Kansas City MO

From a possible homicide investigation in Overland Park to a tornado touchdown northeast of the metro, here’s a roundup of what’s making news in the Kansas City region. These are the top stories from The Kansas City Star. Here are the key takeaways: Overland Park investigation Overland Park police are investigating the

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The current owner of the childhood home of Walt Disney in Kansas City said the homeless encampment has been removed from behind her house on Bellefontaine Avenue. After voicing concerns about multiple encampments surrounding her home, Robert Young said the city has come out to...

RAYMORE, Mo. (KCTV) — Survey crews are assessing damage after severe storms hit the Kansas City metro last night and into the early morning hours, with Raymore experiencing some of the hardest impacts. The storms knocked down trees, toppled trash bins and cut power to tens of thousands of...

KANSAS CITY —A Kansas City man faces charges for a fatal shooting that occurred earlier this year. Jer’ron D. McCallop, 34, faces 2nd Degree Felony Murder, 1st Degree Harassment, and 2nd Degree Harassment, according to the Jackson County prosecutor's office. According to court records, Kansas City police responded...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A new investigation from the Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning consumers across the country about a fraudulent heavy equipment website. The BBB said Rock Line Equipment is linked to at least $51,000 in reported losses and the hijacking of two legitimate Kansas businesses’ identities.

Police are looking for a missing Topeka man who has personal and professional ties to Kansas City through his artwork. Luke Rocha, 45, was last seen around noon April 25 in the 200 block of Southwest Van Buren Street in Topeka, according to the Topeka Police Department. Rocha is 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighs approxi

Monday night, a tornado touched down in Ray County, to the northeast of Kansas City, according to preliminary reports. At 9:52 p.m., the National Weather Service observed a tornado damage signature on the radar near Excelsior Springs, 3 miles south of Wood Heights in Ray County. The tornado was part of a stormy Monday

Construction has resumed on the new American Royal facility, with the exhibition hall and barns expected to open to the public in September.

Oh Kansas City, you’re so salty — in a nice, Midwestern kinda way. The sign has gone up at the new Morton Amphitheater in Riverside. The concert venue posted a photo of “the new glow” on Faceboo k Sunday and local denizens were quick to nickname it. “Saltstone Amphitheater! I will never refer to it by any other name!”

A handful of flights through Kansas City International Airport were canceled Tuesday after storms halted trips in and out of Dallas, Texas. As of early afternoon Tuesday, Kansas City International’s flight status board showed one flight out of Dallas Fort Worth International Airport had been canceled and two flights ou