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The 'KC Kids Eat' campaign, is an effort to provide snacks for students in the Kansas City Public Schools district.

Two pedestrians were struck early Tuesday night in Shawnee by a driver who lost control of the vehicle.

Kansas City, Missouri – Last week, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas joined residents, community leaders, and local officials to celebrate the start of the long-awaited Parade Park Homes redevelopment project. The occasion was a significant moment for one of the first Black cooperative housing developments in the...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - Wyandotte County workers could soon have more flexibility in where they choose to live. Officials are considering changes to a longstanding residency requirement. The county currently requires workers to live within county boundaries and move there within a year of being hired. The rule...

Kansas City's domestic violence court will be the first in the nation to implement a new program meant to reduce recidivism among abusive fathers. Why it matters: Domestic violence-related deaths in KCMO have reached record highs in recent years, with police fielding thousands of calls annually. Driving the news:...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Hurricane Melissa brought heavy floodwaters across southwestern Jamaica as the Category 5 storm killed at least seven people and left a Kansas City resident stranded with airports shut down. Kingsley McKennon, a Jamaican native who lives in Kansas City, found himself trapped at his family’s...

COOPER COUNTY, Mo - Two people from Kansas City are facing multiple charges in Cooper County following a traffic stop Sunday night. According to a probable cause statement, a state trooper pulled over a car on Highway 5 driven by 43-year-old Nathan Lortie for failing to maintain their lane. During the stop Lortie...

A Black elder stood in her doorway, a place the Sun Fresh closure on 31st & Prospect had rendered a boundary between her and dignity, and held the weight of what our people have always known: that when the state abandons you, you must build your own infrastructure. “We are...

KANSAS CITY —A Kansas City man faces charges for a fatal shooting that occurred in June. William E. Sipple, 40, is charged with one count of 2nd Degree Murder, one count of Armed Criminal Action, Unlawful Use of a Weapon, and one count of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, according to Jckson County Prosecutor Melesa...

Kansas City police have released new details in the case of a 15-year-old boy fatally shot on Sept. 2 . After “extensive investigation,” according to KCPD spokesperson Capt. Jake Becchina, investigators believe the fatal shooting of Isaiah Wilson occurred in Independence. Wilson arrived at St. Luke’s Hospital on...