This Day in History: Steamboat Arabia sinks in the Missouri River
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - September 5, 1856. The Steamboat Arabia sank after hitting a tree snag in the Missouri River. The river’s course shifted over time, and the wreckage was buried for 132 years. More This Day in History reports can be found here.
KCPD searching for woman accused of allowing child access to illegal drugs
Kansas City, Missouri, police are looking for a woman charged with endangering a child after her toddler son ingested illegal, life-threatening drugs at least twice.
KC Tenants forms new apartment union after demands met at another complex
Across the Kansas City metro, renters in apartment buildings are forming tenant unions to fight for better living conditions. Bowen Tower residents are the latest to call for change.
Many at KCKPD officer’s funeral procession never met him but showed support
City workers and neighbors alike, many of whom had never met KCKPD Ofc. Hunter Simoncic, lined the streets of downtown KCK as the officer's funeral procession went by.
68-year-old identified as man fatally shot by Independence officers over weekend
The man fatally shot by Independence police over the weekend has been identified as 68-year-old Gary K. Cusick, of Independence, according to a spokesman for the task force investigating the shooting in an update. Three officers fired their weapons and all three are on administrative leave, which is standard...
Juvenile pleads guilty to manslaughter in shooting death of KC chef Shaun Brady
A juvenile pleaded guilty to manslaughter Wednesday in the shooting death of Kansas City restaurant owner Shaun Brady , a Jackson County court spokesperson said. The teen pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter during a hearing Wednesday in the juvenile Family Court Division of Jackson County Circuit Court,...
A New York Times reporter in Kansas was secretly tracked. He’s suing the FBI...
The New York Times is suing the Federal Bureau of Investigation for allegedly withholding information about a tracking device that a reporter found on his car in Lawrence in October of 2021. The legal complaint filed in August involves Kevin Draper, an agricultural reporter for the Times who covered sports...
Kansas City woman pleads guilty in bank fraud scheme
A Kansas City, Missouri, woman has pleaded guilty in federal court to her role in a bank fraud scheme involving a stolen and altered check valued at more than $880,000. Prosecutors said that Aviance Shepard, 34, admitted that in March 2023, she obtained a $881,324 check belonging to another person after it was stolen...
Missouri Highway 45 Shut Down Wednesday Afternoon After Report of Shots Fired Near Baker...
Platte City, MO – A disturbance along Missouri Highway 45 led to a two-hour shutdown Wednesday afternoon after authorities investigated reports of a man possibly firing a shot near Baker Road. According to the Platte County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched around 1:45 p.m. after a caller reported a...
Shooting at Independence QuikTrip under investigation
KC Bier Co. breaks ground on new location, with off-leash dog zone included. In the wake of the loss of Bar K, Kansas City’s largest local brewery is expected to open a new location with an off-leash dog zone included. Updated: 2 hours ago. |. A collision between a...
