Kansas City MO

A motorcyclist was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Raytown Road late Sunday night. The crash occurred on Raytown Road from Longview Road.

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. St. Louis, Missouri – As spring storm systems intensify across the United States, emergency officials are urging Missouri residents to review tornado safety plans now as severe weather risks increase across...

A national shopping chain is set to be open in Zona Rosa this summer. Burlington, known for selling coats, clothes, accessories and home goods, is set to open in the old Staples location, 8450 NW Prairie View Road, according to a Zona Rosa news release. The retail chain began as a coat wholesaler in 1924 in New...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Kansas City-area family is suing after their son died from kratom sold without a single warning label. A wrongful death lawsuit was filed on Friday, March 6, in Jackson County Circuit Court against several kratom manufacturers and sellers. The suit accuses the defendants of...

TOPEKA — Kansas acquired land nearly a century ago that is home to some of the state’s oldest buildings, but the state now faces an ownership challenge from the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, raising questions about how history is preserved and who is represented. The Shawnee Indian Mission State Historical Site was...

United Believers Community Church in Hickman Mills is planning a $19.5 million housing project on its campus, according to the church and city officials. Predevelopment costs in the amount of $1.8 million will be covered by the Kansas City Shared Success Fund after an ordinance was passed on Jan. 29.

The best barbecue joints don’t need flashy signs or clever marketing because the line of customers out the door does all the advertising necessary. LC’s Bar-B-Q in Kansas City is exactly that kind of place, where reputation is built one perfectly smoked rib at a time. Kansas City...

If Kansas City police commissioners kept track of problem officers who should no longer be on the force, Dylan Pifer has to be at the top of the list. He should be followed out the door by anyone else who has failed to uphold their oath to protect and serve. In a recent column, I wrote that Chief Stacey Graves and...

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office has named an interim leader for its detention center after the director resigned last week.

There’s a few divey places to grab a drink in Liberty: Corner Bar, Catch 22, etc. But nothing quite like the upscale lounges you’ll find in Kansas City or closer to it — until now. 34 South Main is a new Liberty cocktail bar at 34 S. Main St. (as readers could have guessed by its name). Dell Ann Upp opened the spot a...