Mayor Quinton Lucas proposes major rollback of Kansas City’s landmark affordable housing policy
For five years, Kansas City has required developers to provide affordable housing if they get a tax break. The City Council is considering slashing the set-aside fee, effectively gutting that requirement. The post Mayor Quinton Lucas proposes major rollback of Kansas City’s landmark affordable housing policy...
Driver killed after pickup goes airborne, flips on Highway 71 in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A driver is dead after his pickup truck went airborne and flipped on Highway 71 in Kansas City. The Kansas City Police Department says the crash happened just before 11:45 a.m. on Friday, March 25, near 85th St. and Highway 71. Officers say they found...
Kansas City mayor tries to tighten homelessness oversight after Star report of FBI probe
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas on Tuesday pressed for city officials to have more say over how money is spent on homelessness prevention programs after The Star reported on a pair of allegations leveled against a local nonprofit leader tied to a federal criminal probe. Lucas, during a lengthy budget hearing inside...
The Fun-Loving Missouri Diner Where Your Food Comes To The Table By Train
Can dinner feel like part meal, part show? In Missouri, one diner turns a simple outing into something a lot more fun without trying too hard. The food is the main event, but the way it reaches the table is what makes people pause, smile, and look twice. It adds...
Many rounds fired in rolling shooting through JoCo neighborhoods, police say
A rolling shooting that began on an Overland Park residential street and ended in a fiery crash in a Prairie Village park over the weekend unfolded after the victims said they were followed from Kansas City, police said. Overland Park and Prairie Village police are jointly investigating the shooting that occurred...
Kansas City Officer Fires Weapon During Domestic Assault Call
A domestic assault call in Kansas City escalated into a police shooting. Officers responded to the area of 41st and North Wheeling Avenue, just off Parvin Road north of the river, shortly before 9 p.m. on March 23. When a man inside the home picked up a knife, an officer...
Kansas City finance committee adds $8M for road resurfacing, aiming for 300 lane miles...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Kansas City Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee added $8 million to a road resurfacing project Tuesday. The FY27 submitted budget had previously allocated $30.9 million for street resurfacing contracts. Mayor Quinton Lucas told KCTV5 in February that cuts to other city...
Unbuckled and injured: KCK woman sues KCATA after wheelchair ejection
A Kansas City, Kansas, woman is suing KCATA after a driver never buckled her in - and she flew out of her wheelchair, causing serious injury.
Port KC closes worker wage loophole
Workers are putting down picket signs after Port KC closed a loophole in its project financing that allowed developers to pay lower wages than Missouri's prevailing wage standards. Why it matters: Construction is booming across the city, and after weeks of picketing over wages at Port KC-backed projects, union...
Lawsuit over Platte County Children’s Services Fund back in court
A lawsuit over the Children's Service Fund tax, which would help fund mental health services for children in Platte County, is back in court today.
