Drivers for IRIS, Kansas City’s rideshare service, are suing over unfair work conditions
IRIS is a rideshare program, similar to an Uber or Lyft, that Kansas City uses to help riders fill the gaps of public transit. The service is managed through zTrip, which refers to drivers as independent contractors. But workers have said they're not being given either the freedom and flexibility of being self...
The importance of Kaw Point during Lewis and Clark’s Expedition
The Lewis and Clark Expedition has been intensely studied and written about over the past 220 years, but what they encountered right here in our neighborhood when there was no real settlement is worth modern-day exploring. Before the Expedition. There would be no Western Expansion without Lewis and Clark. In...
New barbecue restaurant in Kansas City’s Northland was a decade in the making
After a decade-long journey building his BBQ business — from a tailgate catering company to a just-opened brick-and-mortar restaurant. Wardell Hooks Jr. would only change one thing along the way: He’d have quit his full-time job sooner. “My thing is the joy,” said Hooks, founder of Off the...
Families line up to prepare students for first day with Kansas City Public Schools
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - On Saturday, dozens of parents and kids made their way to Central High School for the Kansas City Public Schools Enrollment Fair. Saturday was the last day for parents to enroll their students in transportation for the first day of school. There was a long...
USDA may move D.C. employees to Kansas City as part of a mass reorganization
Some of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 4,600 Washington, D.C.-based employees will soon be moving to the Kansas City area. In a video shared with employees on July 23, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced that more than half of the department’s D.C.-based employees will be relocated to five cities...
Time-lapse video shows stormwater runoff climb tunnel walls at Belton park
Heavy rainfall once again drenched parts of the Kansas City area early Friday morning, July 25, 2025.
Kansas City area once again under threat for severe storms, flooding rains
Severe thunderstorms with the possibility of high winds, small hail and flash flooding are once again on tap across the Kansas City region.
Mushrooms in the metro: what to do if they’re in your yard
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - With the recent rain, many metro residents have noticed more mushrooms pop up in their yards. It’s raising concerns for pet owners who fear their four-legged friends may get into a potentially toxic mushroom. KCTV sat down with Markis Hill, the Johnson County Kansas...
KCPD investigating after 17-year-old dies from injuries in July 20 shooting
The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department has launched a homicide investigation after a 17-year-old died from his injuries in a shooting that occurred on July 20.
BPU Water Dept. and UG flagged concerns 2 days before fatal trench collapse
A Kansas 811 ticket revealed that the BPU Water Department and Unified Government had safety concerns regarding the dig site where a fatal trench collapse occurred Thursday night in KCK.
