Former JaxCo detentions director named to lead KC rehabilitation efforts
The Jackson County sheriff recently announced the resignation of the county detention center director. Kansas City, Missouri, shared Diana Knapp will take charge of the city’s rehabilitation efforts.
Independence blocks referendum on AI data center tax abatement
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (KCTV) - Residents opposing a new AI data center say they collected twice the signatures needed to force a public referendum — but the city of Independence has denied their effort, citing one line in the city charter. City Council voted 5-2 on Monday to approve tax...
Kansas City’s cabaret scene goes from ‘classic and classy’ to risque. Here’s where to...
This story was first published in KCUR's Adventure newsletter. You can sign up to receive stories like this in your inbox every Tuesday. “Leave your troubles outside,” commands the Master of Ceremonies in the Broadway hit “Cabaret.” “In here, life is beautiful.”. Though the word cabaret...
Family, friends honor Missouri State University student’s birthday after murder
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 few months after Elayjah Murray's murder, friends and family gathered to celebrate what would have been her 19th birthday with a balloon release on March 7. In...
Contaminated land, housing funds and parks upgrades discussed in Wyandotte County
About 400 Douglass-Sumner properties in northeast KCK are being evaluated for possible contamination. Land Bank lots with lead, petroleum or radon concerns will be held until they are remediated. The post Contaminated land, housing funds and parks upgrades discussed in Wyandotte County appeared first on The Beacon .
Crews respond to significant street flood in Grandview
GRANDVIEW, Mo. (KCTV) - Crews in Grandview responded to a significant residential street flood on Friday following the city’s initial overnight and morning round of rain. The City of Grandview alerted residents to a street closure at E. 129th Street and Oakland. The closure was shared with residents just...
Tornado traveled from Shawnee to Kansas City during overnight storms
The National Weather Service reports that an EF-0 tornado began in Shawnee and traveled about eight miles before ending near Kansas City’s Westport neighborhood Friday night. Meteorologists said the tornado touched down in northern Shawnee around 11:34 p.m. and moved through Merriam, Wyandotte County and across...
Chef J planning Northland BBQ experience: His training was Italian, his passion fire
After six years as a mostly weekend only, lunch-to-sellout barbecue operation in the West Bottoms, Chef J BBQ is ready to give the metro its first traditional outdoor smokehouse restaurant. The new North Kansas City venue will feature live fire, offset smokers set up next to a large outdoor patio where customers can...
1 dead, another critically injured as death investigation underway at Jackson County jail
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A death investigation is underway at the Jackson County Detention Center after an overnight incident. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said corrections officers were conducting scheduled bed-checks at approximately 2 a.m. Saturday when they discovered two inmates unresponsive inside a...
NWS: EF-0 tornado developed in northern Shawnee before crossing into KCMO
The National Weather Service revealed Saturday that an EF-0 tornado developed in northern Shawnee before crossing into Kansas City, Missouri, during a storm system late Friday night.
