KC Mayor: Shutting down KC streetcar service sent the wrong message | Opinion
Mayor Quinton Lucas is weighing in after the Kansas City streetcar ran into a series of problems Saturday during the No Kings protest on the Country Club Plaza. If you’re just catching up, some streetcar riders said they were told to conceal their protest signs before boarding, while others encountered suspended...
One person dead following vehicle crash on I-35 in Kansas
KANSAS — A Missouri man was killed in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 35 in Kansas City, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. Authorities said the crash happened around 12:05 p.m. near 7th Street when a 2012 Mazda 5 traveling northbound went off the roadway to the right, down an embankment...
Grieving widow unable to transfer $1,700 in pre-paid massages after husband dies
LEAWOOD, Kan. — Everyone called him Bill. “His legal name is bigger; it’s Walter William Clark III,” his wife, Chelsey Clark, said. “He’s the funniest person you have ever met, so he was not as formal as his name.”. Bill was born and raised in...
Were Kansas City Oracle employees laid off? Here’s what we know
Many employees at the Oracle office in Kansas City may have lost their jobs after it was reported that the company began its largest layoff ever Tuesday. According to a report from The Next Web, a news site focused on new technology and startup companies, employees were notified via email around 6 a.m. local time...
Kansas City man faces felony charges after Chillicothe investigation
A Kansas City man faces multiple felony charges following an incident on Nov. 15, 2025, that began with a reported threat and resulted in his arrest on drug, weapon, theft, and tampering allegations, according to court documents. According to a probable cause statement filed by Officer Zak Underwood of the...
Kansas City restaurant up for James Beard’s Best New Restaurant award
A Kansas City restaurant is in the running for one of the most prestigious honors in American dining.
Kansas City pedicabs could soon operate on Country Club Plaza
Pedicabs can operate almost anywhere in Kansas City, but one popular destination is off limits.
2 Shawnee homes engulfed in flames, 6 people escape without injury
Firefighters from four Johnson County departments responded to neighboring homes on fire late Monday night in Shawnee. Shawnee and Overland Park fire crews were first dispatched to the 5100 block of Garnett Street at 11:44 p.m. On arrival, crews reported heavy fire coming from two homes on the block that...
Elderly woman robbed, pushed down as she visits husband’s grave site in Independence
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Police are searching for a suspect who robbed and pushed down an elderly woman as she was placing flowers on her husband’s grave site in Independence last month. According to the Kansas City Police Department, at about 1 p.m. on Feb. 17, an unknown...
Roeland Park Police respond to reported ICE activity near Wyandotte County line
The Roeland Park Police Department on Monday morning responded to a report of federal immigration activity near its city limits along County Line Road. Roeland Park Police Chief Cory Honas said police officers responded to a call about “federal immigration enforcement activity” just before 8 a.m. Monday, in the 4700...

















