Kids, parents flood to KC Police Athletic League gym for more than back-to-school supplies
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Many parents will be sending their kids back to school in the next two weeks. That can get expensive. Kansas City’s Police Athletic League (PAL) saw an enormous turnout for an event Monday night, aiming to address that. Hundreds of kids and parents filled...
KCPD identifies victim killed July 27 in partial roof collapse at Family Dollar
The name of the man killed July 27 in a partial roof collapse at a Midtown Kansas City, Missouri, Family Dollar store was released Monday by police.
Bus riders want solutions in contract dispute between city leaders, KCATA
In just over two weeks, the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) and the Kansas City, Missouri, City Council need to reach a contract agreement to avoid major cuts in bus service.
Several boats, docks damaged in overnight fire at Lake of the Ozarks
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating an overnight fire that damaged several boats and docks at Lake of the Ozarks. Just after 1 a.m. Monday, troopers and other first responders were called to the Wheelhouse Marina on a large fire. Troopers arrived and saw...
This salon celebrates Black locs — and a new Missouri law protecting natural hair
It is just after noon inside Your Natural Image hair salon in South Kansas City, Missouri, on a Thursday in July. The 16-year-old Cornelius Mitchell has just come from under the dryer. Mitchell, a Black student at Raymore-Peculiar High School, wears locs. They’re black with brown tips that extend just...
Kansas City mayor says city will look into building inspections after Family Dollar collapse
Two days before the Family Dollar on Broadway Boulevard collapsed last month, a city inspector went to the building and reported it was tilting. After that, no further action was taken by the city. Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas told KCUR's Up To Date on Monday that individual owners, not...
2 People Detained For Drug Trafficking By Clay County Sheriff’s Office
Deputies discovered drugs during a vehicle stop last Sunday, according to a social media post published on Friday by the Clay County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies stopped a vehicle leaving a house historically involved with drug trafficking and stolen cars. A K-9 alerted deputies to the presence of drugs in...
Kansas City artists are helping reimagine Highway 71 in an effort to reconnect neighborhoods
At a community meeting this June inside the Blue Parkway Sun Fresh in east Kansas City, residents gathered around tables with large maps showcasing the path of U.S. Highway 71. With facilitators from the city, they discussed the many problems caused by the highway, and the improvements they want to see to make the...
Homicide: Police found shooting victim in KC store parking lot
KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement investigating another homicide in Kansas City have identified the victim as 30-year-old Rahmalle Ceasar, according to KCPD Captain Jake Becchina. Just before 7p.m. Saturday, patrol officers were dispatched to 53rd and Prospect in Kansas City, Missouri, on a reported shooting with a victim...
Kansas City still doesn’t have a contract for bus service. KCATA leaders say that...
The fate of bus service in Kansas City is in limbo after a contentious city council meeting last week. Kansas City passed a six-month funding plan in April to avoid cuts to the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority’s bus service. But the city and KCATA haven’t agreed on a contract since their last one expired...
