Kansas City MO

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Missouri and eastern Kansas are waking up to an unusually warm and breezy February morning across Kansas City. The air feels more like late April than midwinter. Temperatures already sit in the upper 50s...

Kansas City police on Monday identified a man who died after crashing into a building at Rockhurst University Friday afternoon, marking Kansas City’s seventh traffic death this year. Sterling Roaf, 34, was identified as the driver of a white Nissan Murano that struck Rockhurst University’s Corcoran Hall, according to...

KANSAS CITY —Police have identified the driver who died in an accident just after 2:30p.m. Friday in Kansas City, Missouri. A white Nissan Murano driven by 34-year-old Sterling A. Roaf was southbound on Virginia in Kansas City at a high rate of speed, according to KCPD Captain Jake Becchina. The Nissan failed to stop...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - One of the biggest rappers in the world has announced a 50-show tour that will span the globe and visit Kansas City later this year. J. Cole’s Fall-Off World Tour begins a U.S. presale for tickets on Tuesday, and an international presale on Wednesday.

Kansas City convenience stores will no longer be able to sell so-called "gas station drugs" under new rules approved Thursday by the City Council. The ban covers chemical inhalants like nitrous oxide, often called whippets, nitrate poppers and synthetic kratom products. Unadulterated kratom comes from a Southeast...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Enjoy our February warmth while it lasts. A spring-like stretch takes over the forecast Monday through Thursday, with temperatures climbing into the 60s and 70s before winter makes a dramatic comeback. The warmth is part of a larger pattern that’s making February one for the...

Michael Lunsford and Mike Lowry's weekly domino games at Independence coffee shop represent more than friendship – they're building life skills.

A bit breezy with some warm sunshine, into the 70s to start the week! Enjoy the mild temps while they last as a wintry mix moves in by Saturday.

Developers struggling to launch a new Mission apartment complex want to raze an office tower off Metcalf with the hopes that an expanded footprint will make the project more viable. Block Real Estate Services wants to expand its $114 million apartment complex off Foxridge Drive and Metcalf Avenue to the...

When breakfast eatery The Wooden Spoon abruptly lost its baker three and a half years ago, owner Tina Yake had two choices: scramble to find a replacement, or roll up her sleeves and handle the baking herself. She chose the latter. “We tried going with other bakeries, but it wasn’t...