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TOPEKA — Turner Elementary School teacher Lexcee Oddo is recognized as a highly skilled, family-focused and whole-brain educator who taught second-graders before focusing on students learning English as a second language. Those traits of educational devotion made her Kansas’ latest recipient of a $25,000 Milken...

Reality Check is a Star series holding those with power to account and shining a light on their decisions. Have a suggestion for a future story? Email our journalists at [email protected]. Have the latest Reality Checks delivered to your inbox with our free newsletter. A former Kansas City employee has filed a...

A man has died following a shooting late Sunday night at a convenience store in Kansas City, Missouri.

A Texas developer wants to revive the Plaza. But the plan could come at a massive cost for Kansas City schools and other government services. The post Massive tax break for Country Club Plaza would divert $188M in revenue from KC schools over 30 years appeared first on The Beacon .

While many associate the mafia with New York City's five crime families -- Genovese, Gambino, Lucchese, Colombo and Bonanno -- or the Las Vegas gambling scene, others may know the true history of the Heartland's ties to organized crime, particularly in Kansas City.

Four Texas cities are among the top 10 nationally seeing the highest number of homeowners pack up and move on, Realtor.com found.

The FIFA World Cup Final Draw gave fans a shorter list of teams that could be playing their matches in Kansas City

ODESSA, Mo. (KCTV) - A Kansas City, Kansas, man was ejected from his car and died following a police pursuit in Odessa early Sunday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, it happened before 4 a.m. on Old Highway 40 at Route M on December 7, 2025. Authorities say...

Sometimes, behind a tough exterior and a muscular build lies a heart that just craves love. That was certainly true for King Tut, a dog who spent almost 150 days in a Kansas City, Missouri shelter. Since the moment he was surrendered, all this misunderstood Pittie wanted was a friend.

An influx of holiday shoppers is just the start for Made in KC’s newly opened store inside Union Station, which is positioned to take advantage of coming FIFA World Cup traveler traffic. It's opening years after the local-first retailer’s owners first envisioned making the quintessential Kansas City destination a...