Kansas attorney general asks for federal investigations into four public schools over ‘social transitioning’...
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is asking for federal investigations into several public school districts this year. Kobach issued a press release on June 24 that he is requesting the U.S. Department of Education’s (DE) Office for Civil Rights to investigate four school districts for their...
Woman drowns after mower she was riding rolls into a Kansas City creek
A woman died after the mower she was on tumbled into Brush Creek over the weekend, police and fire officials said. The accidental drowning occurred about 1:35 p.m. Saturday near Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Prospect Avenue , Capt. Jake Becchina, a spokesman for the Kansas City Police Department. At the...
KCPD Vehicle Pursuit Concludes at Independence Avenue Auto Shop
BREAKING — Just after 3 p.m. on Tuesday, June 24 Kansas City Police Department (KCPD) Central and East Parol Division (EPD) officers responded to Advance Auto Parts, 2661 Independence Ave., on what appeared to be the conclusion of a vehicle pursuit. Over six KCPD vehicles along with a helicopter...
‘We’re tired of this’: Community organizations address crime and violence along Prospect
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - After a mass shooting took place at 35th and Prospect Avenue last weekend, the city saw another violent weekend. Six people were killed, and five others were hurt, leaving families mourning and community leaders saying enough is enough. City and county leaders gathered Monday morning...
Court Documents: Man attempted to strangle woman he dragged into hotel room
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Grandview man has been accused of attempting to strangle a woman as he dragged her inside a Kansas City hotel room. Jackson County, Missouri, Circuit Court records filed on Saturday, June 21, indicate that DeAndre M. Nolen, 26, of Grandview, has been charged with kidnapping in connection...
Family, friends searching for missing KC man: ‘We just want him to come home’
Friends and family are looking for Kansas City man Nate Hubert, who went missing on Saturday after not showing up to work. The 32-year-old Hubert was last seen Friday in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, by his co-workers, according to police. Hubert works as data analyst for FEMA, and he was in Cape Girardeau helping with...
Kansas City, Kansas, boy beats survival odds thanks to fast response, help
A Kansas City, Kansas, family knows first-hand the importance of quick thinking after a boy survived after being underwater for nearly nine minutes.
Whiteman Air Force Base surrounding community ‘proud’ of B-2 bombers after Iran mission
U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirits supported Operation Midnight Hammer in Iran and then returned home to Whiteman Air Force Base. 100+ tow trucks form funeral procession across Kansas City, honoring late industry veteran. Updated: 4 hours ago. |. More than one hundred drivers came together to honor Robert “Bobby” Jenkins,...
‘A free for all’: Witnesses describe weekend shootings, ideas for solutions
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - 18th and Vine District residents are calling for the same safety measures practiced at other entertainment districts across the metro to be applied to them, after a deadly shooting. Pieces of crime scene tape still linger in an empty lot along 19th and Vine Street,...
Former educator taught KCK children for 30 years. She deserves a dignified farewell |...
Marva Jean Shaw was a longtime educator and Bible school teacher in Wyandotte County. LaVance Anderson , one of Shaw’s former Sunday school students, vividly recalls when Shaw let the then teenager borrow her car to go on a date. “It was a yellow Camaro,” Anderson said. “How crazy is that?” Shaw died June 16 at 83....
