Wednesday’s 9 Things to Know: Royals Begin Spring Training
Kansas City 9 Things to Know Wednesday February 11th
BUT LIKE YESTERDAY PLENTY OF SUNSHINE. DONNA KATIE THANK YOU. WELL, HERE ARE YOUR NINE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW AS YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR THIS MORNING. TWO PEOPLE ARE DEAD AFTER A SHOOTING BEHIND AN APARTMENT COMPLEX IN THE PARKING LOT. THIS HAPPENED IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. POLICE GOT REPORTS OF GUNFIRE IN THE AREA OF ARMOR BOULEVARD AND TRACY AVENUE ABOUT 930 LAST NIGHT. WHEN OFFICERS GOT THERE, THEY SAY THEY FOUND A MAN AND A WOMAN, BOTH SHOT DEAD INSIDE OF A CAR. RIGHT NOW, THEY’RE WORKING TO FIND A SUSPECT. KANSAS CITY, KANSAS POLICE ARE WORKING TO FIND WHOEVER SHOT AND KILLED A 17 YEAR OLD BOY OUTSIDE OF AN APARTMENT YESTERDAY. STAFFORD NEAR ARMSTRONG AVENUE, JUST WEST OF THE TURNER DIAGONAL. TEEN DIED AT A HOSPITAL. CALL CRIME STOPPERS IF YOU CAN HELP POLICE FIND THE KILLER. OVERNIGHT. POLICE ARE DESCENDED ON A SMALL TOWN IN ARIZONA, ALL CONNECTED TO THE DISAPPEARANCE OF NANCY GUTHRIE. THIS VIDEO OF SOMEONE COMING TO HER HOUSE, THE LATEST. THIS WAS RELEASED YESTERDAY, A WOMAN TOLD REPORTERS THAT POLICE SEARCHED HER HOME AFTER SOMEONE REPORTED A TIP SAYING THAT THIS MAN WAS THERE. THIS COMES HOURS AFTER THE FBI RELEASED THESE IMAGES OF A MASKED MAN APPROACHING NANCY’S HOUSE THE NIGHT SHE WAS ABDUCTED. AN APPEALS COURT IN TOPEKA WILL DECIDE IF PRIVATE PRISON COMPANY CORE CIVIC WILL NEED TO APPLY FOR A CITY PERMIT TO TURN ITS OLD LEAVENWORTH PRISON INTO AN ICE DETENTION CENTER, CIVIC ARGUES, BECAUSE THE COMPLEX USED TO OPERATE AS A PRISON SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO REOPEN WITHOUT ANY EXTRA APPROVAL. A JUDGE HAD ALREADY SIDED WITH THE CITY OF LEAVENWORTH, REQUIRING THE COMPANY TO GET A PERMIT, AND CORE CIVIC IS IN THAT PROCESS RIGHT NOW. CITY COMMISSION WILL LOOK AT THAT APPLICATION ON FEBRUARY 24TH. KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI LEADERS ARE ROLLING OUT A NEW PLAN TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS. IT’S CALLED THE HOUSING GATEWAY PROGRAM. THE CITY IS PUTTING $1 MILLION TOWARD THIS EFFORT, PARTNERING WITH LOCAL BUSINESS LEADERS TO EXPAND HOUSING OPTIONS. THERE’S A NEWS CONFERENCE AT 830 THIS MORNING DOWNTOWN TO ANNOUNCE NEW DETAILS. TODAY, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, MAYOR QUINTON LUCAS WILL GIVE HIS SEVENTH STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS, PLANNING TO TALK ABOUT HOW KANSAS CITY IS PREPARING FOR THE WORLD CUP. IT WILL LIKELY TOUCH ON OTHER TOPICS, TOO, INCLUDING CRIME AND THE FUTURE OF THE ROYALS. THE SPEECH STARTS AT NOON AT CITY HALL. WELL, TODAY, JEFFERSON CITY SURVIVORS OF ABUSE AT KANSAS CITY’S INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PRAYER WILL TESTIFY IN FAVOR OF A BILL THAT COULD HELP BRING ABUSERS TO JUSTICE. THE BILL WOULD REMOVE THE CIVIL STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ON CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE. A SEPARATE PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT WOULD ALLOW SURVIVORS TO RETROACTIVELY SUE FOR PAST ABUSES. LIBERTY POLICE SAY A CLERK AT A STORE STOPPED A MAN FROM BEING SCAMMED OUT OF $30,000, AND TOLD POLICE THAT HE CALLED THE NUMBER HE THOUGHT WAS MICROSOFT SUPPORT FOR HIS COMPUTER. PERSON ON THE OTHER END TOLD HIM TO SEND HIM $30,000 THROUGH A CRYPTOCURRENCY ATM TO FIX HIS COMPUTER. THE MAN WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF DOING THAT WHEN THE STORE CLERK STOPPED HIM. WELL, HERE WE ARE. SPRING TRAINING STARTS TODAY. ROYALS PITCHERS AND CATCHERS WILL BE ON THE FIELD IN SURPRISE. ARIZONA. FIRST FULL SQUAD PRACTICE IS NOT UNTIL MONDAY. THIS I
Wednesday’s 9 Things to Know: Royals Begin Spring Training
Kansas City 9 Things to Know Wednesday February 11th

Updated: 4:54 AM CST Feb 11, 2026
Kansas City 9 Things to Know Wednesday February 11th
Kansas City 9 Things to Know Wednesday February 11th