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Weeks after Kansas City publicly pushed back against the possibility of turning a local warehouse into a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center, city officials are looking more critically at their own jail project. At first glance, some City Council members drew parallels between ICE facilities...

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Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Kansas City, Missouri – Drivers across parts of the central Plains and Midwest may face dangerous thunderstorms Friday afternoon and evening as a powerful severe weather setup develops capable of producing...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A multi-vehicle crash involving a Kansas City Area Transportation bus sent two people to the hospital Thursday morning. First responders received word of the crash just after 9:30 a.m. Thursday near the intersection of E. 39th Street and Benton Boulevard in Kansas City, Missouri. A...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Kansas City’s most popular theme park has a new owner. Six Flags announced on Thursday morning that it is selling seven of its parks across the country, including Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, Missouri. Six Flags stated that it has “entered into definitive...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One person is dead and two others are seriously injured following a crash on Wednesday evening in Independence. The crash was reported just after 5:40 p.m. near the intersection of southbound Noland Road, north of 35th Street. The Independence Police Department said the crash happened...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Kansas City man faces up to 140 years in prison after 20 homemade explosives were found near the Liberty Memorial. Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson said Owen I. Canizales Argueta, 22, was charged on Wednesday, March 4, with 20 counts of possession of an illegal explosive.

James Beard-nominated chefs Johnny and Helen Jo Leach know full-well what Happy Gillis meant to the community. Craving breakfast this summer, the Leach family headed down to 549 Gillis St. for a bite with their daughter (it was her request, actually). Standing on the stoop, they pulled on the door to find the...

KC Strings, one of the most iconic downtown Merriam businesses, is selling the prominent Merriam Drive storefront to the city. The Merriam City Council on Feb. 23 in a 7-0 vote approved the purchase of KC Strings — one of the most well known businesses in the entire downtown area — in order to prepare for future...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Kansas City Planning Commission has unanimously approved plans for a nearly 100,000-square-foot Dillons grocery store at the corner of North Oak Trafficway and Shoal Creek Parkway - a 12-acre site that‘s set empty for years. Delivery driver Desmond Warren said the area lacks...