Kansas City man, convicted murderer sentenced for illegal ammunition possession
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Kansas City man who was convicted of second-degree murder over two decades ago is headed back behind bars for another crime. The U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday that 65-year-old David Degerald was sentenced to 33 months in prison without parole for being a felon in possession...
Kansas City high school student detained after bringing firearm on campus
A student at a Kansas City high school was detained Wednesday morning after allegedly bringing a weapon on school grounds. Officers with the Kansas City Police Department responded to Hogan Preparatory Academy High School just after 11:30 a.m., Alayna Gonzalez, a spokesperson for the department, said in an email to...
1 dead, 2 injured in I-70 crash near stadiums in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One person died and two people were critically injured following a multi-vehicle crash Tuesday evening in Kansas City. The crash was reported just after 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the area of Interstate 70 and Interstate 435, near the Truman Sports Complex. According to a crash...
‘This is gonna be the spot.’ Coffee shop that’s a first for KC area...
Note to those who’ve never tasted Yemeni coffee: The taste is similar to its American counterpart, but it has a flavor profile commonly described as earthy and bold. In fact, Mocha, Yemen, is thought to be the birthplace of coffee as a beverage, and mochas are named as such because Europeans associated Mocha’s beans...
Status Nightclub closed by city officials after deadly shooting inside the club
Signs posted today on front and side doors of the Status nightclub in Kansas City, Missouri, state the club is closed "because it has been deemed unsafe by the building official."
“Give me your money” note backfires badly: Missouri man’s epic bank heist fail ends...
Missouri – A Missouri man has been sentenced in federal court after attempting to rob a local bank, bringing an end to a case that began with a brief but tense encounter inside the financial institution. Cleburn Bruce Greene, 51, received a prison term of 37 months without the...
Dog leads KCPD back to home of wandering toddler
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A four-legged hero emerged in Kansas City last week. The Kansas City Missouri Police Department said officers responded to a call for a wandering barefoot toddler last week. The toddler was found in the street, and while officers were trying to figure out the toddler’s identity and family, a...
Crews respond to apartment ceiling collapse in Shawnee, 3 people displaced
The Shawnee Fire Department and Johnson County MED-ACT responded to a reported structure collapse around 9:10 a.m. Thursday in Shawnee, Kansas.
2nd brother in NKC High School shooting sentenced to 14 years
CLAY COUNTY — Lavon’dre Smallwood, 19, submitted a petition to enter a guilty plea Oct. 29, 2025 and on Feb. 13, he was officially sentenced to 14 years. His four felonies are felony assault, two counts of armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and aiding or abetting a person discharging or shooting a...
Man dies after dog attack in Independence home
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (KCTV) - A man died after he was attacked by a dog in Independence on Wednesday afternoon. Independence police responded to a home in a neighborhood near E. Bundschu Road and N. Jones Road around 2:30 p.m. The dog was attacking the victim when officers arrived at the...

















