This downtown Kansas City building will be demolished after it collapsed
A downtown Kansas City building that partially collapsed earlier this summer is expected to be fully demolished. An old parking garage at 1219 Wyandotte St., across the street from Barney Allis Plaza, partially collapsed the evening of July 8. The fire department reported that parts of the facade and some of the...
Man suffers injuries in Kansas City stabbing, subject of interest in custody
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Kansas City Police Department is investigating after one man was stabbed on Sunday evening. According to officials, the incident happened in the 2800 block of Wabash Avenue at around 5:35 p.m. Authorities arrived and made contact with a victim who advised that a suspect stabbed him. The...
KC man sentenced to 40 years for fentanyl trafficking, 3 deaths
A Kansas City, Mo., man has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison without parole for distributing fentanyl that caused three overdose deaths in Belton and Raymore, Mo., as part of a drug-trafficking conspiracy. U.S. District Judge Roseann A. Ketchmark sentenced 25-year-old Tiger Dean Draggoo on Wednesday....
Prospect Sun Fresh ‘no longer able to serve residents’ in Kansas City, Missouri
The doors of the Sun Fresh grocery store at E. 31st Street and Prospect Avenue were locked Tuesday morning with a note posted on the door.
Can ICE agents pull you over? Jailing of KC area immigrant raises question
Luis Diaz Inestroza — a native Honduran, a father, a Kansas City, Kansas homeowner and small business owner who entered the United States illegally 13 years ago— was driving to work in July when Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents pulled him over in his truck. His company’s name, “Diaz Repair and Remodeling,”...
Six former cult leaders sentenced in Kansas City forced labor case
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A federal judge sentenced six leaders of a Kansas City, Kansas, based quasi-religious group who forced children to endure abuse and work long, unpaid hours. Kaaba Majeed — the second in command to Royall Jenkins, who founded the United Nation of Islam and died in 2021 — was sentenced to 10 […]
Woman admits to purposely setting vehicles on fire in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A woman is behind bars after she allegedly set two vehicles on fire in Kansas City. Jackson County, Missouri, Circuit Court records filed on Sunday, Aug. 10, indicate that Shonda M. Williams, 42, of Kansas City, has been charged in connection with the incident. A...
Kansas City marks 100th homicide with killing of 16-year-old girl
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Kansas City has reached a grim milestone – its 100th homicide of the year – following the Saturday killing of 16-year-old Traelynn Sibley. Her death also underscores another troubling statistic: the city has recorded more than 100 homicides in 33 of the past 40 years.
CPC offers tips for grieving KC community members following teen’s death
Traelynn Sibley, 16, was shot and killed inside a residence Saturday night, according to the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department.
Royals affiliate strikes deal to take ownership of former Sprint campus
A Royals-affiliated company has reached an agreement that will give it ownership of the Aspiria campus.