Overland Park KS

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Kansas City woman pled guilty in federal court Wednesday to preparing and filing false income tax returns. The woman, 35-year-old Tanisha Spencer, is accused of preparing false income tax returns for people who contacted her through Facebook. The returns included fraudulent Sick Leave and...

Ninety-six hours have passed since 18-year-old Elayjah Murray's remains were found in a south Kansas City, Missouri, neighborhood.

— The city of Olathe has extended its open enrollment window to Wednesday, Dec. 3, for city retirees facing significant premium increases in their health insurance costs next year. A retired city employee first reached out to KSHB 41 about this last month, citing a recent Olathe City Council meeting.

An Overland Park man was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Riley County, Kansas, on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025.

A recent incident involving a survey call about a proposed stadium has sparked a discussion on social media. A user reported receiving a call from an Illinois number conducting a survey about the stadium. The user, who was strongly opposed to the stadium, claimed that the call was abruptly terminated after expressing...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (KCTV) - Around 60,000 Kansas City area children need Christmas toys, marking the highest demand ever in the metro. The Overland Park Convention Center says the surge represents a dramatic increase from just two weeks ago. Now, with less than 10 days until the Dec. 11 deadline, donations are...

Popular bookstore and bar Afterword Tavern & Shelves will soon close — at least for now. The spot in Kansas City’s Crossroads district, 1834 Grand Blvd., announced via social media that it would not operate at that location past Jan. 31. “After many grueling months of ‘what-ifs’ and ‘hope-nots’ — Afterword is closing...

A man died Wednesday after he was found with gunshot wounds in a Kansas City residential neighborhood, police said. Officers responded just before 1:30 a.m. to the 2500 block of Hardesty Ave after a caller requested an ambulance for someone lying on the ground. Officers found a man on the sidewalk, appearing to be...

In recent years, teens and young adults in Kansas City have been involved in high profile gun crimes and a slew of property crimes, leading community members and city leaders to express concerns about how the criminal justice system is working. “The juvenile justice system, it's a bit antiquated and...

Nearly two months after a jury recommended capital punishment, a Clay County judge on Monday formally sentenced Joshua Rocha to death for the 2022 killing of North Kansas City Police Officer Daniel Vasquez — a former Titan Protection “Avenue Angel” whose presence on Independence Avenue is remembered by many in the...