North Kansas City community mourns loss of firefighter: ‘Rest in peace, hero’
The North Kansas City community is mourning the loss of a local firefighter after his sudden death this week. Benoit Coussement, badge number 226, died unexpectedly in his home Wednesday, the North Kansas City Fire Department shared in a social media post Thursday. Coussement, 29, joined the department in July 2020...
The KC Taco Is Dying…But Maybe There’s Hope.
In 2019, José R. Ralat declared in a national Eater article what longtime Kansas Citians already knew but maybe weren’t ready to admit: Our city’s very own taco, the so-called KC taco, was on the verge of extinction. In his piece, Ralat, who is now Texas Monthly’s...
Lee’s Summit officer hurt during arrest at Best Buy; suspect on the run
LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. (KCTV) - A Lee’s Summit police officer was treated for minor injuries after being hurt while trying to arrest a suspected shoplifter Saturday afternoon outside a Best Buy. Officers were called around 3:45 p.m., March 14, to the store in the 1600 block of Northwest...
New plan uses KC Streetcar, pedestrian bridge to connect Kansas City, riverfront
Kansas City’s Riverfront neighborhood is set for major changes in the months ahead as the city gears up to welcome hundreds of thousands of visitors for the World Cup this summer.
Organizers estimate around 100,000 people attended 2026 Snake Saturday Parade in NKC
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Countless people lined the streets of North Kansas City on Saturday, March 14, for the annual Snake Saturday Parade. Kansas City kicked off St. Patrick’s Day weekend with music, vendors, festive floats and lots of Irish-themed gear, of course. According to the parade committee, there were an...
Federal subpoena reveals FBI investigation of Kansas City homeless advocate
Kansas City fulfilled a records request sharing a federal subpoena with KSHB 41 News. It does not show Mayor Pro Tem Ryana Parks-Shaw as the focus of an FBI investigation.
Wichita’s Troy Anderson to become city manager of KC suburb
Wichita Assistant City Manager Troy Anderson has a new job: city manager of Independence, a suburb of Kansas City in Missouri. Anderson had been a finalist for city manager roles in Sarasota, Florida, and Davenport, Iowa, but was not chosen for either job. He will begin work in Independence on...
Facebook post leads to packed auditorium for play Friday at high school
A Facebook post about a nearly empty high school auditorium for a play at Ruskin High School helped bring a large crowd Friday to the play.
Kansas City may loosen parking requirements to grow downtown and Midtown
Picture some of Kansas City’s most iconic neighborhoods, where you might go for a stroll on a warm evening to get ice cream or a beer. Brookside. 39th Street. River Market. 18th and Vine. Westport. All of these neighborhoods — largely built before 1950 — would be illegal to...
Multi-vehicle crash on K-10 causes miles-long backup, no injuries reported
No one was injured in a crash that forced the closure of eastbound Kansas Highway 10 near Kansas Highway 7 during the Friday evening rush. Police from Olathe, Lenexa, a Johnson County Sheriff’s Office deputy and Kansas Highway Patrol troopers responded alongside Johnson County Med-Act paramedics and firefighters from...
