Overland Park KS

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...

Police in Overland Park are hoping the public can help identify a woman who was struck and killed by a motorist early Tuesday morning.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After years of delays, part of the Rock Island Bridge in the West Bottoms is set to open next month, bringing the world’s first entertainment and restaurant district built on a bridge to the Kansas City metro. The transformation of the 120-year-old railroad bridge...

Dozens of alleged murderers, child predators and other criminals were arrested during a law enforcement sweep of Kansas City.