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As a string of high-profile shootings jolts the city into international spotlight, health providers and victim advocates hope it can be a wakeup call. The post Kansas City’s gun violence problem looms over World Cup appeared first on The Beacon .

A Kansas City man who was convicted of stabbing two men inside a restaurant in Pulaski County is sentenced to four years in prison. It was in April when a jury found Patricio Padilla, 47, guilty of first-degree assault, second-degree assault, and two counts of armed criminal action. The jury recommended a sentence of e

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Kansas City driver is in critical condition after a collision went dangerously wrong. The Kansas City Police Department says emergency crews arrived near 13th and Indiana Ave. just after 10:20 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24, to find a gray Hummer H2 had been backing out of a driveway.

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While different pockets of the Kansas City area are reporting varying sales numbers , many businesses in Johnson County are seeing an uptick. The amount the World Cup has positively impacted businesses depends on whom you ask. But on the whole, it appears several shops — though not all — in the Johnson County suburbs a

Madison Moore’s pastry case may look familiar at first glance. She makes scones, croissants and muffins. But the pastries that have helped build a following for her mobile bakery business, Mahalo Mornings, are malasadas, the light, fluffy Portuguese-style doughnuts that are a beloved staple in Hawaii. “Sharing them wit

Mission Hills attorney Peter E. Goss has pleaded guilty to driving drunk and causing a wrong-way crash that killed a 65-year-old Lee’s Summit man, according to court documents. The 47-year-old Goss pleaded guilty Monday in Johnson County Circuit Court in Missouri to one count of driving while intoxicated and causing th

Some museums make you feel informed. Others make you feel small in the sweetest possible way. This Kansas museum turns tiny details into big nostalgia, creating the kind of miniature wonderland that can pull visitors straight back to childhood without trying too hard. There is something irresistible about seeing little

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A local family is now suing the man convicted in connection with a 19-year-old’s 2023 shooting death in Kansas City. Jackson County Circuit Court records show that a petition was filed on Tuesday, June 23. According to the petition, Kadin Hatch, 20, shot and killed Deion Miles on May 29, 2023,

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A police investigation focused on a Kansas City cemetery. Officers with the Kansas City Police Department spent Wednesday morning, June 24, at Mt. Washington Cemetery near 24 Hwy and Brookside Blvd. A spokesperson for the department confirmed the large number of officers and department vehicle