Kansas City MO

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It’s a new month in Kansas City, and once again the metro will play host to a variety of touring musicians. These aren’t all the shows going down in the KC metro during the month of April, but here are some of the more notable ones:

Two women arrested by the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Daviess County on the afternoon of March 31, 2026, following a traffic stop, now face multiple charges in that county, according to online court records. Authorities report that 57-year-old Angela Marie Herman of Independence and 56-year-old Angela Renee...

A pothole that grew into a four-foot sinkhole on West 39th and Terrace Street in the Volker neighborhood has been covered with a metal plate after city crews were flagged about the hazard.

An 1885 house in Kansas City’s Westside has cast a lasting spell. In 1996, master gardener and ceramicist Michele Polivka and master furniture craftsman David Polivka bought the home, which had been derelict. It needed everything—roof, walls, floors, wiring, plumbing. Room by room, the Polivkas brought the house and...

Police are investigating a fatal overnight shooting after officers found a man unresponsive on a sidewalk in a south Kansas City neighborhood, a police spokesperson said. Officers responded around 1:45 a.m. to the area of East 107th Street and Marsh Avenue in the Ruskin Hills neighborhood to assist Kansas City...

In Jefferson County, the question is blunt: keep the four-day school week or go back to five. With statewide staffing pressures pushing districts to shorten calendars, Grandview R-2 has put a reauthorization measure on the ballot that would lock in a Tuesday through Friday schedule for the next decade. The vote lands...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Southern Platte Fire Protection District was called to a home Wednesday morning in Parkville, Missouri, on a reported fire. The initial call came in around 3:50 a.m. Wednesday at a house located at 13955 NW 62nd Court in Parkville. The fire department confirmed to...

LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Mo. —Law enforcement are investigating the death of a boy in Lafayette County. Just before 9p.m. Tuesday, sheriff's deputies responded to report of missing 6-year-old boy in Waverly, according to the Lafayette County Sheriff's Office. Multiple agencies and members of the community assisted in...

Over 500 people were laid off from Oracle’s Kansas City campus, new documents show, following nationwide layoffs at the global tech and software company that could reportedly hit tens of thousands of people. Oracle filed a notice with the state of Missouri that the company will be terminating employees at its Kansas...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two homes were damaged in a large fire Monday night after the flames from one property spread to a neighboring home in Shawnee, Kansas. According to the Shawnee, Kansas, Fire Department, at about 11:45 p.m., crews from Shawnee, Lenexa, Overland Park and the Consolidated Fire District No. 2 were...