Shawnee church hosts pop-up market to help Painted Tree vendors after sudden shutdown
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Shawnee church turned a parking lot into a lifeline for small business owners left scrambling after Painted Tree’s sudden collapse. Painted Tree shut down its locations nationwide with little warning, leaving hundreds of vendors with no place to sell. Two of those stores were located in Over
Hit-and-run crash kills pedestrian in north Independence neighborhood
A man died after he was hit by a vehicle while walking in an Independence neighborhood Saturday night, according to police. Officers responded just before 11:20 p.m. to the area of North M-291 Frontage Road and East 3rd Terrace Court North after reports of a person lying in the road. North Frontage Road separates a res
Jeremy Scott Tears Up AI-Generated Commencement Speech, Tells Grads AI ‘Can’t Do What You...
Jeremy Scott turned a typical graduation speech into a statement about creativity and technology after opening his commencement address with a speech secretly written by artificial intelligence . Speaking to graduates at Kansas City Art Institute on May 16, Scott initially delivered what sounded like a standard commenc
KC metro police departments call use of motorized, e-bikes ‘major safety concern’
KSHB 41 News reporter Braden Bates covers parts of Jackson County, Missouri, including Lee's Summit. Send Braden a story idea by e-mail. A video of a car narrowly missing a rider on a motorbike in Lee's Summit sparked hundreds of responses on Facebook and is prompting new conversations about e-bikes and electric motorb
One person dead following hit-and-run incident in Missouri
MISSOURI — A man was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Independence late Saturday night, and police are searching for the driver responsible. According to the Independence Police Department, officers and emergency crews responded just before 11:20 p.m. to the area of North M-291 Frontage Road and 3rd Terrace after repor
KC mini golf, axe-throwing businesses close amid lawsuit over unpaid rent
Two entertainment venues have closed amid a dispute with their landlord, Kansas City’s Power & Light District, over allegedly missing rent and other charges that the tenants described as “unreasonable” and breaching their contracts with the owners of the downtown district, according to two lawsuits. Both the Sinkers Lo
Kansas City BBQ Trail: A Food Tour Through Local Legends
Rejoice as we take you on this recommended food tour of BBQ Capital, Kansas City.
First Warn for Saturday storms, dry and warm rest of Memorial Day weekend
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - We have eyes on the sky today as we watch for afternoon rain and storms. A FIRST WARN is in place until the early evening for this storm potential, but many dry hours will be baked into the day. A few showers and thunderstorms have...
5-vehicle pileup seriously injures 2 on I-35 in Overland Park
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (KCTV) - A chain-reaction crash left two people seriously injured and snarled traffic on I-35 near Antioch Rd., according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. State Troopers say the crash happened just after 6:25 p.m. on Friday, May 22, when a pickup truck driver failed to slow for traffic ahead, triggerin
Man charged in fatal Kansas City hit-and-run that killed driver at stoplight
A Jackson County grand jury has indicted a Kansas City man this week in connection with a fatal 2024 hit-and-run crash in Kansas City, court records show. The indictment came Thursday after Jackson County prosecutors charged Carleno Gonzales, 25, in December last year with involuntary manslaughter, second-degree assaul
