Leawood lowers speed limit on busy road after death of boy on scooter last...
A stretch of Lee Boulevard between 81st Street and 103rd Street now has a lower speed limit in the latest effort by Leawood officials to address parents’ demands for pedestrian safety. The council unanimously voted last week to lower the speed limit from 35 to 30 miles an hour,...
Former Kansas City postal worker pleads guilty in stolen checks scheme
Court documents say 30-year-old Shawneasha L. Watson pled guilty to attempted ban fraud for altering and depositing stolen checks into her bank account.
From 70s to ice: Why this weekend’s winter storm could snarl Kansas City travel
Things are about to get messy in Kansas City as a powerful winter storm targets the metro Sunday, but whether you see rain, snow, or ice will depend on where you live — and just how cold it gets, according to the National Weather Service. But before the wintry blast, the metro will make a run at record temperatures...
May Milling Co., Grandview’s oldest business, closes
“I’m going to retire and nobody wants to run it. So, it’s time.”. Nothing smells like an old feed store. Through the front door of May Milling in Grandview, your nose is greeted by nearly a hundred years of molasses, grains and seed, an invisible fog that brings to mind both the abundance of life around us and a time...
Man sentenced to life for deaths of 6 Kansas City firefighters will walk free
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A man serving life in connection with the deaths of six Kansas City firefighters will soon walk free. The United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri vacated Richard R. Brown’s life sentence. The court resentenced Brown to time served. Brown was...
Kansas City, MO Weather Alert: Are Missouri’s 2 Largest Cities About To Get Hit...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Kansas City, Missouri – Missouri’s two largest metro areas have less than 48 hours to prepare for a developing winter system that could bring ice, sleet and snow along the busy Interstate 70 corridor by 9...
A ban on mini liquor bottle sales in five Kansas City neighborhoods officially introduced
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Mayor Quinton Lucas and Councilwoman Melissa Robinson officially introduced an ordinance Thursday that would ban the sale of certain single-serve alcohol products in five Kansas City neighborhoods. KCTV5 has reported extensively on this. It would establish a Retail Alcohol Impact Area Plan...
Four people hurt in apparent drive-by shooting during church funeral service
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Two people were shot, another was injured, and an officer was hurt inside a north Kansas City church during a funeral service for a homicide victim. The Kansas City Missouri Police Department responded to New Beginning Apostolic Church at 11:15 a.m., 200 N. Bales Avenue in Kansas City.
Avoid the Area: Fatal pedestrian crash closes northbound I-35 in Claycomo
A fatal pedestrian crash has shut down northbound I-35 in Claycomo, and the closure could last for hours.
Couple was banned from a restaurant after a dispute. All they wanted was a...
How did a Valentine’s Day dispute over dinner reservations lead to an interracial married couple from Kansas City being banned from the Wandering Vine at The Castle restaurant in Shawnee? Almost two weeks after Shawnee police responded to a verbal dispute at the restaurant, Michael and Johanna Kelley are still not...

















