Kansas City could force former Waldo school under new control, redevelopment
Kansas City could force an owner to transfer control of a former middle school in Waldo to another developer as the building sits vacant and awaiting long-promised redevelopment. It’s a move the city doesn’t use often, but depending on how it plays out, could possibly inform officials’ approach to other struggling...
I-29 bridge replacement scheduled for completion right before World Cup
The Missouri Department of Transportation plans to demolish the Northbound I-29 bridge over US-169 and put a new one up in its place this spring.
Rock Island Bridge misses September opening, delayed yet again
The opening of the Rock Island Bridge has been pushed back yet again. While developers were optimistic it would open Sept. 2, that date came and went.
Homicide: Police unsure how many injured in deadly KC shooting
KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement are investigating another homicide in Kansas City. Just after 11:15p.m. Saturday, police were dispatched to the 5200 block of Winner Road in Kansas City, Missouri on a reported sound of shots, according to Officer Alayna Gonzalez. While canvassing the area, officers located security...
Evidence, witnesses detail graphic scene in trial for slain North KC officer
In a Clay County courtroom Monday, nearly a dozen witnesses and multiple videos laid out the graphic details of the killing of North Kansas City police officer Daniel Vasquez in July 2022, as prosecutors started to make their case on the first day of the capital murder trial of Joshua Rocha , the man alleged to have...
Man suffers life-threatening injuries in fight at Overland Park memory care facility
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (KCTV) - An Overland Park man has suffered life-threatening injuries after an aggravated battery at a memory care facility. The Overland Park Police Department said they were called to a long-term care facility in the area of 75th Street and Switzer Road just after 8 a.m. Tuesday.
Kansas man survives being hit by car after trying to run across Interstate 35
LENEXA, Kan. (KCTV) - Kansas officials say a man survived being hit by a car Monday as he tried to cross a busy interstate. Just after 8 p.m. on Sept. 29, the Kansas Highway Patrol responded to the northbound lanes of Interstate 35 near the 95th Street Bridge, just west of Oak Park Mall.
New Jackson County jail will be over capacity the day it opens | Opinion
Kansas City, we have a problem — an overcrowded county jail problem. So what’s the fix? Apparently portable beds, expanded pods and bond reviews for dangerous criminal suspects will address this pressing issue now and in the near future, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson and Sheriff Darryl Forte....
Family avoids serious injury after loose tire strikes car on I-70 in KCK
A family of three avoided serious injuries after their car was struck by a tire that came off another car Monday on Interstate 70 in Kansas City, Kansas.
Body found in Jackson County park appears to be a death by suicide, officials...
Editor’s note: If you or someone you know needs help, the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. There is also an online chat at 988lifeline.org. A person whose body was found in a Jackson County park appeared to have died by suicide, county officials and Grandview...
