Kansas City MO

Fatal Shooting at Bally’s Kansas City Casino Parking Lot. Authorities in Kansas City are investigating a deadly shooting that occurred late Wednesday evening outside Bally’s Kansas City Casino. An 18-year-old man lost his life in this tragic event, and one individual has been taken into custody by the police.

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Kansas City’s police department is one of the deadliest in America. Researchers estimate KCPD kills people at a rate more than seven times higher than some departments, and a national Police Scorecard ranks it 495th out of 500 agencies—an almost failing grade in every category from accountability to use of force.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City man pleaded guilty to two counts of felony harassment in Jackson County Circuit Court on Wednesday, stemming from an incident in August 2025 where he was accused of chasing a car while driving an ATV. Court records show that Lonny Waits was...

Hearst Television’s local station in Kansas City has named Eric Graves as the newest anchor of its weekend morning news program “KMBC 9 FirstNews Weekend,” the company announced on Friday. Graves, a Lee’s Summit graduate, steps into the role after reporting extensively across the Kansas City metro...

A Kansas federal judge recently imposed penalties that included fines ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 upon attorneys responsible for mistakenly submitting a brief containing falsehoods created by artificial intelligence . Senior U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson in a Feb. 2 ruling spelled out penalties assessed to...

A Michelin-starred chef from Washington D.C. will bring a new Italian restaurant to Current Landing, the KC Current-based development underway along Kansas City, Missouri's riverfront.

A county legislator is demanding answers after a subsidized property was flipped to the Department of Homeland Security for an ICE detention facility.

Merriam Police are investigating after a man was found dead along the Turkey Creek Streamway Trail on Thursday afternoon. Captain Jerimiah Waters, spokesperson for the police department, told the Post that officers were called to the area by a person walking the trail, who found the man’s body just inside the woods,...

GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Quick Pick lottery ticket turned into an $11,000 jackpot for a Jackson County resident who discovered the win while casually checking numbers. The Missouri Lottery says the winner claimed the prize from the Feb. 2 Show Me Cash drawing. “I usually get a ticket...