Grain Valley man charged after driving truck into home, injuring 2 people sleeping inside
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Grain Valley man is in custody and facing criminal charges after he crashed into a home in Independence earlier this week, injuring two residents sleeping inside. Around 4:20 a.m. Tuesday, Independence police were dispatched to an address on a report that a vehicle had...
Rain moves out, but why Kansas City drivers might need ice scrapers soon
Rain will move out of the Kansas City area on Wednesday , but wet roads could make for a messy morning commute. Drivers may want to dig out their ice scrapers, as colder weather and the possibility of frost are on the way. A low-pressure system centered just south of the Bootheel of Missouri is expected to shift east...
Popular drive-thru display of holiday lights will return to KC’s Northland
Winter Magic and its array of synchronized holiday lights stretching over more than 1 mile will return for its second year at Platte Purchase Park in the Northland with more lights and a new mix of songs. Benefiting Children’s Mercy Hospital, it will open Saturday, Nov. 1, and run through Jan. 4. The Kansas City...
New street name, movie shine a light on this famous Kansas Citian from history
The Kansas City Council recently designated a block of Euclid Avenue as “Sarah Rector Way,” just in time for the release of a major motion picture about Rector — one the city’s most famous residents of the early 20th century. Rector, often called “the first Black female millionaire in the United States” and “the...
Driver crashes into parked car, VFW building after apparent medical episode
Two people were critically injured in a crash early Wednesday afternoon in midtown Kansas City, Missouri.
Kansas City was swept into the NYC mayoral race — as a bad example...
Kansas City has been in the news a lot lately. The Chiefs' repeated trips to the Super Bowl and the constant updates on pop star Taylor Swift and tight end Travis Kelce’s relationship keep the growing city in the national conversation. But there’s one area of the news cycle...
Kansas City grocery stores say that SNAP cliff is forcing them to ‘cut way...
In Kansas and Missouri, some 843,000 people receive SNAP food assistance. All of them shop at a local grocery store. “I'm going to say 70% of our customers are using food stamps of some kind,” said Chris Kavadas, manager of Happy Foods at 31st Street and Norton Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri.
Raytown tenants to march on City Hall as landlord files more than two dozen...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Raytown tenants are preparing to take their fight over livable conditions to City Hall as they march to demand action. KC Tenants says that on Thursday, Oct. 30, members of the Bowen Tower Tenant Union will march from the apartment building to Raytown City Hall.
Movie based on America’s first Black female millionaire premiers in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The true story of Sarah Rector, a young Black female millionaire who lived in Kansas City in her later years, premiered on the red carpet. Wednesday night was the Kansas City premier of “Sarah’s Oil.” A movie based on the true story of Rector, her legacy and fortune that she found because of her...
Nearly 80 arrests made during week-long operation in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Dozens of alleged murderers, child predators and other criminals were arrested during a law enforcement sweep of Kansas City. The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department says that nearly 80 individuals were arrested during a citywide operation during the week of Oct. 20. Investigators noted...

















