Another key road closed in KC’s Northland for ‘emergency repairs.’ What to know
A portion of U.S. Route 69 that runs through Platte County shut down Thursday for emergency repairs, marking the start of a month-long closure, officials said. Both the southbound and northbound lanes of the highway, also known as Northwest Vivion Road, are expected to remain closed at the intersection of Frontier...
Kansas City violence prevention cuts could eliminate unique neighborhood funding program
The cuts are part of a $6 million reduction to violence prevention programming proposed in the city’s current budget.
Murder suspect captured in Kansas also wanted by ICE
WYANDOTTE COUNTY- A man wanted for murder in Denver remains behind bars in Kansas, after a multi-agency traffic stop. Just after noon, Feb. 20, The FBI and Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department's Special Operations Unit and Violent Crimes Task Force conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in Kansas City, Kansas,...
Kansas City official responds to report of FBI investigation: ‘Egregious’
Kansas City Mayor Pro-Tem Ryana Parks-Shaw on Thursday blasted a report that she and her husband, a city director, were under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Parks-Shaw, speaking inside the Kansas City Council chambers at City Hall, said she has not been contacted by federal investigators, but...
Pedestrian dies in Clay County crash
CLAY COUNTY, Mo. (KQTV) -- A 40-year-old man from Bates City, Missouri, is dead after being struck by a vehicle when he entered the roadway on Interstate 35 Thursday night. The crash occurred around 8:24 p.m. at the 13.2-mile marker on I-35. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol Crash...
Man found guilty in deaths of 6 KCMO firefighters given ‘compassionate release’
A federal judge granted Richard W. Brown, one of six defendants convicted in the 1988 deaths of six Kansas City, Missouri, firefighters, compassionate release from federal prison on Friday.
Kansas City teacher’s quick thinking saves choking preschooler
GLADSTONE, Mo. (KCTV) - What began as a normal lunch period at a North Kansas City preschool nearly ended in tragedy, until one teacher refused to panic. Cathy Campbell saved Eleanor’s life after the preschooler choked on a strawberry at lunch - performing the Heimlich maneuver saying the seconds felt like hours.
MoDOT plans 4-year bridge replacement projects for I-29, I-35
Two of the bridges go over several railroad tracks and MoDOT will have to work with them to keep the trains running during construction.
Former Kansas City postal worker pleads guilty in stolen checks scheme
Court documents say 30-year-old Shawneasha L. Watson pled guilty to attempted ban fraud for altering and depositing stolen checks into her bank account.
Kansas City man pleads guilty to COVID-19 fraud, faces up to 30 years in...
A Kansas City man faces up to 30 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to stealing nearly half a million dollars in COVID-19 relief funds.

















