Jury finds man guilty in 2021 deadly shooting in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson announced Friday afternoon that the man charged with murder in the death of Ernest Gibson has been convicted. According to the prosecutor, the jury found 38-year-old Brandon Johnson guilty of second-degree murder and armed criminal action. The conviction...
Plaza neighbors say taller buildings could prevent area decline: ‘Change is hard’
A rendering released this week by the owners of the Country Club Plaza — showing a preliminary plan that would include hundreds of apartments and several new buildings rising 10 to 12 stories tall — has, in general, been met with two polarized responses. Some people seem to hate it, saying the tall buildings will...
KC group says data misrepresents Latino Kansans. A new project could change that
A community organization based in Wyandotte and Johnson counties wants to collect new data about Kansas’ Latino community. More specifically, the group is aiming to learn more about the educational, health, housing and labor outcomes among Latino Kansans. Why? To offer a clearer image on what life in Kansas really...
Police find woman dead inside vehicle after shooting in southeast Kansas City
A woman was found dead in a vehicle after a shooting in Kansas City’s Blue Hills neighborhood Thursday, police said. Officers responded just after 7:30 p.m. to E 55th Street and Wabash Ave on reports of the sound of gunshots. They found a vehicle in an alley in the middle of the block, said Capt. Jake Becchina, a...
Union Station’s massive holiday experience just got bigger. Get a first look
“Holiday Reflections” is lighting up the Union Station once again with its much-anticipated walk-through experience, filling 27,000 square feet of the station’s historic Grand Plaza. The immersive village highlights a reimagined 1920s Petticoat Lane with historic storefronts, dazzling holiday crowns reminiscent of...
KCTV5 anchor Carolina Cruz signs off as she heads out on maternity leave
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Friday was the last day for Carolina Cruz at KCTV5 — at least for a few months!. She is headed home to prepare for the arrival of her second child. Best of luck, Carolina, and we can’t wait for the good news!
Police ID victim who died after vehicle traveled off Kan. bridge
WYANDOTTE COUNTY —Law enforcement investigating a fatal accident that occurred just after midnight November 14 in Wyandotte County have released the name of the victim as 32-year-old Antonio Rutiaga-Leyva, according to Kansas City, Kansas Police. A vehicle was northbound in the 300 Block of North James Street at a...
Convicted felon sentenced to 115 months in federal prison for illegally having a handgun
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A convicted felon will spend over nine years in federal prison for illegally having a handgun he took into a store and placed on a shelf when he saw police officers in the store. A federal judge in Kansas City, Missouri, sentenced Shannon Price, 30,...
70+ mouse droppings, moldy cucumbers: Kansas City-area restaurant inspections
From dead cockroaches in the dining room to 2-month-old pesto, health inspectors in Missouri and Kansas found numerous violations at Kansas City-area restaurants last week. Dining establishments like sit-down restaurants, drive-thrus, gas stations and grocery stores are required to get food inspections, and...
The Plaza’s new vision, and tax break ask, worry some locals
Since purchasing the Country Club Plaza more than a year ago, the Gillion Property group has increased its security and made cosmetic repairs. Now, the company plans major construction that contrasts with the Plaza’s storybook atmosphere, and asking a Kansas City agency for $1.4 billion in tax breaks. The...
