Kansas City’s jazz legacy lives on in historic 18th and Vine district
The 18th and Vine Jazz District in Kansas City continues to draw musicians and visitors from around the world.
Overland Park house fire leaves 3 displaced; 2 hospitalized
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (KCTV) - Firefighters battled a two-alarm house fire early Thursday morning that displaced three and hospitalized two others for smoke inhalation. Overland Park Fire Department units were dispatched to a house fire at 186th and Lamar shortly after 1 a.m. on Feb.5. Upon arrival, firefighters found...
Johnson County sees the most suicide deaths by gun in 20 years. Prevention efforts...
Shana Burgess cautions people from putting too much stock in year-to-year fluctuations in the number of Johnson County residents who died by suicide. “No matter what, one death by suicide is one too many,” says the director of Prevention and Community Relations at the Johnson County Mental Health Center. “Behind...
Meet the Kansas City creator who sells her colorful ceramics all over the country
Priscilla Butler, 30, who goes by Lila with her family, never considered herself a creative person before she started her art business, LilasClayground. “I do this all by myself. I don’t have any employees; the exception (is) my dad coming to help me pack orders,” she said. Over the past six years, @LilasClayground...
Panasonic De Soto facility looking for 100 skilled technicians at hiring fair
KSHB 41 reporter Olivia Acree covers portions of Johnson County, Kansas. Share your story idea with Olivia. — Panasonic is ramping up its hiring efforts at its electric vehicle battery manufacturing facility in De Soto. The company currently employs 1,400 workers at the facility, which has been operating two EV...
KC man gets 32 years in murder-for-hire and firearm case
A Kansas City, Missouri, man has received a combined federal prison sentence of 32 years after convictions tied to a murder-for-hire conspiracy, illegal firearm possession, and violations of prior federal supervision. Thomas D. Clegg, 42, was sentenced in federal court by U.S. District Judge Beth Phillips to 30 years...
‘Dead last’: KC passes ordinance to overhaul ineffective approach to homelessness
Anyone who has lived long in Kansas City — a city proud of its fountains, parks, first-rate sports teams and barbecue — could not help but see that it has also become a city with a burgeoning population of people experiencing homelessness. Huddling downtown against the cold and heat. Raising sprawling, and, in some...
KCPD: Driver dies days after crash with suspected impaired driver
KANSAS CITY—A driver injured in an accident just after 10:30a.m. Sunday in Kansas City, Missouri has died. According to KCPD Sergeant Phil DiMartino, a blue Jeep Cherokee was westbound on 43rd and entered the intersection at Paseo from a stop sign. A northbound white Chevrolet Equinox traveling at a high rate of...
The best Mexican restaurant in Kansas is this KCK taco shop, new ranking says
The Kansas City, Kansas Taco Trail includes the best Mexican restaurant in the state , according to a new ranking from a popular food review website. Tasting Table, which provides recipes, reviews and dining advice to its readers, ranked the “ The Absolute Best Mexican Restaurant In Every State In The US .” The...
Man who ran over KCPD officer with ATV sentenced to 19 years in prison
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Kansas City man will spend 19 years in prison for running over a police officer with an ATV during a traffic stop. Kendall Coleman, 28, of Independence, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Feb. 5, to second-degree assault and aggravated fleeing, according to Jackson County Circuit Court records.
