Dog helps police find wandering toddler’s home
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV/Gray News) - A four-legged hero helped police in Kansas City reunite a toddler with their family last week. Officers responded to a call about a wandering, barefoot toddler last week, the Kansas City Missouri Police Department (KCPD) said. The toddler was found in the street, and...
KC middle-schooler in custody after allegedly bringing two guns to school
A student at a middle school in Kansas City’s Antioch Acres neighborhood was taken into custody at the school on Friday morning after allegedly bringing two guns onto campus. At 7:40 a.m. Friday, administrators at Northgate Middle School notified the school’s resource deputy that a student had informed them that...
Missouri Eclipse Alert: St. Louis, Kansas City Mark March 3 for 5:04 AM Blood...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. St. Louis, Missouri – Missourians should mark March 3 now, when a rare 58-minute Blood Moon will unfold from 5:04 to 6:03 a.m. Central Time, delivering the state’s last visible total lunar eclipse until...
Two Topekans injured in head-on collision on Southeast California Avenue
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A head-on collision Saturday left two people with minor injuries. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol Crash Log, a 2005 Acura TSX was traveling southbound in the 1200 block of Southeast California Avenue around 2 a.m. At the same time, a 2015 Toyota Corolla was travelling...
20 cats, 4 cages: Grandview hoarding rescue leaves felines fighting to recover
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Twenty cats were pulled from a Grandview hoarding situation after they were found crammed into just four wire cages. Wayside Waifs says Grandview Animal Control conducted a welfare check at the home on Friday, Feb. 20, and discovered the owner had confined all 20 cats into 4 kennels.
Kansas City officials monitor disease spread ahead of World Cup visitor arrival
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Jackson County Public Health officials say preparations to manage disease spread during the FIFA World Cup began years ago, with strategic communication and data collection at the center of their plan. More than 650,000 visitors are expected in the Kansas City region during the month-long...
KC area man dies from injuries in dog attack
JACKSON COUNTY, MO.—Law enforcement are investigating a fatal dog attack in the Kansas City suburb of Independence. Just after 2:30p.m. Wednesday, police responded to a home near E. Bundschu Road and N. Jones Road, according to a media release. A dog was attacking the victim when officers arrived at...
KC metro area leans toward Kansas — more than ever
Each Kansas Citian has their own way of answering the tourist’s question: “Is Kansas City in Missouri or Kansas?” Some people curtly respond “Missouri,” knowing that Kansas City, Missouri, is larger in almost every way than Kansas City, Kansas. People with a bit more equanimity will explain that both states have...
This Day in History: Famed filmmaker Robert Altman is born in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - February 20, 1925. Future filmmaker Robert Altman was born in Kansas City, Missouri. Altman is considered a key cinematic figure for directing iconic motion pictures like MASH and Gosford Park. He brought Hollywood back home when he filmed Kansas City on the streets of 18th...
Ready for a Kansas City food challenge? These enormous meals will test your appetite
It's easy to be intimidated by a four-foot burrito or by a 10-patty hamburger. But for some, the size of the meal is the point. Food challenges are even considered a competitive sport, with their own heroes and villains. Even if you’re not ready yet for the Nathan’s Famous Hot...

















