IT Vendor Payments Under Investigation at North Kansas City Schools
(TNS) — Kansas City Star Editor's Note: This story was originally published by The Beacon, a nonprofit news organization serving Missouri and Kansas. The Star is republishing up to two stories a week as part of a new partnership with The Beacon. Law enforcement is investigating after the North...
Driver was transporting cocaine in Kansas, had illegal car tag
ATCHISON COUNTY—Law enforcement are investigating a suspect on multiple allegations after a traffic stop. Just after 4p.m. Wednesday.an officer on patrol conducted a traffic stop of a Ford Taurus for a traffic violation in the 700 block North 11th Street in Atchison, according to Police Chief Mike Wilson. The...
Jackson County domestic violence review identifies guns, stalking as red flags
The Jackson County domestic violence fatality review is now helping leaders study warning signs behind deadly cases with one goal: preventing the next tragedy.
Man Charged in Liberty Memorial Explosives Case Arrested March 3 on Independence Boulevard
A man now charged with leaving explosive devices near the Liberty Memorial was arrested Wednesday afternoon in a parking lot on Independence Boulevard — an arrest witnessed firsthand by staff members at the Northeast News. Authorities later confirmed the suspect as Owen I. Canizales Argueta, 22, who prosecutors say...
Deli Grind in Marlborough provides same goodness as Vee’s
But after 17 years of early rising, Allie “Miss Vee” Toney closed her shop Vee’s Sweets & Treats at the end of 2025. The Marlborough Village store fed the neighborhood and beyond with freshly baked pastries, breads and homemade sandwiches. Before it closed, her accountant Sheree Hudson...
Kansas Storm Claims: $128M hit to Kansas City metro in 2025
TOPEKA, Kan. (KCTV) - Kansas storms cost insurers more than $128 million on the Kansas side of the metro area alone last year. Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced the statewide figures on Thursday, March 5, which showed nearly 82,500 storm claims were filed in 2025. Schmidt noted that insurance companies...
Group raises issues over Johnson County property taxes
OLATHE, Kan. — As property taxes continue to be a heated topic, in Johnson County, Kansas, the NAACP is being one voice of residents in the county saying officials are not properly reassessing property values and that people are being over charged. “If a property sold for a million...
Six Flags to sell seven parks, two in Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KOAM) -- Six Flags locations, including two in Missouri, will soon have a new owner.
Northland residents fight against development near forest: ‘A place of refuge’
Tucked into the Northland lies a quiet, peaceful refuge — a place for people and animals alike to enjoy the “magnificent” forest in the midst of the sprawling city. A place some fear may be in danger. Kansas City’s Line Creek Forest is where various species of birds, squirrels, deer, minks, fish and turtles call...
Independence police looking for suspect in 18-year-old’s killing
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Independence, Missouri police release new photos of the man charged in the killing of 18-year-old Elayjah Murray. Jackson County prosecutors allege Eric R. Phillips II killed Murray in Independence last year and abandoned her body. Murray would be turning 19 on Saturday, March 7. Her grandmother...
