Three hospitalized after car crash into a building in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY —Three people were injured in an accident involving a car crash into a building. Just before noon Thursday, Kansas City Fire Department crews responded to a reported car into a building in the 4200 block of 31 Street in Kansas City, Missouri, according to Battalion Chief Michael Hopkins.
Journalism for Us, by Us: The Defender’s Call to Kansas City’s Black Community
My name is Mili Mansaray, and I serve as Senior Editor + Director of Radical Media Initiatives at The Kansas City Defender. I help lead our newsroom’s editorial coverage and work across our media and community programs to shape how our journalism shows up in the world. Ten years...
Missouri nurse nearly lost her leg to a surgical complication; MU Health Care’s Limb...
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KY3) - A Kansas City nurse and Harrisburg native who once feared losing her leg to a surgical complication is now working full shifts in the emergency room, thanks to treatment at MU Health Care’s Limb Preservation Center in Columbia. Madeleine Gillman, a runner, ER nurse, and...
West Bottoms barbecue favorite Chef J expanding to North Kansas City in time for...
After six years as a mostly weekend only, lunch-to-sellout barbecue operation in the West Bottoms, Chef J BBQ is ready to give the metro its first traditional outdoor smokehouse restaurant. The new North Kansas City venue will feature live fire, offset smokers set up next to a large outdoor patio...
Kansas City mayor responds to call to move Big 12 Tournament annually
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas responded Thursday to a recent Arizona Daily Star column calling on Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark to begin moving the tournament to other locations at the end of the current contract in 2031.
Couple Bought a 120-Year-Old Castle and Turned It Into the Most Magical Restaurant In...
Some restaurants are just a place to eat. Others become an experience you talk about for weeks. 🏰. Wandering Vine at the Castle in Shawnee, Kansas — just a stone’s throw from Olathe — is firmly in the second category. Owned by husband-and-wife team Dan and Carla...
Betty Rae’s launches new special items ahead of World Cup
Betty Rae's is getting in on the World Cup action as it launches its new "World Cone" special edition items.
Massive fire destroys Kansas City home; KCFD investigating cause
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An investigation is underway after a Kansas City home was destroyed in a fire early Thursday morning. According to the Kansas City Fire Department, at about 1:40 a.m., crews were called to a home on Rickey Road — a remote area on the east side of the city — on reports of a fire.
Nebraska man dead, 4 injured in wrong-way crash
CASS COUNTY, Mo.—A Nebraska man died in an accident just before 10:30p.m. Friday near Kansas City. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2018 Ford Explorer driven by a 30-year-old Lee's Summit man was southbound in the northbound lanes of Interstate 49 at MO 291 The SUV struck a 2012 Toyota Prius driven by a...
Kansas City weekend weather may include ‘near-blizzard conditions’ and 50 mph wind
Kansas City is set to experience a bit of weather whiplash this weekend, with highs reaching the low 70s on Saturday giving way to a strong storm moving into the area on Sunday and below-freezing temperatures through Tuesday. National Weather Service meteorologist Chris Bowman said Saturday will bring above-normal...

















