 facility fee on top of her usual copay after her son's routine visit to Children's Mercy, despite nothing else about their care changing. Her experience highlights how hospital facility fees and price-transparency rules affect local families, and she ultimately had the charge waived but now plans to seek care elsewhere.
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