Overland Park KS

Police in Overland Park say a boy accidentally fired a gun he found in his parents' car Thursday afternoon near Blue Valley Middle School.

Jade had to be kept in a coma for up to four days while the swelling went down in her face. Her parents played Taylor Swift’s cruel summer, when the unthinkable happened.

BELTON, Mo. (KCTV) - Following reports of local kids participating, the Belton Police Department is warning parents and drivers of the latest social media challenge for kids. BPD said kids have been seen recording videos of each other jumping in front of moving vehicles. “We want to stress that this...

As the Kansas City Irish Fest enters its 22nd year this weekend, the three-day event at Crown Center Square has plenty to celebrate — as well as one tragedy to remember. It was just before last year’s festival that local restauranteur and chef Shaun Brady, a 44-year-old native of Ireland who played a major role in...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - One man is behind bars, another remains in the hospital and a teenager is in custody after an armed robbery led to two separate high-speed chases, one of which was nearly fatal. Jackson County, Missouri, Circuit Court records filed on Wednesday, Aug. 27, indicate that...

The Overland Park police and fire departments, along with the FBI, are asking for help in an investigation of an “apparent arson attempt” earlier this month.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - On Tuesday, 31-year-old Dennis Mitchell III was arrested for allegedly killing Kansas City, Kansas, Police Officer Hunter Simoncic. His record shows he was in custody in Iowa weeks before the incident. KCTV5 Investigates obtained a booking sheet from the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office in...

Two children were killed and 17 others were injured in a mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis on Wednesday.

It’s been over six months since 26-year-old Mariah Cockshell was last seen. Police in Gladstone, where she lived, still have hope she will be found, but say they need the public’s help to locate her. Cockshell was last seen around 3 a.m. on March 22 in the area of East 54th Street and Prospect Avenue in Kansas City....

Inside of a former minimum prison facility, men are walking up and down light green, cinder-block hallways. Among them are 40-year-old Jose Zavala and his friend, 45-year-old Doyle Brown. Brown said the two didn’t hit it off when they first met. “I wanted to beat this guy up,” said...