Kansas City MO

Maria Medina Chaurand hears it often inside her restaurant. Customers will sip spoonfuls of menudo, or scarf down steaming fajitas, and proclaim: “This reminds me of the food my mother used to make.” The cumulative weight of those statements make closing the La Fonda El Taquito all the more difficult — it’s a...

Olathe police have identified two victims who died in a single-vehicle crash Saturday night, Jan. 3.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - In a brief report shared Monday, the Kansas City Police Department said major crime rates fell “significantly” in 2025. According to data comparing 2025’s major crime rates to 2024:. Homicides fell 5%. Non-fatal shootings fell 31%. Robberies fell 27%. Property damage fell...

A firefighter suffered minor injuries when struck by debris during overhaul operations after a blaze damaged a former Kansas City church Sunday night, a fire department spokesman said. Firefighters responded to the blaze at about 7:10 p.m. Sunday at the vacant church in the 2400 block of West Paseo Boulevard in the...

KENNER, La. (WVUE) — Attorneys appeared in court in place of three suspects accused in the death of Kansas City reporter Adan Manzano on Monday morning. Danette Colbert, Christian Anderson, and Rickey White face racketeering charges in connection with Manzano’s death during Super Bowl week. The three suspects...

As property owners contend with rapidly rising assessments and higher tax bills, state lawmakers say they want to change the system and provide some property tax relief. The post Missouri lawmakers will grapple with property tax system in 2026 appeared first on The Beacon .

Officers responding to a 911 call over the weekend found three family members dead of gunshot wounds inside a townhouse in Riverside, a police spokesman said. Riverside police and fire dispatchers received a 911 call about 1 a.m. Saturday where no one spoke, but the line stayed open, prompting officers to respond to...

LISTEN: Mayor Lucas expects Royals stadium decision in weeks, 50/50 odds of it going downtown LISTEN: Mayor Lucas expects Royals stadium decision in weeks, 50/50 odds of it going downtown

Kansas City area naturalists, birders and lovers of the outdoors participated in the Christmas Bird Count on December 27 and 28 at three different metro sites. Teams of around 20 people counted birds in Harrisonville and Unity Village in Lee’s Summit. Another team worked in Trimble, Missouri (north of Smithville).

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced during National Human Trafficking Prevention Month that her office is partnering with the Human Trafficking Training Center and its founder, Dan Nash, to provide free, in-state training aimed at strengthening Missouri’s response to human trafficking crimes. The...