Kansas City MO

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — An Overland Park family is turning heartbreak into good after their 25-year-old daughter was killed in 2019 due to gun violence. On Saturday, the family of Erin Langhofer, a 25-year-old fatally shot in 2019 on a First Friday in the Crossroads, braved chilly temperatures to honor Erin’s life and...

A Kansas City man faces multiple felony charges in connection with a shooting that happened in a parking lot over the summer, court records show. Marvillie M. Marshall, 19, is charged with two counts of armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and second-degree assault in Jackson County Circuit Court....

In Kansas City, singles looking for love have a new way to find possible matches: live, in-person and with an audience. Can a local reimagining of “The Dating Game” lead to love in a loveless city? Plus: A disease caused by ticks is on the rise in Missouri, meaning more people are looking for alpha-gal safe ways to...

An "enforcement operation" by the KCPD's Metro Patrol Property Crimes Unit to combat shoplifting resulted in three arrests. Police said suspects attempted to steal approximately $250 in merchandise.

Near the northwest corner of Kansas City’s Jacob Loose Park sits a house peppered with colorful birdhouses and sculpted shrubbery. Beyond that lies a pottery studio where locals swarm each winter to get their hands on local artist Irma Starr’s holiday ornaments. “I started making them and people liked them,” Starr...

The plaintiffs are seeking damages for alleged interference with their ability to operate and earn revenue. A federal civil rights lawsuit seeking $70 million alleges Missouri’s Westport Community Improvement District conspired to exclude Black business owners from one of Kansas City’s most popular entertainment...

Kansas City braces for bitter wind chills over the weekend and a chance of freezing drizzle that could impact drivers Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. While some parts of northern Missouri could see snow flurries and accumulation, weather models show snow unlikely for the KC metro. However,...

An English teacher in his 14th year, Christopher Leavens speaks fast and animated, with his eyes often growing wide when he’s talking about reading. A good book, he says, as a matter of fact, can change a kid’s life. Just being a reader also helps improve writing and communication skills, he adds, his excitement...

Missouri has jumped back into the top 8 of most dangerous states in America and many neighboring states are there, too.

Jackson County prosecutors have charged three men for their alleged involvement in a shooting near an intersection in Raytown on Tuesday, Dec. 9.