1 Kansas City judge handles nearly all city domestic violence cases
Kansas City Municipal Court leaders have created an unusual approach to handling domestic violence cases. One judge oversees thousands of domestic violence violations each month.
Suit: Years of complaints went unheard before deadly parking lot shooting
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A lawsuit filed against the owners of a Kansas City parking lot claims years of complaints about its security went unheard before a deadly shooting. Jackson County, Missouri, Circuit Court records filed on Tuesday, Sept. 30, indicate that The Grand apartment building is suing the owners of...
Police ID shooting victim found in vehicle on KC street
KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement are investigating another homicide in Kansas City have identified the victim as 57-year-old Cleveland Wright, according to KCPD Sgt. Phil DiMartino. Just before 8:30p.m. Sept. 24, police were dispatched to the intersection of Gardiner and N. Chouteau Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri on a...
Reactions to Cell Phone Law at Winnetonka High School
The new Missouri no cell phone law has been the talk of Winnetonka High School, as it is a recent statewide rule affecting all schools in the district. The no cell phone law was introduced on July 1st, 2025. Under this rule, students are not allowed to use any Bluetooth devices, such as wireless headphones or phones,...
Kansas City man told undercover agents he was transporting illegal guns to Chicago to...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Kansas City man was sentenced Tuesday for illegal gun possession. The U.S. Department of Justice said 31-year-old David Michael Gager, also known as David Kash, was sentenced to nearly six years in prison without parole. Gager was given 71 months in prison for being a felon in possession...
Voters across the Kansas City metro support a sales tax for better bus service,...
A majority of people in Jackson and Clay counties in Missouri, and Johnson and Wyandotte counties in Kansas, support regional sales taxes to help fund public transit. That’s according to the Kansas City Regional Transit Alliance, the group that commissioned the poll. Vice Chair Michael Kelley says the poll shows that...
Kansas City man pleads guilty in meth and fentanyl conspiracy case
A Kansas City man pleaded guilty in federal court to participating in a drug trafficking conspiracy involving methamphetamine and fentanyl. Donnique H. Kelley, 36, entered his plea before U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark, admitting to conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and at least 40...
More than 1,000 KCK kids would go to different schools if district redraws map
Morning commutes to school may look a little different for families across Kansas City, Kansas, in a few years. Roughly 1,200 students across Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools may be directly affected by plans to redraw campus boundaries for the local school system, according to the district. School board members...
Owners of KCMO apartment building sue owners of violence-plagued parking lot
The owners of an apartment building at 1125 Grand Ave. filed a civil suit in Jackson County Court against the owners of a parking lot where illegal activities flourish and two men were murdered.
Man who spent weeks at large after dangerous high-speed chase found in Kansas City...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A man who spent weeks on the run after a dangerous high-speed chase was arrested after he was found in a Kansas City hotel room. The Cass County, Missouri, Sheriff’s Office says that just after 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 1, law enforcement officials arrested Dylan S. Lancaster, 28, of Kansas...
