Kansas City MO

We almost didn’t share this list—part of us wanted to keep all the best vintage finds to ourselves. But if you’re willing to hit the streets and hunt the racks for that white whale of a secondhand find, Kansas City’s vintage shops deliver. Each shop has its own personality, and these are places where one-of-a-kind...

Crews have begun demolition at Parade Park Homes this month. Construction of a new version of the historic housing co-op, meant to revamp the struggling and closed complex, has been delayed since its groundbreaking in October of last year. Mayor Quinton Lucas said on KCUR’s Up to Date last week...

Movement inside the Jackson County Detention Center has been restricted after three people jailed there contracted COVID-19, according to the Jackson County sheriff. Three people in the jail tested positive for COVID on Friday, according to a Facebook post by Jackson County Sheriff Darryl Forté. Several others...

An adult male died in an early Monday morning apartment fire at 106th Terrace and Antioch Road in Overland Park.

Some patients at Olathe’s hospital are reporting sticker shock after receiving higher bills over the past year, a result they say has come on the heels of changes to services and billing under the University of Kansas Health System. Olathe Health was an independent health care system for 70 years before its...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Calling all Swifties! Especially those who like to pick up a book now and then. A Kansas City-area professor has published a book highlighting one of the world’s biggest pop stars and other women’s influence on the economy. ‘Swiftynomics: How Women Mastermind and...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - ‘Drone delivery’ is now an option. Amazon’s long-promised service has officially arrived in the Kansas City metro. Prime Air, Amazon’s delivery service using FAA-approved electric drones, launched operations Monday, Feb. 9, from facilities adjacent to Amazon’s fulfillment center at 6925...

For Jessica Haynes, cooking with her 21-year-old son AJ is “the most amazing thing.” When Jessica and AJ, who has autism, prepare a meal side by side in their Raytown home, Haynes told The Independent, “he gets to learn new skills, and we get to learn things right along with it.” Jessica and her husband […]

KC Fire Department companies were dispatched to a reported apartment fire in the 8000 block of Campbell at 10:26 a.m. On arrival, crews reported nothing showing from the exterior of a 3-story apartment complex. As they investigated, smoke was found on the 2nd and 3rd floors. A single handline was advanced, and the...

PARKVILLE, Mo. (KCTV) — During February, NKC Health and four local coffee shops have teamed up to raise awareness for heart health. It’s called ‘Love your heart’. February marks American Heart Month, a time to highlight cardiovascular disease and raise awareness about the signs to watch for.