Crews respond to significant street flood in Grandview
GRANDVIEW, Mo. (KCTV) - Crews in Grandview responded to a significant residential street flood on Friday following the city’s initial overnight and morning round of rain. The City of Grandview alerted residents to a street closure at E. 129th Street and Oakland. The closure was shared with residents just...
Chef J planning Northland BBQ experience: His training was Italian, his passion fire
After six years as a mostly weekend only, lunch-to-sellout barbecue operation in the West Bottoms, Chef J BBQ is ready to give the metro its first traditional outdoor smokehouse restaurant. The new North Kansas City venue will feature live fire, offset smokers set up next to a large outdoor patio where customers can...
1 dead, another critically injured as death investigation underway at Jackson County jail
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A death investigation is underway at the Jackson County Detention Center after an overnight incident. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said corrections officers were conducting scheduled bed-checks at approximately 2 a.m. Saturday when they discovered two inmates unresponsive inside a...
NWS: EF-0 tornado developed in northern Shawnee before crossing into KCMO
The National Weather Service revealed Saturday that an EF-0 tornado developed in northern Shawnee before crossing into Kansas City, Missouri, during a storm system late Friday night.
Overland Park high school students care for dementia patients in unique program
Overland Park students are working in a special program where they're re-imagining what it means to take care of your brain.
No tornado, but strong storm leaves downed trees and damage in Johnson County
A severe storm late Friday night that prompted a tornado warning sent Johnson Countians scrambling to their basements and kept firefighters busy with at least two homes hit by trees and numerous issues with power lines. The National Weather Service initially issued a tornado watch for the entirety of the...
Four people displaced after lightning strikes Olathe home Friday afternoon
OLATHE, Kan. (KCTV) - Fire officials reported no injuries after an apparent lightning strike Friday afternoon at a home in Olathe. The Olathe Fire Department reported that just before 12:30 p.m., firefighters responded to a house fire for a lightning strike investigation in the area of 143rd Street and Pflumm Road.
‘Oldest Kansas City’ book offers a guide to some of the city’s historic treasures
Did you know that the City Market in Kansas City pre-dates the Civil War? Or that the Kansas City Renaissance Festival out in Bonner Springs is the longest running festival in the Kansas City region?. In author Katy Schamberger's book "Oldest Kansas City," released late last year, she highlights many...
Rockhurst, Lee’s Summit survive semifinal scares to meet in District 6 Championship
The top two seeds have punched their tickets to the Class 6, District 6 championship game, but neither the Rockhurst Hawklets nor the Lee's Summit Tigers had an easy path to get there. Rockhurst survived an early upset scare against Summit Christian Academy, 52-35, while the Tigers had to overcome...
Northeast News Exclusive: Liberty Memorial Explosives Suspect Attended Alta Vista High School
The man charged after explosive devices were discovered in a trash can outside the National World War I Museum and Memorial near Liberty Memorial has previously unreported ties to a Northeast Kansas City high school. While several media outlets have described suspect Owen I. Canizales Argueta as being from Richmond,...

















