Sun Fresh Market in East Kansas City, Missouri, smells, has few food items
Shoppers are still going to the Sun Fresh Market at East 31st Street and Prospect Avenue, but most aren't leaving with much.
Man defrauded victims in Kansas in $1.9 million Ponzi scheme
KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A Tennessee man was sentenced to 71 months in prison after being convicted of running a $1.9 million Ponzi scheme, according to the United State's Attorney. According to court documents, Alcides Roman, 66, of Lebanon, Tennessee, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud. Roman...
Woman sues Crown Center hotel, claims she was drugged and assaulted at bar
An Iowa woman is suing the Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center after she was allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted at the hotel’s bar, according to the lawsuit filed in a Jackson County court. Brittany Bonnicksen was staying at the hotel on Oct. 24, 2023, for a convention, according to the lawsuit. That...
‘He’s just such a miracle to us’: Toddler defies all odds after undergoing trailblazing...
GRANDVIEW, Mo — A Kansas City toddler defied great odds after undergoing a trailblazing surgery for a neural tube defect known as spina bifida. 2-year-old Wesley Londo’s mother, Paige Londo, learned during her 20th week of pregnancy after an anatomy scan that her baby had spina bifida, a birth defect that affects the...
Independence man charged for illegal gun possession
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - An Independence man has been charged with illegally possessing a gun. Thirty-seven-year-old Daryl O.D. Beck was charged by a federal grand jury on July 15, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Beck’s secret indictment was unsealed Monday. He was previously convicted for possession...
Woman clinging to tree in flooding Kansas City creek rescued after yelling for help
First responders rescued a woman who was clinging to a tree in the middle of the rushing waters of Indian Creek near Wornall Road in Kansas City Monday afternoon. Morning storms swelled the creek past flood stage as first responders brought the woman to safety. After the rescue, the woman told The Star she had been...
Port KC moves forward on rail flyover for Riverfront
A new flyover could finally bridge a dangerous rail crossing dividing Berkley Riverfront and Columbus Park. A federal grant will help design work proceed. Why it matters: The Lydia Avenue crossing, which spans four rail lines with no sidewalks or protective barriers, is one of the last big impediments to safe,...
Water and energy use is growing as data centers are built across the Midwest...
In rural Dane County, Wisconsin, a developer wants to build a data center campus with 15 buildings over the next decade. Texas will serve as the home base for Stargate, a $500 billion effort to build artificial intelligence infrastructure, with 10 data centers under construction and 10 more planned. In...
Water geyser knocks out service to dozens of Shawnee residents
Water shooting an estimated 30 feet in the air alerted some Shawnee residents to a large water main break Monday morning.
Woman killed in flash floods on Overland Park trail
Overland Park rescue crews have confirmed that a woman was killed Monday morning after flash floods hit parts of the Kansas City metro.