Kansas City MO

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Flu cases in Kansas City have doubled in just one week, reaching the fourth-highest weekly total in 15 years. Health officials sounded the alarm on Wednesday, Jan. 7. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now rates Kansas City’s flu activity as “very high” -...

A former Winnetonka High School campus supervisor and assistant wrestling coach has been charged in federal court with conspiring to traffic firearms, including machine guns, after allegedly arranging illegal gun sales while on the job, according to court records. Markel Fluker was charged last month in the U.S....

WYANDOTTE COUNTY —The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department, which is leading the investigation into the death of 13-year-old Airen Andula of Pleasonton, Kansas, has now confirmed the cause of the teen's death. According to the autopsy conducted by the Wyandotte County Kansas Coroner's Office, the cause of death has...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - One person is dead after an overnight shooting in east Kansas City. Police responded just before 1 a.m. January 8, in the area of 16th Street and Fremont Avenue, after reports of a shooting. A man later died from gunshot wounds, authorities said. Officers found...

As a 19-year-old from the inner city of Kansas City, Darrion Nimrod created The Outsiders Social Club as a safe space for young adults who were combating their mental health. He was focused on giving back to his community when he was younger, but later moved to Austin and Miami. He’s 31 now, and that vision hasn’t...

With about five months till the start of the World Cup, KC2026 is counting on visiting teams and their fans to boost Kansas City's reputation on the global stage. Why it matters: KC2026 chief executive Pam Kramer says major visiting teams, like Argentina and the Netherlands, will give the city a level of visibility...

Olive Park Village residents confront displacement as Kansas City cracks down on federally debarred Millennia Housing Management over deteriorating conditions. The post Boarded buildings, displaced families: KC’s Olive Park Village residents forced out appeared first on The Beacon .

Kansas City leaders are proposing an ordinance that could change how pedestrians cross streets, potentially reducing button pushes and creating safer walking conditions throughout the city.

Mattie Rhodes Center is expanding its community-based violence prevention efforts deeper into Historic Northeast Kansas City, announcing this month that its ParateXPaz program will now serve the Independence Plaza neighborhood. The expansion builds on the recent opening of the ParateXPaz Violence Prevention Center at...

Kansas City, Kansas, is expanding its trash collection pilot program despite resident concerns about switching from unlimited pickup to a two-cart system.