Kansas City MO

Kansas City firefighters found an elderly man dead inside a burning house on New Year’s Day morning. According to a press release, firefighters responded to a reported house fire in the 3200 block of East 52nd Street shortly before 7:30 a.m. Thursday. “On arrival crews reported fire from the 2nd story of a 2-story...

Kansas City, Missouri, police say one person died Thursday and three others were hurt Wednesday night in crashes that were related to a chase near East 9th Street and Benton Boulevard Wednesday night.

The MERC Co+op in downtown Kansas City, Kansas, permanently closed Tuesday, leaving neighborhood residents without a nearby grocery store and trying to find solutions to food access challenges.

MERRIAM, Kan. (KCTV) - It’s hard to beat 12:01 a.m. on 1/1, so baby girl Peratt might just be the metro’s first newborn of 2026. According to AdventHealth Shawnee Mission, Ann and Cody Peratt started their new year by welcoming a daughter. Born at 6 pounds 7 ounces,...

GRANDVIEW, Mo. (KCTV) - Residents of a 16-unit apartment building in awoke early Thursday morning to a fire, the Grandview Fire Department says. Around 4:30 a.m. on Jan. 1, first responders were notified of an apartment fire in the 15400 block of Bellaire Avenue. Given the extent of the fire, it was upgraded to a...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Police are investigating to determine if an overnight shooting in Kansas City is the result of celebratory gunfire. Police said a person ended up at the hospital after being injured in a shooting near 31st and Kensington. Doctors treated the victim for minor injuries at a hospital before...

"Calls into question the validity of those claims." Residents fight back against concerning $12 billion project: 'Without sufficient study of short- and long-term impacts' first appeared on The Cool Down .

KANSAS CITY —Police in Kansas City investigating Christmas weekend homicide have identified the victim as 54-year-old Luis Cruz. Just before 2a.m Saturday, officers were dispatched to a shooting in the 3900 block of St. John Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, according to KCPD Sergeant Phil DiMartino. As officers...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Four victims were hit, and three were critically injured during the course of a police chase in Jackson County. The suspect is still on the run. The Kansas City Police Department said that around 10:18 p.m. on Dec. 31, officers with the Independence Police Department started pursuing a...

Kansas City, Kansas Police are investigating a homicide in the 1200 block of Central Avenue that happened late Wednesday night.