Parade Park Homes receives nearly $9M in funding but can’t start demolition yet
Parade Park Homes was awarded almost $9 million in combined federal, state and HOME funding, but the funding approval has delayed the planned demolition.
In final 2025 meeting, KC Board of Police Commissioners will tackle homicide rate
The Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners is set to host its final scheduled meeting of 2025 on Tuesday, with agenda items focused on the city’s homicide rate and several crime-fighting initiatives. The police board is also scheduled to discuss staffing issues, as well as an update on its budget request to the...
Woman trampled in Chiefs rally shooting sues Kansas City, Union Station
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A woman who said she was trampled during the Chiefs rally shooting has sued Kansas City and Union Station claiming there was inadequate security at the event. Jackson County, Missouri, Circuit Court records filed on Monday, Dec. 15, show that Alexandrea Springfield, 33, has filed...
With deep jazz roots and a UNESCO City of Music designation, KC’s musicians say...
Kemet Coleman, a local musician, urbanist and co-owner of Vine Street Brewing Co., thinks Kansas City is in need of a rebrand. “The brand right now is City of Fountains, and it needs to be City of Music,” Coleman says. Many cities of a similar size and musical...
Historic inauguration in Kansas City, Kansas welcomes new mayor, commissioners
Kansas City, Kansas, witnessed an historic moment Monday as Christal Watson was sworn in as the first Black woman to serve as mayor/CEO of the Unified Government.
KCK archbishop reinstates suspended priest after investigation – but with limits
The leader of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas has reinstated a priest who was temporarily removed in August , saying investigations found that he violated no civil or church laws. But along with the reinstatement, Archbishop Shawn McKnight placed some restrictions on the Rev. Jerry Arano-Ponce’s...
Missouri man sentenced to 10 years for $174M physician kickback scheme
A Missouri man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for orchestrating a Medicare fraud scheme that generated more than $174 million in genetic testing claims, according to a Dec. 12 news release from the U.S. Department of Justice. What happened?. Jamie McNamara, 50, of Kansas City, owned and operated...
JCC Association warns Royals stadium could have ‘devastating’ impact on The J in Overland...
A national group of Jewish Community Centers is urging the Royals and elected officials to consider other locations beyond a much-watched Overland Park site for a future ballpark. In a letter addressed to Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and Lt. Gov. David Toland, who also serves as the Secretary of Commerce...
KCFD battles early-morning apartment fire on East Linwood
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Kansas City Fire Department responded to a reported apartment fire at 33rd and East Linwood Boulevard just west of Central High School at midnight Monday, Dec. 15. Crews arriving on scene reported smoke and flames showing from the second floor of a three-story apartment...
Kansas City news anchor’s documentary focuses on the women serving in Vietnam
Approximately 11,000 women served on the ground in the Vietnam War — 90% of them as volunteer nurses. But their contributions during the 20-year war have long been overlooked. It wasn’t until 1993, nearly two decades after the war’s end, that a monument to the women who served during...
