Kansas City MO

Kansas City police officers on Wednesday morning arrested three teenagers who allegedly stole a man’s car. Officers spotted a vehicle early Wednesday morning that had been taken during a carjacking, according to a Facebook post from the department . The three suspects, ages 14, 14 and 15, were apprehended after they...

Coyote sightings have become a normal part of life for many residents of Johnson County. So much so, in fact, that people in Olathe say they expect to see them in their neighborhoods without fail this time of year. But those encounters now seem to be even more frequent, some Olathe residents told The Star, saying...

An outstanding cocktail service, an informal Japanese-inspired pub, and a Shawnee speakeasy are among the Kansas City area restaurants and bars nominated for a James Beard Foundation Award this year. Also among the honorees was Helen Jo Leach, executive pastry chef at The Town Company in downtown Kansas City, and...

DENVER (CN) — The 10th Circuit on Wednesday affirmed the denial of qualified immunity to Kansas City detectives whose investigation led to the wrongful conviction of Olin Coones in 2009. “In light of the significant evidence of Kathleen’s dishonesty, her history of fabricating stories about Mr. Coones, her motive...

Kansas City officials voted last week (Thursday , January 15) to relocate the site of a long-planned municipal detention center — a project approved by voters just nine months ago — without public notice, committee hearings, or community engagement, prompting criticism from several City Council members and concern...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Pleasant Hill, Missouri – Drivers across parts of central and west-central Missouri and east-central Kansas could face difficult travel conditions beginning Friday evening as a winter storm brings...

A 28-year-old Independence man died in a crash on eastbound Interstate 70 in Blue Springs on Wednesday. The accident forced the closure of the eastbound lanes for several hours.

Kansas City police recently carried out a strong and focused action to reduce crime in two busy areas of the city — Midtown and the Crossroads District. This special operation was designed to improve public safety, protect small businesses, and make residents feel safer in their neighborhoods. The results were clear...

Lisa Renee Irwin, now age 16, has been missing from Kansas City, Missouri, since October 3, 2011. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) website has a photo (shown above), which is an age-progressed image to 15 years.

FAIRWAY, Kan. (KCTV) - A Johnson County grocery store is set to close temporarily, and owners of the store want the public to know why. On Wednesday, communications officials for the Hen House Market located at 2724 W. 53rd Street in Fairway said they will temporarily close the store. The temporary closure will begin...