For these Kansas City bars and restaurants, the house feels emptier after losing beloved...
Around guests at the Kansas City distillery and cocktail bar he co-founded with his wife, Jeff Evans was an entertainer. He believed in Mean Mule Distilling Company so much that he once stood on the street corner during a slow First Friday evening hawking the bar’s margaritas to passersby, remembered his wife, Meg...
J.C. Hall certainly made his ‘mark’
As the holidays are beginning to wind down and the decorations are about to be put away once again, do you take a moment to look over those Christmas cards you received from friends and family? Those pretty cards that represent the holidays and family are so pretty, and many touch your heart as you remember friends...
Woman flips SUV in suspected DUI crash on Christmas Eve, escapes serious injury
LAWRENCE, Kan. (KCTV) - A suspected drunk driver flipped her SUV in the early morning hours of Christmas Eve and escaped serious injury after the vehicle slid 250 feet on its side. The Lawrence, Kansas, Police Department says a 25-year-old woman from Linwood was arrested after the dramatic crash near...
Man strikes light pole, dies in Christmas morning motorcycle crash in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - One man is dead following a Christmas morning motorcycle crash in Kansas City. According to the Kansas City Police Department, the incident occurred at approximately 4:10 a.m. on December 25 at 26th and West Pennway. A preliminary investigation reveals that the driver of a 2015...
KCFD rescues man stuck in mud, waist-deep water on Christmas Eve night
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Kansas City Fire Department rescued a man stuck in waist-deep water and mud on Christmas Eve night. The department was dispatched near the 8400 block of North Overland Court at 11:51 p.m. on Wednesday, December 24. On arrival, crews found a man who was in waist-deep water and stuck in...
Independence power restored after thousands of customers impacted on Christmas morning
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A power outage impacted thousands of customers in Independence on Christmas morning. According to the city of Independence’s power outage map, 2,168 customers were affected in the residential area surrounding Drumm Farm Golf Club. As of 12:15 p.m., the city of Independence’s outage viewer...
Kansas City 6-year-old starts grassroots effort to hand out ‘blessing bags’ to residents in...
When Ava-Rochelle Woodard rides through Kansas City with her parents, the 6-year-old pays attention. She notices people walking along the road, and when Ava sees someone who might need help, she asks a question that has grown into a community effort. “Do we have a bag in the car?” asks...
Patrol IDs man shot, killed after chasing officers with a knife
CASS COUNTY —The Missouri State Highway Patrol investigating a fatal officer shooting involving a member of the Belton Police Department. Just after 10a.m. Friday, police in the Kansas City suburb of Belton responded to a the 16,000 Block of Rebecca Lane to check the welfare of a subject possibly experiencing mental...
Lee’s Summit man out on bond after allegedly scamming elderly widows out of nearly...
BETHANY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Lee’s Summit man was arrested after he allegedly targeted elderly widows in Missouri and Iowa and was released the same day. Harrison County, Missouri, Circuit Court records indicate that Cory R. Kreiling, 21, faces multiple counts of financial exploitation of an elderly person. Investigators...
Port KC punts Country Club Plaza tax break vote after pushback from schools and...
The Port Authority of Kansas City backed off Monday from a vote on a sweeping tax incentive package for developers of the Country Club Plaza. Port KC’s special virtual meeting was attended by about 160 participants but was delayed for more than 17 minutes by a remote hack. The hack set a tone for a contentious...
