KCPD: Man shot, killed in parking lot of apartment complex
KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement are investigating another homicide in Kansas City, Missouri. Just after 2a.m. Saturday, police were dispatched to the area of the 3900 Block of Baltimore on a sound of gunshots call, according to KCPD Captain Jake Becchina. First responders were led to the back parking lot...
This Argentine-born Kansas City chef is making special empanadas for World Cup visitors
Silvia Miguel plans to greet this summer’s visitors with a taste of home, the Argentine-born business owner said. As the FIFA World Cup arrives in the metro in the coming months, Miguel and her team at Pan Caliente are crafting new products and partnerships with an international crowd in mind.
Northeast Welcomes New Restaurant: Dear Donna Opens This Saturday
This Saturday, March 7, a new chapter begins in Columbus Park as Dear Donna opens its doors at 549 Gillis St. Longtime Kansas City diners may remember the space as the former home of Happy Gillis, but now it takes on a fresh identity — one designed to bring the neighborhood together over great food and a welcoming...
Passengers ‘told to immediately evacuate’ Kansas City International Airport as ‘agents flood area’ amid...
PASSENGERS have been filmed evacuating Kansas City International Airport amid unconfirmed reports of an active bomb threat. Footage being circulated online shows hordes of travelers exiting the Missouri airport in...
If Kansas punishes schools for student walkouts, it will discourage free speech. Just as...
In February 1969, more than 400 students at two high schools in Kansas City, Kansas, walked out of their classes to protest the lack of Black history courses. The students were from all-Black Sumner High School — the only high school in Kansas to be legally segregated — and from Wyandotte High, a school with […]
FBI Agents Rush to Kansas City Airport After Evacuation
"We were all told to immediately get to concourse A," one traveler wrote on X as an evacuation order was enforced at Kansas City International Airport.
EF0 tornado touched down in Johnson County, Kan., crossed into Kansas City, Mo., NWS...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The National Weather Service in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill confirmed Saturday that an EF0 tornado touched down late Friday night, cutting a nearly 8-mile path from northern Johnson County, Kansas, into Kansas City, Missouri. The tornado developed shortly after 11:30 p.m. CT Friday, March 6,...
Former JaxCo detentions director named to lead KC rehabilitation efforts
The Jackson County sheriff recently announced the resignation of the county detention center director. Kansas City, Missouri, shared Diana Knapp will take charge of the city’s rehabilitation efforts.
Independence blocks referendum on AI data center tax abatement
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (KCTV) - Residents opposing a new AI data center say they collected twice the signatures needed to force a public referendum — but the city of Independence has denied their effort, citing one line in the city charter. City Council voted 5-2 on Monday to approve tax...
Kansas City’s cabaret scene goes from ‘classic and classy’ to risque. Here’s where to...
This story was first published in KCUR's Adventure newsletter. You can sign up to receive stories like this in your inbox every Tuesday. “Leave your troubles outside,” commands the Master of Ceremonies in the Broadway hit “Cabaret.” “In here, life is beautiful.”. Though the word cabaret...

















