Overland Park KS

Advocates and city leaders are speaking out against kratom and its synthetic derivative, 7-OH. Mayor Quinton Lucas proposed a blanket ban in KCMO on selling the unregulated products.

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway is urging fans to take extra care when buying tickets for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY – A Kansas man pleaded guilty in federal court last week to illegally possessing a fully automatic pistol. Verdell D. Mays, 30, of Overland Park, Kansas pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of a machinegun,...

BELTON, Mo. (KCTV) - The owners of a pet boarding facility in Belton aren’t sure when they will be able to reopen after a fire at the business Sunday night. The Belton Fire Department rushed to rescue more than a dozen animals at Lily’s Play-N-Stay in the evening hours of Dec. 7. Police and firefighters initially...

With two more Open Mic Nights and more than a month left on its lease at Afterword Tavern & Shelves — a cozy corner hotspot where patrons leisurely bond over drinks and good reads — the popular Crossroads third-space isn’t finished telling its story despite losing the space to its new landlord, said Kate Hall.

A federal civil rights lawsuit is gaining national attention. The $70 million federal lawsuit alleges violations of the RICO Act and discrimination against Black businesses in Westport.

Investigators have deemed a man’s death suspicious after his body was found in the Washington-Wheatley neighborhood.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV/Gray News) — A Kansas City council member is expressing his disappointment with a new memo at City Hall regarding holiday decor. Nathan Willett took to social media Thursday to complain after City Manager Mario Vasquez told employees that no religious symbols would be on display this year.

PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kan. (KCTV) - The grappler police bumper was put to use again recently in Prairie Village to bring a stolen truck suspect into custody. The Prairie Village Police Department shared video Monday of the incident, which happened Thursday night just before 10 p.m. Video from a dash cam...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - A children’s choir at Grace Tabernacle Family Life Outreach Center discovered a racial slur spray-painted at the church Friday afternoon. Wyandotte County District Attorney Mark Dupree, who also serves as the church’s senior pastor, said the vandalism targeted his congregation. “It wasn’t...