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BELTON, Mo. (KCTV) - The owners of a pet boarding facility in Belton aren’t sure when they will be able to reopen after a fire at the business Sunday night. The Belton Fire Department rushed to rescue more than a dozen animals at Lily’s Play-N-Stay in the evening hours of Dec. 7. Police and firefighters initially...

With two more Open Mic Nights and more than a month left on its lease at Afterword Tavern & Shelves — a cozy corner hotspot where patrons leisurely bond over drinks and good reads — the popular Crossroads third-space isn’t finished telling its story despite losing the space to its new landlord, said Kate Hall.

A federal civil rights lawsuit is gaining national attention. The $70 million federal lawsuit alleges violations of the RICO Act and discrimination against Black businesses in Westport.

Investigators have deemed a man’s death suspicious after his body was found in the Washington-Wheatley neighborhood.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV/Gray News) — A Kansas City council member is expressing his disappointment with a new memo at City Hall regarding holiday decor. Nathan Willett took to social media Thursday to complain after City Manager Mario Vasquez told employees that no religious symbols would be on display this year.

PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kan. (KCTV) - The grappler police bumper was put to use again recently in Prairie Village to bring a stolen truck suspect into custody. The Prairie Village Police Department shared video Monday of the incident, which happened Thursday night just before 10 p.m. Video from a dash cam...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - A children’s choir at Grace Tabernacle Family Life Outreach Center discovered a racial slur spray-painted at the church Friday afternoon. Wyandotte County District Attorney Mark Dupree, who also serves as the church’s senior pastor, said the vandalism targeted his congregation. “It wasn’t...

OLATHE, Kan. (KCTV) - Court records have revealed that several Good Samaritans protected an 85-year-old woman during a hammer attack at a grocery store parking lot. Johnson County, Kansas, District Court records indicate that Christopher A. Brewer, 50, has been charged with aggravated battery. The charges follow a...

Months after the closure of one of its Johnson County stores, cosmetics chain Beauty Brands is preparing to close another one. The Kansas City-based company will close its Shawnee store by the end of the month, according to employees at the store. Beauty Brands is closing at 15320 Shawnee Mission...

A pedestrian was critically injured after being struck by the driver of a car early Monday morning, Dec. 8.