Unified Government commission votes to lift residency requirement for employees
The Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas’ board of commissioners voted to lift the residency requirement for Unified Government employees on Thursday evening.
MoDOT working on temporary fix for US 169 Highway
During our latest Let’s Talk event in Gladstone, residents wanted to know when northbound U.S. 169 Highway will reopen.
The 1.2 Gigawatt ‘AI Factory’ is Coming to Independence, MO—How 1,300 New Jobs are...
A massive transformation is quietly taking shape in Independence, Missouri, and it could ripple through the housing market faster than most people expect. A new...
A Leawood dry cleaner closed 20 years ago. Its chemicals are still in the...
Toxic chemicals linger at a long-gone dry cleaning business at 103rd Street and State Line Road in Leawood. Tri- and Tetracholoroethylenes — banned or being phased out because of their links to Parkinson’s disease and certain cancers — have been in the soil and groundwater there since before 2010, spreading east and...
Olathe police arrest man in suspected Ridgeview Road stabbing of woman
Olathe police arrested a 27-year-old man Thursday afternoon on suspicion of aggravated battery after he allegedly injured a woman in a suspected stabbing. The incident, police said, happened near the 1000 block of North Ridgeview Road. Police were called to the area just after 12 p.m. Thursday. “Officers responded to...
Mission Police exchange gunfire with Target burglary suspect, seriously wounding him
The suspect in the Target burglary over the weekend faces multiple charges and remains hospitalized after exchanging gunfire with a police officer. Online court records show William H. Parker III was unable to attend his scheduled first appearance in court on Tuesday afternoon due to a “medical condition.”. Parker...
Homeowners in dispute with State Farm over roof repair
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Savannah Robin’s neighbors are getting their roof fixed. She wishes that were her. Instead, a few doors down, she’s left with a damaged roof, a tarp, and a headache. “This whole area just got pounded by hail that year,” Robin said. “They have...
Former WFSB reporter Carolina Cruz returns to Kansas City anchor desk after maternity leave
The former Connecticut news reporter returned to her Kansas City news desk after a five-month leave.
Independence responds to residents’ lawsuit over council-approved AI data center
Independence said its City Charter forbids citizen-initiated referendums related to ordinances like the one authorizing tax incentives for a massive data center in the Little Blue Valley.
Kansas City man charged with murder after deadly weekend shooting
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Kansas City man has been charged with murder days after a woman died from a weekend shooting. Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson announced Thursday that 21-year-old Dante Williams has been charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action. Williams is accused of shooting a...

















