KC firefighters continue water search for possible drowning in Indian Creek
Kansas City firefighters resumed their search Sunday morning for a person who possibly drowned in a Kansas City stream after failing to locate them Saturday night. The Kansas City Fire Department was dispatched around 6:45 p.m. to Indian Creek, near 103rd Street and State Line Road on reports of a possible drowning,...
Teen dies after spending days in KC hospital with gunshot wound: Police
Kansas City Police are investigating a homicide after a teenager arrived at a hospital with a gunshot wound and died days later. Officers were notified of a man who had arrived in a private vehicle to a Kansas City hospital around 11:57 p.m. Sunday with a life-threatening gunshot wound. Medical staff notified...
KCFD, KCPD Bomb and Arson Unit investigating fire in 7900 block of Paseo
KCFD and the KCPD Bomb and Arson Unit are investigating a two-story apartment fire in the 7900 block of Paseo.
Drivers for IRIS, Kansas City’s rideshare service, are suing over unfair work conditions
IRIS is a rideshare program, similar to an Uber or Lyft, that Kansas City uses to help riders fill the gaps of public transit. The service is managed through zTrip, which refers to drivers as independent contractors. But workers have said they're not being given either the freedom and flexibility of being self...
The importance of Kaw Point during Lewis and Clark’s Expedition
The Lewis and Clark Expedition has been intensely studied and written about over the past 220 years, but what they encountered right here in our neighborhood when there was no real settlement is worth modern-day exploring. Before the Expedition. There would be no Western Expansion without Lewis and Clark. In...
New barbecue restaurant in Kansas City’s Northland was a decade in the making
After a decade-long journey building his BBQ business — from a tailgate catering company to a just-opened brick-and-mortar restaurant. Wardell Hooks Jr. would only change one thing along the way: He’d have quit his full-time job sooner. “My thing is the joy,” said Hooks, founder of Off the...
Federal judge approves settlement in wrongful death suit in police shooting
A federal judge approved a settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the mother of a man shot and killed by an Olathe police officer in December 2022.
Wyandotte County Sheriff’s deputy dies in shooting Saturday afternoon in KCK
A Wyandotte County Sheriff's deputy is dead after being struck by gunfire Saturday afternoon in Kansas City, Kansas.
Multiple people rescued from high water, vehicles after flash floods in Kansas City
Several water rescues took place overnight after flooding from heavy rainfall impacted drivers in Kansas City, a fire department spokesman said. The Kansas City Fire Department responded to 10 water rescues since 2:46 a.m., according to Battalion Chief Riley Nolan. Each of the rescues involved vehicles that were...
Looking for the perfect date night? Try these KC hot-spots loved by locals
Looking for a date night idea that goes beyond the basics? In a place as creative as Kansas City, there’s no shortage of memorable experiences if you know where to look. From late-night jazz lounges and rooftop cocktails in the Crossroads to nostalgic arcade bars and cafes tucked away in Midtown, the Kansas City area...
