This is a news blog so we have to focus on the negative . . .
Yes, there were reports of shooting but nothing that impacted the festivities and no victims were found.
SURPRISE, EVEN THE NEW YORK TIMES WAS WATCHING THE KCMO ST. PADDY'S DAY PARADE!!!
Here the postscript on gunfire and then more optimistic coverage . . .
"A police spokesperson said officers in the area received reports of shots being fired into the air around 1 p.m. Sunday near W. 40th Street and Baltimore Avenue.
"The spokesperson said police did not locate any victims who had been struck.
"The St. Patrick’s Day Parade, which started around 11 a.m. Sunday along Broadway Boulevard just two blocks west of the shots fired area, continued without incident."
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Watch: Kansas City St. Patrick's Day Parade replay
If you were at the parade or just want to relive some of the fun, FOX4 has a replay of our coverage seen on TV and online from the 50th anniversary
KCPD investigating report of shots fired at 40th and Baltimore; no victims reported
Police are investigating a report of shots fired into the air two blocks east of Broadway Boulevard in Kansas City, Missouri.
Kansas City celebrates St. Patrick's Day with parade down Broadway
Kansas City celebrated its 50th annual St. Patrick's Day Parade Sunday as onlookers lined both sides of Broadway Boulevard through Midtown.
Undeterred: Kansas City crowds go to St. Patrick's Day parade, month after violence at Chiefs' rally
The memory of the deadly shooting at the last month's Super Bowl rally in Kansas City, Missouri, was still on the minds of many at the St. Patrick's Day parade on Sunday. But this time a big mass gathering went off without any significant trouble.
In Kansas City, a Festive Yet Cautious St. Patrick's Day Parade
A sizable but smaller crowd gathered one month after the Super Bowl parade shooting. Some were wary, but many were determined to not let the tragedy disrupt a treasured tradition.
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