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Clay County prosecutors charged a man with multiple felonies in a Northland crime spree that ended in a fatal wrong-way crash on Interstate 29 earlier in October.

JACKSON COUNTY, Mo. — Independence School District (ISD) voters will decide Tuesday whether they want their four-day school week to continue. In 2024, Missouri state leaders passed a bill that said large school districts need to get voter approval before having four-day school weeks for the 2026-2027 school year.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One study says Kansas City will be one of the five most dangerous places to go trick-or-treating this year. Action Network reviewed FBI uniform crime reports, sex offender databases and NHTSA’s fatality analysis reporting system. Kansas City got poor marks not just for violent crime, but for...

Two Kansas City, Kansas, men who were wrongfully imprisoned for nearly 16 years filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on Thursday against the city and the Unified Government of Wyandotte County, saying they were set up by former Police Detective Roger Golubski. Cedric Warren, 35, and Domonique Moore, 41, who...

KANSAS CITY — A Kansas City area teen is facing charges for bringing a loaded gun to a school. On Tuesday, a Belton Police Department School Resource Officer received information regarding a student bringing a firearm to night courses, according to a media release from Belton Police. The school resource officer team...

One in 11 Missourians and Kansans gets help feeding their families from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. But more than 800,000 recipients in the two states, along with people across the country are expected to miss their food assistance starting on Saturday, Nov. 1. But there are ways to get food and...

Picture this: smoky brisket sizzling on the grill, fluffy waffles drizzled with syrup, and the sweet smell of burnt ends filling the air. Welcome to Blind Box BBQ in Shawnee, Kansas, where brunch isn’t just a meal but a full-blown celebration. Every weekend, locals flock to this barbecue haven...

A former kitchen worker at the upscale Hereford House steakhouse in Leawood, Kansas, has been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for contaminating restaurant food with his bodily fluids and posting videos of the acts online. According to KCTV5, KSHB 41, and KMBC 9, Jace Hanson filmed himself under the username...

An 18-year-old Belton student has been charged with bringing a loaded pistol to a night class earlier this week.

Rain will move out of the Kansas City area on Wednesday , but wet roads could make for a messy morning commute. Drivers may want to dig out their ice scrapers, as colder weather and the possibility of frost are on the way. A low-pressure system centered just south of the Bootheel of Missouri is expected to shift east...