Kansas City temporary jail construction underway
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Construction is underway on Kansas City’s future temporary jail facility, with materials now on site and groundwork completed. This effort on the ground started before the new year, but just days ago, city councilmembers approved additional funding for the project. Crews have laid the...
Longtime barber of KC dad killed in Northland says kids were ‘everything to him’
Jim Lower hated to hear about Monday’s deadly shooting in the Northland , an area where he once owned a barbershop for decades and would worry about growing violence. Then he learned that the man who was killed was Chris Wells, 41 — someone he watched grow up in his barber chair. Someone who he says had turned into a...
KC’s Death Cafe helps people talk about dying
A Death Cafe at Crows Coffee in Waldo brings Kansas Citians together to talk openly about death. Why it matters: As anxiety about aging, longevity and end-of-life care grows, these conversations are part of a broader effort to make death less taboo and easier to talk about. Catch up quick:...
‘We are not a shelter’: Kansas City vet clinic warns against dumping pets
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A nonprofit veterinary clinic in Kansas City is urging pet owners not to abandon animals on its property. The Pet Resource Center of Kansas City says staff arrived Monday morning, Jan. 12, to find a dog tied to the fence. The canine had been left outside for around 12 hours - from around...
The Culinary Center of KC will open second location
More Americans are swapping fast food for home-cooked meals, and one Kansas City business is capitalizing on this growing trend by expanding its culinary education offerings.
Local apparel shop We Got Your Back closes in Overland Park
After roughly four years, a local clothing shop has said goodbye to Overland Park. Locally owned We Got Your Back, known for its Kansas City-themed apparel and goods, has closed its downtown Overland Park storefront. The store closed its doors on Christmas Eve. We Got Your Back was at 7940...
Missouri’s Best Cheap Steakhouse Isn’t in KC or St. Louis
The best cheap steakhouse in Missouri was just named and it's nowhere near St. Louis or Kansas City.
Northland group fielded years of code complaints against suspect before killing
Terri Wolfe’s worst fears were confirmed when she saw the news Monday morning that a man had been shot and killed in a Northland neighborhood . She didn’t need names, photos or an exact address to guess what had happened. Wolfe immediately knew the shooting had occurred in the very same neighborhood she had been...
Man facing several charges connected with highway gun battle on I-35 in Merriam
Prosecutors in Johnson County, Kansas, have filed several charges against a man for his role in a highway gun battle Sunday night on Interstate 35 in Merriam.
Neighbor says murder suspect ‘terrorized’ people for over a year
KSHB 41 spent Tuesday researching court records and public documents for a full history of issues that point back to the suspect, 42-year-old Jeffrey King, in the death of 41-year-old Chris Wells.
