Man shot, killed in front yard near VA Medical Center, suspect on the run
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Another Kansas City weekend is wrapping up with gun violence after a man is dead and a suspect is on the loose. Just before 10 p.m. Sunday, June 29, near 33rd Street and Cypress Avenue, a few blocks west of the VA Medical Center, Kansas City police found a man shot in the front yard of a home.
KC woman killed, three injured in wrong-way crash on Interstate 29
A Kansas City woman was killed and three others injured late Saturday night in a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 29 north of Rock Port, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred at 11:15 p.m. on June 28, 2025, at mile marker 115, about five miles north of...
KC Water says funky tap taste is temporary — and safe
If your tap water smells strange or tastes a little off, you're not imagining it but it's not a safety issue, according to KC Water. Why it matters: Heavy rain and flooding along the Grand and Platte rivers sent a surge of runoff into the Missouri River — Kansas City's primary water source.
Huge development a “game changer” for Historic Northeast
A massive redevelopment project is set to transform 22 neglected acres in the Historic Northeast into a bustling public market, a business incubator and low-income apartments. Why it matters: The $180 million plan would create affordable housing, business opportunities and a communal gathering space on a scale seldom...
Kansas City cyclists ride bikes, raise glasses to support brain cancer research
A Head for the Cure fundraiser brought together bikes, brews and brain tumor awareness Sunday morning.
Man found dead in Kansas City, Kansas, parking lot
Workers in the area of 7th Street and Nebraska Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, discovered a man dead in the parking lot early Monday morning.
Two teen girls hurt after shooting, hit and run at Kansas City skate park
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Kansas City police are investigating a weekend melee at Pleasant Valley Park that landed two teen girls in the hospital. It happened in the early morning hours of Sunday, June 29, around 12:45 a.m. at 6401 NE Pleasant Valley Road. Officers were called to the...
Kansas City saw new HIV infections jump 10%. Federal aid to help may get...
As federal funding for HIV prevention and treatment programs becomes less certain, the number of people newly diagnosed with the virus in the Kansas City region is trending up. Provisional data from the Kansas City Health Department show that an 11-county region in Missouri and Kansas saw 227 new cases...
Court Documents: Man smoked pipe, fell asleep during standoff that closed I-35
LIBERTY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Kansas City man has been charged with Valentine’s Law after a standoff with police closed I-35 in both directions near Liberty. Clay County, Missouri, Circuit Court records filed on Saturday, June 28, indicate that Larry M. Finley, 65, of Kansas City, has been charged with aggravated fleeing a...
KC Mayor Lucas calls Missouri AG “Pied Piper of wasted legal efforts” over lawsuit...
Mayor Quinton Lucas joined Kansas City’s Morning News today, where he spoke about the lawsuit filed by the Missouri AG Andrew Bailey against Jackson County over its new gun ordinance.
