Kansas City MO

The fight against a proposed $150 billion data center in Independence, Missouri led to the recent filing of a lawsuit by citizens who object to the city’s recent approval of tax breaks for the project. Three residents who belong to a grassroots watchdog group fighting the data center proposed...

A woman who was shot over the weekend near the Kansas City Police Department’s East Patrol Division Station died Tuesday, police said. The woman was identified as Kyrstin Lickhart, 27, said Sgt. Phil DiMartino, a spokesman for the Kansas City Police Department. A person of interest was taken into custody in the...

The headlines used words like buried alive, sun treatment, starvation, and deprivation. The papers were no longer simply reporting the news. They were serving a larger purpose. The Army and Navy had finally begun releasing stories of what American soldiers on Bataan and Corregidor had been forced to endure. Relief,...

Strong winds and wave action Sunday caused a fuel barge carrying approximately 1,800 gallons of diesel fuel to sink into 20 feet of water at Tuttle Creek Reservoir. Federal officials with the Kansas City District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said in a press release that the incident occurred shortly before 2...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson has announced a joint enforcement initiative with Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway to remove illegal gambling machines from gas stations, bars, and other businesses across the county. Business owners have until July 1, 2026, to remove the...

An airplane bound for the Kansas City area crashed early Tuesday, killing the pilot as the plane attempted to return to an airport near St. Louis, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The Aero Commander 500-B twin-engine piston aircraft crashed short of the runway at Spirit of St. Louis Airport in...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A passenger found riding in the trunk of an SUV is in critical but stable condition after a crash in Kansas City. The Kansas City Police Department says a black Nissan Kicks - carrying 6 people - ran a red light at Ward Pkwy. and Wornall Rd. around 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday, March 17.

University of Kansas Hospital faces over 30 lawsuits in Wyandotte County alleging improper sterilization of LivaNova 3T heater-cooler units (HCUs) during open-heart surgeries caused slow-growing Mycobacterium chimaera infections in at least 25 patients, with 11 deaths reported. Key Cases. Vietnam veteran Darrell...

A 29-year-old Missouri woman is headed to prison for a decade after her 5-year-old son died when he fell out of a window in their high-rise apartment. The post 'Went out the window': 5-year-old eating chocolate syrup on windowsill plummets 17 stories to his death while mom does nothing first appeared on Law & Crime .

As the partial government shutdown continues, some travelers across the country have had to deal with longer wait times as they go through security. But is it affecting Kansas City? Officers with the Transportation Security Administration are required to work without pay until funding is restored. But the Kansas City...