Kansas City MO

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Afternoon will bring thunderstorms to the area, many of which will likely be severe. Friday: Thunderstorms could begin to develop as early as 2 PM. Storms through the afternoon and evening may carry damaging winds, large hail and tornadoes. High: 82°. Wind: SSW 10-25, gusts 35 mph. Saturday: Starting chilly....

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (WIBW) - Two people suffered serious injuries when the motorcycle they were on crashed Thursday night along Interstate 70 in Wyandotte County, officials said. The crash was reported at 8:22 p.m. Thursday on westbound I-70 near N. 57th Street in Kansas City, Kansas. According to the Kansas...

JOHNSON COUNTY —Law enforcement made an unusual find in a stolen vehicle earlier this week in a Kansas community. Just before 6a.m. April 12, police on patrol in the city of Shawnee located an unoccupied vehicle displaying a stolen license plate, according to a social media report from the Shawnee, Kansas Police Department.

A puppy is safe and up for adoption after Shawnee police rescued it from a stolen car, where officers also found methamphetamine over the weekend.

It was just a normal afternoon on Wednesday, April 19, 1966, and students at the relatively new Katherine Carpenter Elementary school in Overland Park were about to be let out for the day. Curtis Baker, who was 11 at the time, was getting ready for student crossing guard duty and...

Good morning and happy Friday. As you head out the door, expect breezy conditions and warm temperatures, with morning lows in the upper 60s. A cold front will move into the region just after lunchtime, helping to spark strong to severe thunderstorms across northwest Missouri and the St. Joseph area.

A two-vehicle crash involving semi trucks occurred Thursday afternoon, April 16, 2026, on Interstate 35 near the 21.4 mile marker, according to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash happened at approximately 2:20 p.m. when a 2015 Mack truck, driven by a 49-year-old man from Raytown, Missouri,...

Emergency managers across the Kansas City metro spent Thursday preparing for severe storms expected Friday afternoon, urging residents to finalize safety plans before the weather arrives.

A Kansas City, Missouri, man has been sentenced in federal court after authorities determined he illegally possessed a modified firearm. Christopher W. Abrams, 52, received a sentence of 4.5 years in federal prison without parole following his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm and for possessing an unregistered firearm. The sentence was handed down by U.S. Chief District Judge Brian...