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A tornado watch is in effect for the eastern half of Kansas and western parts of Missouri, with Kansas City stuck in the middle.

KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement are investigating another homicide in Kansas City, Missouri and a shooting victim died. Just before 11:30a.m. June 9, patrol officers were dispatched to the 3800 block of North Briarcliff Drive on a reported dead body, according to KCPD Sergeant Phil DiMartino. As officers arrived, they...

An Olathe man has been sentenced for his role in a years-long conspiracy to avoid U.S. export laws by filing false export forms.

PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kan. (KCTV) - On the eve of England’s arrival in Kansas City to their FIFA World Cup base camp, the suburb that will host them is updating residents on security notes. England, which will stay at The Inn at Meadowbrook Hotel and practice at Swope Soccer Village,...

Former Kansas City Councilwoman Joanne Collins was 89 when she was dragged to the ground during a March 2025 purse snatching. A 43-year-old man pleaded guilty this week to the crime, court records show. Zachary S. Locke of Kansas City pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of first-degree robbery of Collins, the first B

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A motorcyclist has been hospitalized after being ejected from his motorcycle Friday afternoon in the Northland. Officers with the Kansas City Police Department say the motorcyclist was traveling northbound on Northwest 82nd Street approaching North Hickory Avenue, just after 3:15 p.m., when he lost c

If you see construction cones while driving on Kansas City highways this summer, please don’t panic. There’s a way to go about it. A user on the Kansas City Reddit page recently posted about being frustrated with driving north on U.S. 169, asking other drivers to “learn what a zipper lane is.” They said that many drive

While Jackson County races to hear the last of homeowners’ appeals from the troubled 2023 property valuation cycle, some could be eligible for a class action lawsuit. The 2 023 property tax valuation cycle — and to a lesser extent, the 2024 and 2025 cycles — have been the subject of w idespread outrage in Jackson Count

A local family-owned thrift store chain will be closing its Raytown location this weekend. Maj-R Thrift at 7506 Raytown Road will be open through Sunday, according to owner Rhonda Edwards. After that, the crew will spend a few weeks moving and setting up the new location at 6220 Nieman Road at the Nieman Shopping Cente

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