Kansas City MO

*Travis was found safe on Saturday, January 24. Travis Tolbert B/M, 36 years old, 6’5”, 200lbs, Black Hair, Brown Eyes. Travis was last seen on 1/22/2026 at 4:00pm, in the area of E. 115th Street and. Holmes Road in Kansas City, MO. He was last seen wearing unknown...

The bagel as we know it came from Poland in the 17th century — although circular rolls with a hole in the middle go back way, way further. The myth goes that the Jewish community was forbidden from baking bread, so they boiled it instead. As Jewish immigrants moved...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - Public works crews in Kansas City, Kansas are completing final preparations for a weekend snowstorm, with brine treatment of primary and secondary roads set to finish Friday evening before snowfall begins. The pre-treatment work has been ongoing since Wednesday, focusing on the brine...

Kansas City, Kan. — Carolyn Knight, 68, knows how to work her heating unit inside her Cross-Lines Retirement Center home. “I’ve lived here for 7.5 years,” she said. Her thermostat is simple: pick the fan intensity (low, medium or high) and turn the dial for the temperature you want.

Editor's Note: This interview is part of an ongoing Star series highlighting Kansas Citians from historically underrepresented communities and their impact on our region. The series builds on The Star's efforts to improve coverage of local communities. Do you know someone we should interview? Share ideas with our...

I’m no alarmist. I try to maintain a balanced perspective on most things affecting the community. But the steady decline of democratic and social norms we’ve seen play out at the federal level cannot trickle down to local levels of government. The thought of that very real phenomenon should send chills down our...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Missouri University of Science and Technology will be testing out alternative solutions to salt on campus this weekend as part of a 2-year $450,000 study funded by MODOT. When it comes to treating icy roads, Missouri already boasts, “we got the beet.” Last year,...

Johnson County craft beer fans have been eagerly awaiting this day for four long years — a delay caused, in part, by one founder’s refusal to compromise on his vision for his latest brewhouse. But now Stockyards Brewing Co.’s Overland Park taproom has set a Jan. 30 opening at 10310 Mastin St. — the site The post...

According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), there are three missing children from Columbia and Kansas City, Missouri for 2026 as of January 23, 2026. These three cases, including a new name, are shown below.

KANSAS CITY—Law enforcement investigating the death of two people at a Kansas City home have identified the victims as as 41-year-old Anna Davis and 41-year-old Darren Davis, according to KCPD Captain Jake Becchina. The case is now being investigated as an apparent double suicide., according to Becchina. Just after...