Kansas City MO

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - This morning, beginning at 5:54 a.m., the Kansas City Fire Department responded to 11 water rescues; most of which were in the typical high-water areas. KCFD responding companies assisted drivers and passengers out of their vehicles to dry ground. No injuries have been reported, and...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Gardner man, 24, was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash in Johnson County, the Kansas Highway Patrol says. KHP says the man was driving a Kawasaki ZX636 at a high rate of speed on 1-435 south of 95th Street around 2:35 p.m. He lost control of the vehicle, struck the left barrier wall and was ejected. He...

We asked readers last week to tell us what they thought of the Royals stadium plan at Crown Center, and the results were overwhelmingly positive. Why it matters: The responses signal a rebound in public sentiment from 2024, even as many questions are left unanswered. Respondents raised flags that mirror...

The U.S. Army and Army Corps of Engineers is just hundreds of acres away — out of nearly 9,000 acres total — from the long-awaited finish line for its clean up efforts at the Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant in western Johnson County. The massive site near De Soto was once home to a factory that produced gunpowder for artillery shells in World War II and...

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Kansas City, Mo. — A Kansas City, Missouri police officer was involved in a shooting on Sunday evening. The shooting occurred near the 5700 block of St. John Avenue, in Kansas City’s Historic Northeast. One person has been taken to the hospital. Details about what led the shooting...

Severe thunderstorms barreled through the Kansas City area early Monday, unleashing frequent lightning and booming thunder, dumping torrential rain and triggering a tornado warning. Kansas City firefighters are responded to numerous water rescues around the city in areas that typically see high-water areas, according to Battalion Chief Michael Hopkins, a spokesman with the Kansas City Fire Department said. “To this point, no injuries...

Flood waters lead to cars in trouble, traffic delays near Briarcliff Village.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Multiple school districts have announced delayed starts on Monday morning as severe storms and flash flooding impacted communities across the Kansas City area. Lee’s Summit R-7 School District stated that it will implement a one-hour delay to the school day for all students and staff....

Interior designer Morgan Irvin says she never thought she’d have an opportunity to set up a brick-and-mortar business. But, as thousands of World Cup tourists prepare to descend on Kansas City this summer, a new program run by the city is helping her navigate the regulations involved in doing just that.