Kansas lineman dies while on shift, but the city board initially answers with a 'wall of silence': 'it’s sort of inviting speculation'

Kansas lineman dies while on shift, but the city board initially answers with a 'wall of silence': 'it’s sort of inviting speculation'

Kansas City just lost a public servant, and the lack of clarity from the Kansas City Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has left some people feeling uneasy. On July 12, Joshua McKee, a 48-year-old electrical lineman, died while working on a utility pole. He was reportedly responding to a power outage in the Riverview neighborhood of Kansas City, Kansas. It took five full days of silence before BPU released verified details regarding the incident. A…