Incident in Forgotten Homes Saturday Results in Homicide, Injures Three
BREAKING — Just after 4 p.m. this afternoon, Aug. 23, Kansas City Police Department (KCPD) officers dispatched to the 1700 block of E. 12th Terrace on a reported shots fired call for service. As officers were on their way to the scene this incident was updated to a shooting...
Girl struck by boat propeller in accident at Table Rock Lake
An 11-year-old girl from Olathe, Kansas, was seriously injured Saturday afternoon in a boating accident at Table Rock Lake south of Branson West. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the accident happened at 3:47 p.m. near Point 5 on the lake. Authorities said the girl had jumped off a 2022 Crest pontoon to...
Wayside Waifs rescues 34 dogs from overcrowded Arkansas shelter
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Wayside Waifs has returned to Kansas City with 34 dogs, including some puppies, after stepping in to help a struggling animal shelter in Arkansas that was overwhelmed and overcrowded. A team of four staff members and one volunteer, including Trisha Singer, left Wayside Waifs early...
Police investigate Saturday afternoon homicide near Paseo, 12th Street in KCMO
Police in Kansas City, Missouri, are investigating a homicide Saturday afternoon near The Paseo and E. 12th Street.
One dead, three injured in Kansas City shooting, stabbing
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Kansas City Police Department is investigating an incident that left one dead and three more injured. At around 4 p.m., officers were called to the 1700 block of East 12th Terrace on a shots fired call. While in route, the call was upgraded to a shooting. Additional call notes indicated...
Whataburger Opening New Restaurant Next Month on the South Side of Gardner
The Gardner location will be the Texas burger chain’s sixth restaurant in Johnson County. Gardner will soon be the latest city to welcome an eagerly anticipated, long-awaited Whataburger restaurant. The new location will open Sept. 8 on the rapidly growing south side of Gardner. In just a few years,...
I Was Pleasantly Surprised by This Artistic Trail in Kansas
Kansas hiking is its own kind of gallery. Konza Prairie frames the horizon in tallgrass waves, the sort that tempt you to narrate in hushed, British tones. Shawnee Mission Park offers its glossy lake and well-behaved woods like a curated collection. Lovely, of course… though not exactly anything new. Then there’s the...
The Carrot Cakes At This BBQ Joint In Missouri Are So Good, You’ll Want...
When a barbecue restaurant becomes famous for dessert, you know something magical is happening in that kitchen. Q39 in Kansas City’s Midtown has achieved the impossible: creating carrot cake so extraordinary that people drive across Missouri just to end their meal on the sweetest possible note. This isn’t your...
Belton License Office moves to new location
The Belton License Office has moved to a cabin down the road. On Wednesday morning, the Belton Chamber of Commerce and City of Belton celebrated the official grand opening of the newly relocated Department of Motor Vehicles at 347 N. Scott Ave. That location had previously been known as the Family Cabin Restaurant,...
Woman accused of murder in 3-year-old’s drug-related death receives sentencing for Walmart theft
LEAVENWORTH COUNTY, Kan. (KCTV) - A Leavenworth woman who was arrested earlier this week for an alleged drug-related death of a three-year-old has now been sentenced for a previous theft. Leavenworth County District Attorney Todd Thompson announced that 40-year-old Tara Ann Huerta stole more than $1,500 in...
