More than 100 patients treated for fireworks injuries at Kansas City area hospitals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - More than 100 patients were treated for fireworks-related injuries at Kansas City hospitals as of Monday afternoon. According to the University of Kansas Health System, 56 patients were treated in a span from Thursday, July 3, through 3:30 p.m. on Monday. An additional 60 patients were...
Suspects in death of Kansas City sports reporter expected to face racketeering charges in...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A trio of suspects accused of being involved in the death of Kansas City sports reporter Adan Manzano are expected to face racketeering charges. According to a report from KCTV sister station WVUE, the Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s Office plans to file racketeering charges against the...
Woman arrested after refusing to leave Prairie Village home she broke into
PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kan. (KCTV) - A woman is behind bars after refusing to leave a Prairie Village home she broke into. The Prairie Village Police Department says that around 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 8, first responders were called to the area of W. 79th St. and Reeds Ln. with reports of a break-in.
KCPD officer working off-duty security indicted for assault by grand jury
A Jackson County grand jury last week indicted a Kansas City, Missouri, police officer with misdemeanor assault in connection with a July 2024 incident in Westport.
Kansas City opens a brand new public pool on the Westside. Residents couldn’t be...
More than 50 people attended the opening of an outdoor pool in the Westside neighborhood on a blistering Monday afternoon. The opening of the highly-anticipated pool at the Tony Aguirre Community Center came after the Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department closed the Jarboe pool in 2022 for sanitation reasons,...
A Kansas City hub for delivery and takeout food has quietly closed
Crossroads Food Stop, a Kansas City virtual food hall and ghost kitchen hub that once hosted over a dozen restaurant concepts under one roof, has quietly shuttered after less than two years in operation. City records filed this month show that its vendors’ licenses have been suspended due to inactivity. The windows...
Death investigation underway after callers report person lying in middle of road
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department is asking for tips on a newly opened death investigation. According to a release, officers were dispatched to the 4600 block of Greeley Avenue around 4:45 a.m. on July 8. Callers reported a person lying in the middle of...
‘Like an archeological dig:’ Independence crews make dangerous find under city’s square
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (KCTV) - A project to improve a popular area in Independence led to an unexpected discovery. Crews working on the Independence Square Streetscape project discovered a problem with a building across the street from the Historic Truman Courthouse at North Main Street and East Lexington Avenue. “When...
Kansas City police officer indicted for alleged assault: Court documents
A grand jury has indicted a Kansas City police officer in connection with an altercation that occurred last July in Westport, according to court documents. KCPD officer Christopher Showalter has been indicted on one count of fourth degree assault, a class A misdemeanor. Court documents show that on or about July 7,...
Police search for man who terrorized victim with motorcycle near Westport
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Police continue to search for a man accused of terrorizing a victim with his motorcycle near Westport. Jackson County, Missouri, Circuit Court records filed on Monday, July 7, indicate that Nolan Z. Miller, 24, of Blue Springs, has been charged after he allegedly terrorized a victim with his...