Plaza neighbors say taller buildings could prevent area decline: ‘Change is hard’
A rendering released this week by the owners of the Country Club Plaza — showing a preliminary plan that would include hundreds of apartments and several new buildings rising 10 to 12 stories tall — has, in general, been met with two polarized responses. Some people seem to hate it, saying the tall buildings will...
Police find woman dead inside vehicle after shooting in southeast Kansas City
A woman was found dead in a vehicle after a shooting in Kansas City’s Blue Hills neighborhood Thursday, police said. Officers responded just after 7:30 p.m. to E 55th Street and Wabash Ave on reports of the sound of gunshots. They found a vehicle in an alley in the middle of the block, said Capt. Jake Becchina, a...
Union Station’s massive holiday experience just got bigger. Get a first look
“Holiday Reflections” is lighting up the Union Station once again with its much-anticipated walk-through experience, filling 27,000 square feet of the station’s historic Grand Plaza. The immersive village highlights a reimagined 1920s Petticoat Lane with historic storefronts, dazzling holiday crowns reminiscent of...
KCTV5 anchor Carolina Cruz signs off as she heads out on maternity leave
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Friday was the last day for Carolina Cruz at KCTV5 — at least for a few months!. She is headed home to prepare for the arrival of her second child. Best of luck, Carolina, and we can’t wait for the good news!
70+ mouse droppings, moldy cucumbers: Kansas City-area restaurant inspections
From dead cockroaches in the dining room to 2-month-old pesto, health inspectors in Missouri and Kansas found numerous violations at Kansas City-area restaurants last week. Dining establishments like sit-down restaurants, drive-thrus, gas stations and grocery stores are required to get food inspections, and...
The Plaza’s new vision, and tax break ask, worry some locals
Since purchasing the Country Club Plaza more than a year ago, the Gillion Property group has increased its security and made cosmetic repairs. Now, the company plans major construction that contrasts with the Plaza’s storybook atmosphere, and asking a Kansas City agency for $1.4 billion in tax breaks. The...
Woman killed in shooting near 55th, Wabash Thursday night
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A woman has died following a shooting in Kansas City Thursday night. Officers with the Kansas City Police Department (KCPD) responded to the area of 55th Street and Wabash Avenue just after 7:30 p.m. on reports of gunshots. When officers arrived on scene they located...
A Kansas City barber hopes to give away 1,000 Thanksgiving turkeys. Need is up...
A handful of volunteers recently stood in a bland, classroom-like space in the YMCA at 3800 E. Linwood Blvd. in Kansas City, Missouri. They were plotting out the details for how to get families cloth bags filled with turkeys and fixings for their Thanksgiving tables. Joey Thomas, proprietor of 180V...
15-year-old girl reported missing in KC after never returning from school
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Clay County, Missouri Sheriff’s Office is trying to locate a missing 15-year-old girl after she never returned home from school. According to the sheriff’s office, Gabriell Sipes was last seen around 2:15 p.m. on Thursday. She was leaving Northgate Middle School at 2117 Northeast 48th Street in...
Tale of 2 cities: Basehor gains long-awaited grocery store, KCK to lose 1
A new grocery store opened in Basehor, Kansas this week, marking the city's first supermarket in over a decade.
