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Marlon Martinez

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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Marlon Martinez

    North Kansas City Schools face $16 million budget shortfall amid state funding cuts (opens the original)

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    NORTH KANSAS CITY, Mo — KSHB 41 reporter Marlon Martinez covers Platte and Clay counties in Missouri. Share your story idea with Marlon. —North Kansas City Schools are facing a roughly $16 million budget shortfall for the 2027-28 school year, driven by a statewide funding crisis and rising costs, leaving parents worried how it could impact their children. The district ended the 2026 fiscal year with a $5.6 million state funding shortfall. It projects another $11 million in lost revenue for the 2

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Marlon Martinez

    'It makes everything more difficult': Gas costs hit food delivery drivers (opens the original)

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    PARKVILLE, Mo — KSHB 41 reporter Marlon Martinez covers Platte and Clay counties in Missouri. Share your story idea with Marlon. —Tyrus Messa started driving for DoorDash because he needed work that fit around his family. "I actually started DoorDashing because I needed a job that was a little more versatile," Messa said. The flexibility he found now comes at a steep cost. Gas prices have climbed sharply, and for Messa — who relies on DoorDash as his only full-time job — every delivery has becom

  3. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Marlon Martinez

    Plate of Hope food pantry closing, leaving seniors without a resource (opens the original)

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    GLADSTONE, Mo — KSHB 41 reporter Marlon Martinez covers Platte and Clay counties in Missouri. Share your story idea with Marlon. —Leo Holbrook has walked through the doors of the Plate of Hope food pantry for three years — shopping, building friendships with volunteers and relying on the pantry to help stretch his budget. Now, he has to figure out where to go next. The Plate of Hope food pantry, housed inside the Northland Shepherd Center, is closing. The center itself is set to close at the end

  4. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Marlon Martinez

    Morton Amphitheater's first season has drawn 350,000 visitors to Riverside, boosting hotels and restaurants (opens the original)

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    RIVERSIDE, Mo. — KSHB 41 reporter Marlon Martinez covers Platte and Clay counties in Missouri. Share your story idea with Marlon. Morton Amphitheater is nearing the end of its first season in Riverside, and the city says it is already seeing the impact. Since the first concert earlier this summer, more than 350,000 people have visited Morton. The city of Riverside says its hotels and restaurants are feeling the impact, but some business owners want to see the same foot traffic. Morton has now ho

  5. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Marlon Martinez

    Zona Rosa sold to Florida company for $63.3 million in deal owners call a revitalization opportunity (opens the original)

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    KANSAS CITY, Mo — KSHB 41 reporter Marlon Martinez covers Platte and Clay counties in Missouri. Share your story idea with Marlon. —Zona Rosa, one of the Northland's most recognizable shopping destinations, has a new owner. Florida-based CTO Realty Growth announced this week that it acquired the shopping center for $63.3 million. The property is currently 67 percent leased. In announcing the deal, CTO called Zona Rosa a "long-term, multi-phase revitalization opportunity." The company says there

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