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Police Training Takes Step Forward
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"With marble hallways and the smell of fresh paint, Kansas City's new, state-of-the-art regional police training academy opened to 98 police cadets" on September 17, 2007. While the academy will be used to train local cadets and serve as an advanced training site for police officers, it is expected to be a training destination for police officers across the nation. The facility sits on 120 acres located in the Northland at Pleasant Valley Road and North Shoal Creek Parkway.
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2007-09-18
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Newspaper Article
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Police Academy Opens in Northland
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A ceremony to commemorate the opening of the new Kansas City Police Academy was held November 13, 2007. Speakers included Mayor Mark Funkhouser and Missouri Governor Matt Blunt. "The 132-acre facility at Pleasant Valley Road and Shoal Creek Parkway includes a 125,000-square-foot main building and a situational training building." Included with the facility is "a 500-seat auditorium, a 1.1-mile driving track, a suspended four-lane indoor track encircling a full-size basketball court, a 22,5000-square-foot indoor pistol range with 30 lanes and a 200-yard outdoor rifle range." The cost was $35 million. Includes a picture of the building and a map of its location.
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2007-11-14
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Newspaper Article
