Kansas City MO

An English teacher in his 14th year, Christopher Leavens speaks fast and animated, with his eyes often growing wide when he’s talking about reading. A good book, he says, as a matter of fact, can change a kid’s life. Just being a reader also helps improve writing and communication skills, he adds, his excitement...

Missouri has jumped back into the top 8 of most dangerous states in America and many neighboring states are there, too.

Jackson County prosecutors have charged three men for their alleged involvement in a shooting near an intersection in Raytown on Tuesday, Dec. 9.

Are you still on the fence about what to get your kids for Christmas? Before you run out to the store, there are some gifts local health professionals suggest you avoid.

Marilyn Maye has been performing for nine decades as a cabaret singer. She started performing at 7 years old, and by 15, she had her own radio show on KRNT. Before fame found her, she spent 11 years in Kansas City singing in a trio at the Colony Steakhouse. At...

A "human waste" spill caused a crash Thursday in Liberty, Missouri.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Kansas City man has been charged with murder three weeks after a deadly gas station shooting. Twenty-seven-year-old Adrian D. Stallings is charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful possession of a firearm following a Nov. 18 shooting at a gas station off E....

"I hope this time that the judge sees that his actions are habitual," said the wife of the man killed in a hit-and-run outside Arrowhead Stadium in 2021.

Johnson County Sheriff’s officers have confirmed reports of a shooting and a stabbing Friday at the Panasonic Energy plant in De Soto, where one person is dead and another hospitalized. Just before 11 a.m., deputies responded to a report of a stabbing at the facility at 10301 Astra Parkway, which ended in a shooting...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An elementary school in the De Soto School District canceled classes on Friday after seeing an uptick in student absences due to the flu this week. According to a district spokesperson, Mize Elementary School canceled classes on Friday after it saw a 4% increase in student absences, from 14% to...