Kansas City MO

Samantha Francavilla, 33, was arrested on Dec. 5 for allegedly escaping from confinement without authorization after being released from her housing pod at the Benton County Detention Center to attend inpatient substance abuse treatment.

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas shared a post Wednesday from atop the building that features the sign.

St. Louis finds itself in lofty company but not the kind of company putting the city in a favorable light after being ranked by the American Tort Reform Association as the nation’s 6th worst Judicial Hellhole. New data released shows that every St. Louis resident pays a $1,653 annual...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City police are searching for a suspect after one man was shot and killed Tuesday night in the East Side of Kansas City. The shooting happened near 31st and Kensington, just south of Interstate 70, around 10:15 p.m. Tuesday. When police got there, they...

The Country Club Plaza isn’t what it used to be. On the outside, its Spanish-style architecture and intricate facades have inspired many residents to call the Plaza the “crown jewel” of Kansas City. But look a little closer. In recent years, storefronts have hollowed out, sales have slumped and the aging landmark has...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Holy Brunch KC announced that it will be closing its doors amid an ongoing racial discrimination lawsuit against the Westport Community Improvement District (CID). Black business owner Christopher Lee tried to open his own restaurant at the location – but the lawsuit claims he was...

A new exhibition at the Black Archives of Mid-America is shining a long-overdue spotlight on the Black firefighters who helped build and protect Kansas City — often under unequal and segregated conditions, but always with the same courage and responsibility as their white counterparts. The exhibit, titled “KC Fire,”...

A Kansas City woman traveling through Cooper County is arrested after a state trooper finds more than two ounces of methamphetamine during a traffic stop. The patrolman was performing routine stationary traffic enforcement on I-70 on Monday afternoon a little west of Boonville when he spotted a driver with an expired...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Dozens of people are looking for places to stay after they were told to check out of a south Kansas City motel Tuesday. Two of the residents said they’ve lived at America’s Best Value Inn near Interstate 49 and Blue Ridge Boulevard for years. Tuesday they were told to leave the property...

The facility remains closed as investigators probe the fatal go-kart crash. (WPTV, STEPHON JENNINGS, CNN)