Kansas City MO

Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department detectives are investigating a shooting that left one man dead Sunday afternoon.

Kansas City, Missouri – Kansas City is moving into a new communications era with a new voice at the center of its public engagement work. City Manager Mario Vasquez has appointed Andrew Kling as the city’s first Chief Communications and Engagement Officer, a role created to guide how Kansas City speaks with residents, listens to communities, and tells the story of local government in a...

Monday: A warm, windy day. Showers and storms possible after 6 p.m. Monday night: Strong thunderstorms likely. Southwest winds shift from the northeast late. A cooler night. Tuesday: Lingering rain at times through the day, especially in the morning. Much cooler. Low: 50°. High: 58°. Wind: NNE 10-20, gusting to...

Large-scale transformation is underway in Kansas City’s Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District: a pedestrian mall through the middle of the neighborhood, museum expansions , a new hotel, a new parking garage , multiple historic building rehabs including a long-closed historic theater , alongside new apartments and a remade Parade Park . But advocates hope that another unassuming set of buildings, off the corner of 19th and...

When I told my mom I was taking a job in Kansas City where I would teach people how to live in the area, I was met with a funny, yet sensible thing to ask her 24-year-old child. “How are you gonna report on things to do when you’ve never been there before?” It’s true, coming into my new job, all I...

Missouri – A Kansas City man is now facing the possibility of decades in federal prison after a jury found him guilty in connection with a large PCP distribution conspiracy that investigators said stretched across state lines and involved a wide drug trafficking network. According to the Department of...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A KCKPS public document shows the district’s executive director of special education, Dr. Ja’Kyta Lawrie was fired. The document lists Lawrie under “Administrators Involuntary Separations” with a separation reason of “Resolution - to Non-Renew” effective June 30, 2026. The entry was carried over from the April 28, 2026 personnel report.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Police are investigating a homicide after a man was shot early Monday in a car on southbound Interstate 435 near Gregory Boulevard. Southbound I-435 was closed starting at 63rd Street until 5:30 a.m. at which time one lane opened to through traffic. As of 8:30 a.m., all lane are open to through traffic.

Dallas Burnette is no longer a member of the Raytown Police Department. The former law enforcement officer left the force last October, according to Raytown officials. If you’re wondering why this particular development is important, let me remind you that Burnette is the Raytown officer who fatally shot 32-year-old Kenneth Williams Jr ., of Grandview, outside the QuikTrip at 8733 East 63rd St...

The Douglas County, Kansas Sheriff's Office (DGSO) is searching for a kayaker in Clinton Lake on Sunday, the sheriff's office says.