Former gymnast creates adaptive Pilates class for wheelchair users in KC
A former Kansas City gymnast is transforming the fitness world by bringing adaptive Pilates to wheelchair users, creating inclusive spaces where many previously felt unwelcome.
2 dead, 1 injured after shooting in Kansas City, Kansas; investigation underway
Detectives with the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department are investigating a shooting that left two people dead and one injured Saturday morning.
Surveillance video shows SUV crash through building at high speed
Surveillance video captured the moments Thursday morning when a speeding SUV crashed into a Kansas City, Kansas, building.
Cats missing after Spring Hill house fire triggers believed ammunition explosions
SPRING HILL, Kan. (KCTV) - Multiple cats are missing after a Spring Hill house fire sparked what are believed to be ammunition explosions. Johnson County Consolidated Fire District No. 1 says crews were called to the area of Woodland and W. 207th Ave. just after 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 28.
Anti-violence nonprofit offers reward in Kansas City 15-year-old’s unsolved homicide
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Weeks after a Kansas City teen was shot and killed, a Texas nonprofit is stepping up to help his family find justice. The Youth Peace & Justice Foundation, formerly the Uvalde Foundation for Kids, is offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest in 15-year-old Lucas Long’s...
The hype is up for this West Bottoms brewery opening in Overland Park
A much-anticipated Kansas City-based beer brewer is finally nearing its Johnson County debut. Stockyards Brewing is coming to 10310 Mastin St. The brewery and taproom moved into a space on the southeast corner of U.S. Highway 69 and 103rd Street, at the Wycliff West shopping center in Overland Park. There,...
KC was set to give major art project to non-local artist. Then community spoke...
On the north face of a new parking garage rising at 18th Street and Lydia Avenue, Kansas City has reserved a blank rectangle nearly the height of a three-story building, 29 feet tall by 20 feet wide. The space is slated for a permanent, wall-based public artwork intended as a gateway into 18th and Vine, a district...
Fire department issues urgent warning about accidental carbon monoxide poisoning: ‘Can quickly fill up...
"Make sure it's outdoors and downwind from any windows or doors." Fire department issues urgent warning about accidental carbon monoxide poisoning: 'Can quickly fill up the house with deadly levels' first appeared on The Cool Down .
Kansas City’s got another cold snap coming, and an ‘intense need’ for warming shelters
Kansas City is due for another cold snap this weekend, with dangerously low wind chill temperatures expected Friday into Saturday morning. Warmer temperatures during the week brought a reprieve for the city’s unhoused population and the organizations who serve them after last weekend’s winter storm brought...
Parents concerned about new Kansas City jail near schools
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Revolucion Educativa hosted a community forum on Thursday night in response to the Kansas City Council passing an ordinance that would put a new city jail around 3,000 feet from a school. They plan to move the jail site from I-70 and U.S. Highway 40...

















