Kansas City MO

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The NASCAR Cup Series returns to the Midwest this Sunday for the AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway, bringing a slate of historic milestones and high-stakes drama to the 1.5-mile oval. The 400.5-mile, 267-lap race will be broadcast at 2 p.m. ET on FOX. A focal point of the weekend is Kyle […] The post NCS: NASCAR at Kansas...

If everything goes right, new taxes generated by a $1.9 billion ballpark will help pay off a $600 million city loan to help finance the deal. But if it goes wrong, that money could be drained from city services. Kansas City leaders are bidding to retain the Royals at a...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Kansas City’s Emergency Operations Center served as the coordination hub for multiple agencies during severe weather on Friday evening. Inside the center, police, fire, infrastructure, health and the National Weather Service worked in the same room. The setup allows agencies to communicate directly without phone calls or delays.

LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. (KCTV) - Jackson County Public Health installed its first free health vending machine in downtown Lee’s Summit, offering naloxone and other medical supplies around the clock. The Blue Box, located in a parking garage near city hall, provides naloxone, fentanyl test strips, condoms, first aid...

A 21-year-old Overland Park, Kansas, man has been charged with attempted murder for an incident that occurred this week while on a trip to Hawaii.

ATCHISON COUNTY—Law enforcement investigating a shooting that injured a girl at a home in Atchison have a suspect in custody. Just after 11:45p.m. on Thursday police responded to the 1400 block Commercial in Atchison to investigate a shooting that had just occurred, according to Police Chief Mike Wilson. Multiple...

Relatives of a jail inmate whom investigators determined died after a Kansas sheriff’s deputy shoved his knee into the cuffed man’s back for one minute and 26 seconds have filed a federal lawsuit. Attorneys for the family of Charles Adair renewed their demand Friday that video of what happened be released publicly in announcing the wrongful death lawsuit. Filed earlier this month, the lawsuit...

KANSAS CITY —A suspect faces charges in connection with a fatal stabbing that occurred downtown last weekend. Clinton J. Kelly, 33, faces 2nd Degree Murder and Armed Criminal Action, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson. According to court records, Kansas City police responded to a reported stabbing in...

Across the U.S., only about 20% of chefs are women and less than 40% of restaurants are majority-owned by women, according to the National Restaurant Association. Another 10% are business partnerships between men and women. But in Kansas City, plenty of women are leading and innovating in the region’s culinary...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (KCTV) - Two people were hospitalized with serious injuries after a single-vehicle crash early Saturday morning. The Independence Police Department said the crash occurred at 12:06 a.m. at the intersection of East Truman Road and Glenwood Avenue. A westbound 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee left the roadway and vaulted...