LISTEN: KC Mayor Lucas looks to more patrols and better parking lot safety after...
Mayor Quinton Lucas joined Kansas City’s Morning News today, where we asked him about what’s being done about the continuing scourge of gun violence.
Missouri feds warning of purple fentanyl
(Kansas City, MO) — Federal drug agents are warning about a new fentanyl threat. The executive director of the Midwest High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) in Kansas City is warning about a new packaging for the deadly drug fentanyl. Daniel Neill says dealers are mixing fentanyl mixed with lidocaine and...
Kansas automotive shop seized for $450,000 tax debt
Kansas tax agents and local deputies seized assets from a Shawnee automotive customization and repair shop that owed more than $450,000 to the state.
Food Network says this Kansas City pizzeria makes one of America’s Top 50 slices
A local Kansas City pizzeria has made the Food Network’s list of 50 best slices to try around the country. Waldo Pizza was selected as the slice to try in Missouri. They were highlighted for their all-you-can-eat lunch buffet and for being one of the few places in where guests can order St. Louis-style pizza, known...
KCMO mayor talks proposed ordinance to curb crime in entertainment districts
On Thursday, Mayor Quinton Lucas introduced an ordinance to create new requirements for surface parking lots in the city's entertainment districts and the Central Business District Area.
KCPD investigating shooting near 13th & Grand; 2 men dead, 3 others injured
The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department is investigating a shooting in the area of 13th Street and Grand Boulevard in downtown Kansas City.
Grandview Fire Department received grant money to pay for new turnout gear
The Grandview Fire Department received $19,496 in grant funding to purchase new turnout gear for their firefighters.
The early history of Olathe
Prior to the commencement of the Civil War in 1861, the vicinity around Kansas City was a hotbed of activity due to pro-slavery and anti-slavery sentiments igniting along the Missouri-Kansas border. The beginning of what would become known as Bleeding Kansas was generated by white settlement starting in 1854 in...
Jackson County leader: Royals future may depend on recall vote
Friday was exactly two years since the Royals shared where they wanted to build their new stadium.
Two Charged with Murder After Toddler’s Fentanyl Death in Kansas
Two people have been charged with murder for the fentanyl death of a toddler in March in Leavenworth, Kansas. “The Leavenworth Police Department arrested 40-year-old Tara Huerta on Friday. The Kansas City Police Department arrested Kenneth Hedgecock, 34, days later,” WTVM reported. The arrests occurred after a...
