An English Teacher At Turner Elementary School Receives An Unexpected $25,000 Milken Award
A remarkable celebration unfolded at Turner Elementary School in Kansas City, Kansas, when English language teacher Lexcee Oddo received a completely unexpected and prestigious honor — the $25,000 Milken Educator Award. The award announcement took place during a packed school assembly, leaving students, staff, and...
I-70 ramp closed in Kansas City for emergency repairs
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Missouri Department of Transportation orders an interstate ramp to close immediately for emergency repairs. Crews closed the I-70 westbound on-ramp from The Paseo late Thursday night. The closure will remain in place through Monday. During the closure crews with KC Water will make...
KCTV5 joins The Salvation Army at Hy-Vee locations across metro for Red Kettle Campaign
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign returned for the holidays, with KCTV5 staff joining volunteers to ring bells at Hy-Vee locations across the Kansas City metro. KCTV5 set up at multiple Hy-Vee stores on both sides of the state line to participate in the...
Kansas Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing a Machine Gun
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – An Overland Park, Ks., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally possessing a fully automatic pistol. Verdell D. Mays, 30, of Overland Park, Ks. pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of a...
Runners honor 9-year-old killed by drunk driver at memorial race
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - Thousands of runners laced up their shoes Saturday morning to honor a young life cut short at the Nolan Davidson Champions Run at Children’s Mercy Park. The race remembers Nolan Davidson, a 9-year-old boy a drunk driver killed in 2023. His death shattered his...
Two-Alarm Fire Destroys Vacant Northeast Home; Incident Highlights Ongoing Surge in Vacant Property Fires
A two-alarm fire early Saturday morning heavily damaged a vacant home at 4402 Independence Avenue, continuing what Kansas City Fire Department officials describe as a troubling rise in fires at unoccupied structures across the Historic Northeast. KCFD reported the blaze at 8:22 a.m., with arriving crews encountering...
Shelter KC hosts Christmas event to aid homeless this winter
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Shelter KC has opened additional beds and is collecting coats to help homeless individuals in Kansas City during the cold and snowy start to December. The shelter is working to provide emergency overflow housing and distribute cold-weather gear to those in need, as temperatures drop and conditions...
Kansas City protesters rally against Caribbean military strikes
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Kansas City residents gathered at City Market Park to protest military strikes in the Caribbean amid growing concerns about the controversial operations. The rally was organized by Kansas City’s branch of the Party for Socialism and Liberation. Protesters said they want to stand against a...
KC Plaza owners officially present revamp plans to city. When will officials vote?
The public has more time to weigh in on an ambitious plan to revitalize the Country Club Plaza as the city and developer continue working out the details of the final proposal. Kansas City’s plan commission staged an initial discussion on Wednesday about Gillon Property Group’s master plan for the Plaza, which...
KCK nonprofit serves dozens weekly after summer flood devastation
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - A summer flood that devastated a Kansas City, Kansas, nonprofit and sent mud through its facility has not stopped the organization from expanding its mission to serve the community. The McNewton Community Outreach Center on 13th Street near Parallel Parkway now serves hundreds of people...

















