Kansas City MO

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - An Elsberry man with a multi-state theft record will spend years behind bars for retail thefts and burglaries across Clay and Platte counties. Jason W. Beach, 52, was sentenced to 6 years in prison on May 6, 2026, following convictions tied to a string of thefts at area stores in late 2024, according to Clay County Prosecutor Zachary Thompson...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A vacant, city-owned lot in the Hospital Hill neighborhood will soon be developed for a mixed-income apartment community. On Thursday, 25 Campbell Partners, a subsidiary of Riverstone Platform Partners, announced plans for The Ascent, a 144-unit mixed-income apartment community. The planned community is set to be built at 25th and Campbell streets on Hospital Hill, bringing...

The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department is investigating the late death of a man who was shot in late April.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Kansas City woman who set fire to a southern Kansas City warehouse pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday. Thirty-year-old Dara S. O’Connor pleaded guilty to one count of knowingly possessing two destructive devices. Court documents accused O’Connor of trying to destroy a warehouse...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A shooting victim from an apparent aggravated assault on April 29 has died, prompting the Kansas City Missouri Police Department to open a homicide investigation. On Thursday, KCPD said Robert R. Smith, a 34-year-old man, died from his injuries suffered in a shooting on April...

Health agencies across Kansas City, Kansas and Missouri say they are monitoring an outbreak of hantavirus on an Argentina-based passenger cruise ship.

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (KCTV) - A Merriam man is going to jail after a Facebook Marketplace tractor sale turned into threats targeting a family’s children. Matthew E. Nelson, 50, was sentenced on Wednesday, May 6, to 60 days in jail, followed by 1 year of supervised probation, the Leavenworth County Attorney’s Office announced.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Inspectors spent Thursday afternoon in an East Kansas City neighborhood after fire damaged a house. Firefighters responded to the house fire near E. 40th Street and Elmwood Avenue shortly after 1 p.m. Crews reported seeing smoke coming from the second floor of the house when they pulled up to it.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A nearly 14-year veteran with the Westwood Police Department has passed away. In a Facebook post, Westwood Police in Kansas announced Officer Christopher Bishop died from a medical emergency while at his home on May 3. Officer Bishop served with the Westwood Police Department for...

Authorities have released the booking photos for Ashley Mack and Mia Shaw, the two sisters charged in connection with a violent shootout at a Northeast Kansas City smoke shop last month. While Shaw was taken into custody shortly after the incident, Mack’s mugshot was previously unavailable as she remained hospitalized under guard due to injuries sustained during the attempted robbery.