Police ID construction worker killed in hit-and-run crash
KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement investigating a fatal. hit-and-run have identified as 61-year-old Joseph R. Caldwell, according to KCPD Sergeant Jake Becchina. Just after 10:30a.m. Wednesday, a midsize SUV was westbound on Barry Road from N Boardwalk, according to KCPD Officer Alayna Gonzalez. The SUV struck a...
Fewer preterm births and C-sections. Doulas seen as key to improving maternal health in...
When Tristin Dockery was in labor with her first son in 2021, she only had one request: To get up and walk around her hospital room. The nurse on duty said no. So Dockery, then 20, stayed in her uncomfortable hospital bed as one contraction followed another. It was at the height of COVID. She […]
KCPD searching for missing, endangered 12-year-old boy
The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department is searching for a missing and endangered 12-year-old boy.
Utility worker in critical condition after electric shock in Prairie Village backyard
A man is in critical condition after a reported electric shock in a Prairie Village backyard. Firefighters from Consolidated Fire District No. 2 and Overland Park Fire were called to a backyard in the 7500 block of Norwood Street just before 1:30 on Saturday morning for a report of a utility worker injured by a power...
Fiancée still seeks justice 2 years after Raytown hit-and-run
On June 29, 2023, a man was killed in a hit-and-run crash near the intersection of Gregory and Blue Ridge Boulevards in Raytown, Missouri. Two years later, his fiancée is still looking for answers.
KCPD: 1 dead, 3 wounded in shooting
KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement investigating another homicide in Kansas City, Missouri, have identified the man who died as Antonio Jackson, according to KCPD Captain Jake Becchina. Just after 2a.m. Saturday, police were dispatched to report of a shooting at 24th and Lister in Kansas City, according to Becchina....
21-year-old driver hit by car going highway speeds dies at scene of crash
SUGAR CREEK, Mo. (KCTV) - Two people were injured and a third was killed Friday in a serious car crash just south of the Missouri River. The crash happened around 9:45 p.m. on June 27, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. A 21-year-old Kansas City, Missouri, man was driving...
1 dead, 1 seriously injured in 2-vehicle crash in Sugar Creek
One person is dead and another is seriously injured after a two-vehicle crash in Sugar Creek Friday night.
Kansas City launches $15,000 grants to empower local doulas and improve maternal health
Kansas City, Missouri – The Kansas City Health Department and Community Capital Fund (CCF) have started the KC Doula Program, a grant program that aims to help local doulas. This gives doulas in Kansas City a new opportunity. Applications for this funding became available on June 16. Doulas who are interested have...
Caring Senior Service opens first location in Missouri
Owner Srikrishna “Sri” Majumder wants his Kansas City Central location to provide excellent home care services to the area’s aging population while offering employment opportunities. Caring Senior Service, a non-medical, personalized home care services company, announced today that it has expanded its services into...
