Emergency responders to hold training exercise ahead of Kansas City FIFA Fan Festival
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Thousands of people will be at FIFA Fan Festival in less that two months. A large training exercise is planned for Tuesday, April 21, as emergency responders prepare for Fan Fest, and everything else the World Cup will bring to Kansas City. The training will...
Overland Park approves $6.6 million mobility enhancements to Metcalf, College
The Overland Park City Council approved a plan that aims to bring mobility improvements to Metcalf Avenue and College Boulevard.
Seeing helicopters, hearing unusual sounds in KC Tuesday? Here’s why
The grounds of the National World War I Museum and Memorial will be closed Tuesday for a law enforcement security exercise in preparation for Kansas City’s FIFA World Cup Fan Fest. KC2026 , the organization leading Kansas City’s FIFA World Cup host duties, will host the exercise in conjunction with law enforcement in preparation for the fan festival, which is slated to take place on...
Former KU track & field athlete Sharon Lokedi wins 2nd straight Boston Marathon
Former Kansas University track athlete Sharon Lokedi added to her decorated running career running career on Monday.
Nationwide hunt underway for dog believed to have been in shelter for 15 years
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - One dog in America has spent longer in the pound than most pups even live. A nationwide scavenger hunt is underway to find the dog who is believed to have spent 15 years without a family to call its own. This hunt is led by...
Kansas City Zoo welcomes three new otter pups
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium is introducing the public to the most ‘otterly’ adorable new additions. On Monday, the zoo took to social media to post about three new river otter pups that were born last month to Ursula, the zoo’s 8-year-old-North American river otter.
Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa Brace for Damaging Winds and Very Large Hail Thursday as...
OMAHA, Nebraska — The Great Plains and Midwest are staring down a significant severe weather return on Thursday, April 23 — and the threat corridor is locked in. Damaging winds, very large hail, and tornadoes are all possible across a zone stretching from Oklahoma City through Wichita, Kansas City, Omaha, and up toward Sioux Falls as a powerful storm system charges into the region.
Tuesday is the nicest day this week. First Warn for storms by Thursday
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A pleasant break from rain continues through Wednesday, but another chance for heavy rain and severe weather is on the way. A First Warn is in place for Thursday as our next storm system moves in with the potential for strong to severe storms. Tuesday:...
Caller thought man was coming ‘to kill her’ at Blue Springs school: court documents
A man accused of bringing a loaded gun into a Blue Springs elementary school Thursday is facing an unlawful use of a weapon charge in Jackson County court. The caller who reported the incident told police she believed the man was coming to the school to kill her. Cory Adams, 38, faces one count of unlawful use of a weapon after he allegedly brought...
One dead after fire at a home in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY—One person died in a house fire Tuesday in Kansas City, Missouri. Just after 3:30a.m. Kansas City Fire Deparatment companies were dispatched to a reported house fire in the 1600 block of Elmwood, according to Battalion Chief Riley Nolan. The first arriving company reported fire showing from the...

















