16-year-old Kansas boy died in New Year’s Eve shooting
WYANDOTTE COUNTY —Law enforcement investigating a fatal New Year's Eve shooting have identified the victim as 16-year-old Roman Bickle Moeller of Kansas City, Kansas. Just before 11p.m. New Year's Eve, officers were dispatched to report of a shooting in the 1200 block of Central Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas,...
Many Wyandotte County residents don’t know unclaimed rebate money is available
The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, officially launched its 2026 tax rebate application process that runs through April 15.
Kansas State Board of Education won’t say who authorized spending thousands for a private...
The Kansas State Board of Education apparently paid thousands of dollars to the Overland Park law firm of Gates Shields for a series of letters reprimanding sitting Board Member Debby Potter for actions that appear to be within her scope of authority as a board member. As earlier reported in...
Shelter Dogs Treated to Fast Food Holiday Feast of 200 Hamburgers: ‘Pure Joy Rippled...
The canines at Missouri's KC Pet Project enjoyed a platter stacked with more than 200 McDonald's hamburgers for lunch on Christmas Eve
Platte County government withdraws from public financing of Zona Rosa
PLATTE COUNTY, Mo. (KQTV) -- The Platte County Commission voted Monday to withdraw from any involvement in the public financing of the Zona Rosa shopping district. The county government won a lawsuit that confirmed it was not obligated to pay shortfalls in sales taxes used to repay bonds. "With today's...
The “super flu” and the spike in KC-area flu cases
Kansas City is seeing a rise in flu cases this winter, mirroring a national surge tied to the so-called super flu. Why it matters: An unprecedented rise in flu cases comes as other sicknesses, such as the "winter vomiting bug," COVID and whooping cough, are slamming the country. Driving the...
Police ID innocent victim killed by suspect fleeing from Independence police
A suspect who struck and killed an innocent bystander while fleeing from Independence police on New Year’s Eve remains on the run.
Kansas City trial begins for long-haul trucker accused in two 1990s cold-case murders
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The trial for a long-haul trucker turned accused killer began in Kansas City, Kan., on Jan. 5. Gary Dion Davis, Sr. is charged with second-degree murder for the deaths of two people in the 1990s. Pearl Davis, also known as Sameemah Mussawir was killed in...
Kansas City-based transportation company to layoff hundreds of employees
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Kansas City-based company is starting the new year by notifying employees of layoffs. Railcrew Xpress Inc. filed layoff notices in three states late last month. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, or WARN, show Railcrew Xpress plans to layoff employees in Virginia, Georgia,...
16 babies born in Missouri prison nursery’s first year
From immediate separation to 18 months of bonding: How Missouri's prison nursery is "cradling change" for incarcerated families.
