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@Sam_Hartle

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Professional: Digital Director, KSHB-TV. My passions are news/podcasting/cooking/golf/running/Boulevard/KC/most things Minnesotan. 507.770.913.785.816.913

Roeland Park, Kan.
Joined January 2009
Don't wanna be here? Send us removal request.
@Sam_Hartle
Sam Hartle
5 years
This is the most Kansas City thing I’ve seen this week. 👀⛄️❄️
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Sam Hartle
4 years
I was in a Hy-Vee, Price Chopper and a liquor store today. EVERY SINGLE PERSON was wearing a mask. Well done. It's not that hard.
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@Sam_Hartle
Sam Hartle
7 years
BREAKING: FBI's KC office says they are investigating the #Olatheshooting as a hate crime:
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@Sam_Hartle
Sam Hartle
7 years
BREAKING: A city of St Louis Grand Jury has indicted Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens. #moleg
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Sam Hartle
3 years
Caught some reflections tonight on the @ThePlazaKC .
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@Sam_Hartle
Sam Hartle
1 year
So is there like a force field over Kansas City?
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Sam Hartle
6 months
We’re still more than 3 hours from the start of the Chiefs parade and this is already the scene along Grand!
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5 years
If you drive as if your responsibility is to make sure @PatrickMahomes gets to Arrowhead Stadium safely tomorrow morning, it’s not terrible outside. #chiefskingdom
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Sam Hartle
5 years
This still needs to be downtown.
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6 years
Patrick Mahomes throws a football from Arrowhead Stadium and hits the switch on the Plaza?
@MGreensteinTV
Melissa Greenstein
6 years
Tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. @41actionnews will reveal who will 'flip the switch' at this year's @KCPLConnect @ThePlazaKC Lighting Ceremony. See you Thanksgiving night!
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4 years
For my friends in the Kansas City area, if you've been doing social-distancing correctly the last couple weeks, the stay-at-home order shouldn't be too big a hurdle to jump. We're going to get through this together.
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Sam Hartle
4 years
There are Kansas Citians who weren't even alive when it was Sandstone Amphitheater and yet, they still call it that.
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Sam Hartle
6 years
I tweeted about Amtrak last night and the response was 1) more than I expected; 2) Almost completely positive. While the responses aren't representative, there is clearly a segment of America yearning for more robust rail. Kansas City would be a nice spot for a regional hub.
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Sam Hartle
1 year
Chiefs' Travis Kelce on SNL. Ted Lasso commercial airing during SNL. Kansas City got it goin' tonight.
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Sam Hartle
3 years
The number of Google searches for Gotham City, Missouri today (h/t: @matthewwaggoner ):
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Sam Hartle
5 months
Parked at 7th and Main. Got on the free KC Current shuttle to CPKC Stadium for about a 15-minute ride. Dropped off right at the gate. At the end of the game, got on another shuttle for 15-minute ride back to 7th and Main. No issues at all. Was fun to see other fans taking the
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Sam Hartle
2 years
Just saw @mitchholthus get off the plane. I wonder if he says anything when the wheels of the plane hit the runway? #ChiefsKingdom
@KSHB41
KSHB 41 News
2 years
LIVE: The Kansas City @Chiefs  have landed in Phoenix, Arizona. #ChiefsKingdom #Chiefs41
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Sam Hartle
5 months
The Bond Bridge is worthy of acknowledgement as part of Kansas City, and @cpkcstadium does just that. A night game will be fun!
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Sam Hartle
4 years
You know the house on Ward Parkway that has the giant Pillsbury doughboy in the second-floor window? They need to mow their yard.
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Sam Hartle
4 years
I am listening to a podcast asking the question about who you'd want to be quarantined with. Chris Evans was the favorite among women listeners.
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Sam Hartle
8 years
Statement, photo from family of Olathe Rep. Scott Schwab on the death of their son Caleb today at Schlitterbahn:
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Sam Hartle
7 years
BREAKING: All the votes are in. #NEWKCI advances in Kansas City. 66,328 people voted on the question: 49,950 or 75%, voted yes. 16,378, or 25%, voted no.
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Sam Hartle
6 years
This is up for discussion, but one of the core Kansas City experiences is tearing apart some wings from The Peanut and washing them down with a @Boulevard_Beer Pale Ale.
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Sam Hartle
2 years
Super Bowl week doesn't really start to feel real until you see the team board a plane with a #ChiefsKingdom flag hanging out of the cockpit window!
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Sam Hartle
9 years
#Royals fans chanting one-more win in Citi Field: #TakeTheCrown @41ActionNews
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Sam Hartle
6 years
No shame in crying today, as I said goodbye to Morrison (aka: Dude). He was ready, but that didn’t make it any easier. If we’re FB friends, I wrote a longer tribute there. See you later man!
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Sam Hartle
2 years
Leaving Kansas City on-time this morning aboard @amtrak ’s Southwest Chief bound for Chicago and points beyond. The Western Auto building was looking glam!
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Sam Hartle
9 years
SOURCE: Size of today's #RoyalCelebration between 500,000 and 750,000 people. By comparison, KCMO itself has population of 471,000.
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Sam Hartle
3 years
BREAKING: The Shawnee Mission School District Board of Education has voted 6-1 to extend it's mask mandate to K-12.
@KSHB41
KSHB 41 News
3 years
LIVE: The Shawnee Mission School District is reviewing its mask policy following a mandate passed by Johnson County commissioners earlier today. >>
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Sam Hartle
9 years
Overheard on the @kcpolice scanner just now: Officer 1: "Royals win!" Officer 2: "Woot Woot." #Royals
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Sam Hartle
4 years
When I write-up my to-do lists for each day, I always include a couple things I've actually already done so I have a couple things I can cross off.
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Sam Hartle
7 years
JUST IN: State senators from both parties are calling for an investigation into @EricGreitens . More: #moleg
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Sam Hartle
5 years
I still don't understand couples who have a joint Facebook account.
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Sam Hartle
4 years
People realize they can go outside for a walk or a run and, if they practice social distancing, can still be in compliance with the stay at home order, right?
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Sam Hartle
8 months
I went out for a walk after work on Oct. 30. When I got home, I made a personal goal to get out every day for the rest of the year. Made the goal today! 63 days in a row for a total of 227 miles that took about 61 hours to complete. Basically, I walked from KCMO to Ames, Iowa.
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Sam Hartle
5 years
Started 10 years ago on this date.
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Sam Hartle
10 years
SKYTRACKER showing hundreds of people making walk from JCC to Village Shalom: #41ActionNews http://t.co/gcxxT8DCGC
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Sam Hartle
5 years
I just had a 72-minute phone call with my dad. We talked #mntwins baseball, gardening, family and pickling (I have lots of cucumbers and dill, and he’s retired). I wouldn’t trade anything in the world for that call.
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Sam Hartle
5 years
Personally, I'd prefer if there were more degrees outside.
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@Sam_Hartle
Sam Hartle
3 years
I suppose this might be an unpopular opinion, but Coke Zero is miles better than Diet Coke.
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@Sam_Hartle
Sam Hartle
7 years
JUST IN: @Marlins_Man will speak to elementary-age summer school kids tomorrow at Clardy Elem. in @NKCSchools with a motivational message.
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Sam Hartle
10 years
And we've reached one of the first reasons Twitter became popular: For people to talk about how Facebook is down. #facebookdown
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Sam Hartle
5 years
Hmm, I don't know about this. I saw a pretty full moon during the Chiefs parade.
@CNN
CNN
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The moon will be fullest at 2:33 a.m. ET on Sunday, February 9, according to NASA. So bundle up, celebrate, and get excited for the first super moon of 2020.
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Sam Hartle
7 years
JUST IN: KCMO Proper votes are final. #NEWKCI wins there 77.4% to 22.6%.
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Sam Hartle
6 years
Guy Fieri opening up a restaurant in the Power and Light District is the most Guy Fieri/P&L District thing ever.
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Sam Hartle
10 months
Nice sunset brewing tonight in Kansas City.
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@Sam_Hartle
Sam Hartle
8 years
Cubs win. Trump wins. KU football beats Texas. 2016.
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Sam Hartle
3 years
There is no better soundtrack to a Saturday night in June than the Fish Fry on @kcur . Hit the patio, tune it in, turn it up, and let the lightning bugs light the night!
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Sam Hartle
3 years
Grabbed this photo on my way in. Giant snow piles on the @ThePlazaKC and a couple of runners. They said they had only fallen twice so far.
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Sam Hartle
3 years
JUST IN: The University of Central Missouri plans to set a Guinness World Record Saturday for the largest ridden parade of mules.
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Sam Hartle
3 years
The KCMO public works crews did a great job along Ward Parkway! Less than 24 hours after a decent snowfall, motorists have returned to being able to drive 10MPH over the speed limit.
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Sam Hartle
6 years
If this gets me from KC to STL in 30 minutes for $30, I'm never driving/flying/taking the train to STL ever again.
@KSHB41
KSHB 41 News
6 years
Kansas City-St. Louis hyperloop moves closer to reality after feasibility study. Route would take less than 30 minutes and cost about $30
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Sam Hartle
6 years
An absolutely stunning fall day in our city.
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Sam Hartle
7 years
Homeowner: ✔️
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Sam Hartle
6 years
UPDATE: Roeland Park just received hail the size of Ghirardelli 60% cacao baking chips. #kcwx #kswx
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Sam Hartle
5 years
If you don’t have your windows open on a night like this, you probably have allergies.
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Sam Hartle
6 years
The number of journalists in Kansas City that Killer has mentored and championed (me included) is larger than the number of times he's called KCPD dispatch for more information.
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Ariel Rothfield
6 years
Celebrating the man, the myth, the legend... @41actionnews assignment desk’s @SteveKaut1 . It’s his birthday tomorrow 🎉
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Sam Hartle
3 years
So I could be an uncle as soon as tomorrow, which is very exciting!
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Sam Hartle
3 years
Just ordered some coffee online. I went with ground shipping.
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@Sam_Hartle
Sam Hartle
5 years
Thank you to the @KCMO Public Works crews filling the potholes along Ward Parkway on a Saturday.
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Sam Hartle
6 years
It’s 10:10 on a Friday night and I’m sitting on the couch with my cat Morrison. He’s been on the team for the last 15 years, no questions asked. He’s getting ready to move on, and that’s tough, but he’s going to make an amazing soul wherever he lands next.
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Sam Hartle
4 years
Missouri stands at 13.7.
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Sam Hartle
1 year
Statement from @NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on the passing of @Chiefs ' Norma Hunt: @kshb41 #ChiefsKingdom
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Sam Hartle
3 years
BREAKING: "The State of Missouri shall immediately discharge Kevin Bernard Strickland from its Custody."
@KSHB41
KSHB 41 News
3 years
A judge has ruled Kevin Strickland will walk free after serving 43 years in prison for a crime he did not commit.
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Sam Hartle
3 years
MISSOURI, PLEASE DO BETTER WITH YOUR EMERGENCY ALERTS.
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Sam Hartle
4 years
An 11-pound organic bird from Whole Foods. A little more than five-and-a-half hours in the smoker at 245 with smoke from apple wood.
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Sam Hartle
7 years
The way that Minneapolis handles sidewalk closures is impressive and not like something I've seen here:
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Sam Hartle
4 years
Anyone going for windows open all night tonight?
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Sam Hartle
4 years
I had an indigo bunting stop by the bird feeder this morning!
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Sam Hartle
6 years
Just wrapped up tour of Art Westport! I have 2 criticisms of art fairs in KC: 1) Music is art. Let’s have some local musicians displaying their talent. 2) KC is culturally diverse, but its art fairs are not. A photo of the Western Auto building is not culturally significant.
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Sam Hartle
5 years
Before and after.
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Sam Hartle
3 years
Earlier today, took a quick side trip over to the Plaza and I now have my new computer desktop background.
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Sam Hartle
4 years
The number of unprecedented events in the last 14 months is unprecedented.
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Sam Hartle
3 years
Smells like burnt money outside.
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@Sam_Hartle
Sam Hartle
6 years
Curious where we get fresh sod in January?
@Twillhog75
Travis Hogan
6 years
We weren’t planning on a resod this week, but Mother Nature had other plans. 10 inches of snow and all the snow in the stadium being hauled out on the sidelines changed things. My crew did an unbelievable job. They are the BEST! Everyone is tired but we are ready. Let’s Roll!
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9 years
The #Royals playoff run started in Houston. Now, it's the #Chiefs ' turn.
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Sam Hartle
1 year
Never seen Union Station dressed up like this!
@McKenzieMNelson
McKenzie Nelson
1 year
The NFL Draft green room inside Union Station where prospects will be holding their breath #NFLDraft
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Sam Hartle
6 years
I just rode the elevator up one floor to get a donut. I ate the donut and then took the elevator back down one floor.
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Sam Hartle
3 years
I am 37 minutes into this week’s @HiddenBrain , and I have no idea how the story is going to end!
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@Sam_Hartle
Sam Hartle
6 years
Based on this producer’s “notes” from the morning meeting, we’re leading today’s shows with cat stories.
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Sam Hartle
2 years
People in a tree. #chiefskingdom
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Sam Hartle
6 years
A woman just put up a candle yards away from where Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Deputy Patrick Rohrer died Friday morning.
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@Sam_Hartle
Sam Hartle
7 years
Games with throwback uniforms should also include throwback TV production quality.
@Super70sSports
Super 70s Sports
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Yes, I'm watching. And you're damn right I approve.
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Sam Hartle
5 years
For the Midwesterner, there is no rush from a sea-side pier or a sign-post at the summit of a mountain. Instead, Midwesterners marvel in the power of the lightning, thunder and rain of a thunderstorm.
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Sam Hartle
6 years
I usually start my Crossroads/Downtown/River Market exploration from Union Station because getting to the top of this escalator is one of our city’s great reveals.
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Sam Hartle
4 years
Quite the dramatic sunrise. I wonder what the sailors are doing because of it?
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@Sam_Hartle
Sam Hartle
6 years
Coolest poster in the @41actionnews newsroom in a long time. Might frame.
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@Sam_Hartle
Sam Hartle
7 years
Just got back biopsy results from last week. Yet another freckle that is just a freckle! I'll continue to count blessings.
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@Sam_Hartle
Sam Hartle
7 years
My vote would be for @mitchholthus . Every time a plane lands, he’d get on the loudspeaker....
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Sam Hartle
7 years
This begs the question: For the #newKCI , we should have a local celebrity as “the voice.”
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Sam Hartle
3 years
For a city that does barbecue, I think we should retire the phrase pre-treating and replace it with marinating. "Crews were out marinating the roads last night ahead of Thursday's predicted snow." I mean, both are basically salt.
@BrianDavidPlatt
Brian David Platt
3 years
Snow falling fast and temps have dropped quit a bit. Pre treating roads yesterday helped significantly and we have 300 plows out working aggressively 24 hours a day until our streets in Kansas City are clear.
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Sam Hartle
6 years
Am I missing any KC steakhouses on this list: 801 Chophouse; Majestic; Capital Grille; Hereford House; Eddie V's; Stock Hill, Anton's; JJ's; Golden Ox, Jess and Jim's; J. Gilberts?
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Sam Hartle
6 years
It is apparently already “neighbor-working-on-old-Chevrolet-Pickup-without-a-shirt-on” weather in Kansas City.
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Sam Hartle
5 years
Just fielded a call from a viewer who wondered if there was a setting on her TV where she could turn off school closings and weather crawls.
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Sam Hartle
4 years
JUST IN: As temperatures have crossed below zero in Kansas City, @evergypower is asking customers to conserve electricity through Wednesday.
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Sam Hartle
6 years
Just survived the Ward Parkway Target.
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@Sam_Hartle
Sam Hartle
9 years
Cool News: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation awarded the @nlbmprez in Kansas City a $500,000 grant!
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@Sam_Hartle
Sam Hartle
7 years
On days like this, it's pretty hard to dispute Kansas City's reputation as being a cow town.
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@Sam_Hartle
Sam Hartle
3 years
For another perspective, I took my 16MM lens to capture @UnionStationKC under a similarly stormy sky.
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Sam Hartle
3 years
I find that I love the textures of Chicago.
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@Sam_Hartle
Sam Hartle
5 years
I think Kansas City has Chiefs fever! #ChiefsKingdom
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