Kansas City MO

A man who ran a red light, narrowly avoided a crash, and led law officers on a high-speed chase Monday could spend up to seven years in prison for his 13-minute failed escape attempt.

Less than a mile over the Kansas-Missouri border, thin strips of steak sizzle on a grill. At 3920 Rainbow Blvd., across from the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas, the smells of onions and beef fill the air. A Vietnamese restaurant and boba tea shop has been replaced with a new fast food chain — this one serving Philly cheesesteaks, burgers...

Merriam is planning for the future by creating a new Downtown Master Plan. The effort will rely on public engagement to create a connected and walkable city.

Services at Let's Help will continue, officials say.

Travel writer and TV host Rick Steves’ latest book, “On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer,” actually features some of his oldest work. It shares the personal photographs and journaling of a 23-year-old Steves’ coming of age on the “Hippie Trail.”

A man charged in connection with the disappearance and death of a Kansas City woman who went missing in 2022 was sentenced to six years in prison Friday. Jacob Block, 28, of Olathe, had already been sentenced to 20 years in prison in a federal case in January 2025 after he pleaded guilty to a pair of charges related to the distribution of fentanyl...

There was a bit of confusion Saturday about one of the more popular farmers markets in the Kansas City area. According to the Overland Park Farmers Market, over 100 people ended up at the construction site of the Clock Tower Landing on Saturday, April 18. This will be the future home of the market, which is set to open June 6. The market said...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (KCTV) - Overland Park is rolling out a new plan aimed at making city streets safer while cutting down on serious injuries and deaths. It’s something leaders have discussed for months. City leaders say its safe streets plan will use information to show where crashes happen...

ALBERT LEA, Minn. - Four-and-a-half years after his arrest in southeast Minnesota, a Missouri man is pleading guilty. Devon Henry Smith, 49 of Kansas City, MO, was charged in October 2021 with theft, fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle, and switching plates. The Albert Lea Police Department says...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Kansas City’s ban on mini liquor bottles and single-serve malt beers is sparking backlash from business owners and state lawmakers after the city council voted to remove the Midtown Corridor from its list of restricted areas but left four other areas unchanged. Kay White,...