Kansas City MO

If you’re walking through the historic Northeast neighborhood of Kansas City, it’s impossible to miss the limestone titan sitting on the cliffs overlooking the Missouri River valley. Corinthian Hall isn’t just a building; it’s a 72-room monument to the Gilded Age, a testament to a “self-made” empire, and...

KANSAS CITY —A Missouri inmate has been charged in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred at an apartment complex in 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri. Demetrius S. Hill , 27, faces one count of 2nd Degree Murder, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson. According to court records,...

Dawn Hahnfeld moved into her eastern Independence home off Bly Road in 2017, where she could be in the country without leaving the comforts of the city a few minutes away. There’s a bald eagle that nests in the area and plenty of deer. Soon, there could be a massive artificial intelligence data center. Hahnfeld said...

A few decades ago, checking out a library book meant writing your name on a lined, 3-by-5-inch card that a librarian then stamped the due date on. When you returned the book, the card went into a pocket that was glued inside the back cover. Now that digital technology is...

Kansas City harbors a shrine to smoked meats so delightfully peculiar it defies ordinary description. The Museum of BBQ stands proudly as a testament to humanity’s most mouthwatering achievement – transforming tough, stubborn cuts into tender morsels of smoky perfection. Most museums conjure images of whispered...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Kansas City has officially banned synthetic kratom products and tightened restrictions on natural kratom sales in a unanimous City Council vote aimed at curbing what officials call dangerous ‘gas station drugs.’. The new regulations prohibit the sale of synthetic kratom to anyone and...

Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe made a significant announcement regarding the future composition of the state's judiciary. On Monday, Governor Kehoe named three new judges to the 16th and 22nd Judicial Circuits, marking a moment of transition and starting a new chapter for the courts involved. The appointments come as...

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...

A man was killed in a motorcycle crash Thursday afternoon on Interstate 35 in Clay County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred Feb. 12, 2026, at 3:32 p.m. on southbound Interstate 35 at the 14.4-mile marker. Troopers reported a 2015 Ultra Low Classic Harley Davidson motorcycle...

Blayne Newton, a Kansas City police officer with a history of fatal shootings costing taxpayers millions, resigned from the force Friday in a mutual decision with the department. Newton will be paid a $50,000 settlement and will be barred from any future employment with KCPD, according to a settlement agreement...