Trader Joe’s confirms plans to open new location in Merriam
Trader Joe’s is officially opening a grocery store in Merriam. For the first time last week in a press release, the California-based grocery store confirmed plans to open a new location at Merriam Grand Station Marketplace. This is the Antioch Library redevelopment off of Shawnee Mission Parkway and Antioch Road.
Former officer arrested, charged with First-Degree Rape in Pettis County
A former law enforcment officer was arrested on Tuesday in connection with an alleged sexual assault that occurred in Pettis County. Former Belton Police Department officer Collin Kyle Goodsell, 28, of Peculiar, Mo., was charged with First-Degree Rape on Feb. 13, 2026. Goodsell was charged with allegedly forcing...
Kansas City man, convicted murderer sentenced for illegal ammunition possession
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Kansas City man who was convicted of second-degree murder over two decades ago is headed back behind bars for another crime. The U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday that 65-year-old David Degerald was sentenced to 33 months in prison without parole for being a felon in possession...
‘This is gonna be the spot.’ Coffee shop that’s a first for KC area...
Note to those who’ve never tasted Yemeni coffee: The taste is similar to its American counterpart, but it has a flavor profile commonly described as earthy and bold. In fact, Mocha, Yemen, is thought to be the birthplace of coffee as a beverage, and mochas are named as such because Europeans associated Mocha’s beans...
Status Nightclub closed by city officials after deadly shooting inside the club
Signs posted today on front and side doors of the Status nightclub in Kansas City, Missouri, state the club is closed "because it has been deemed unsafe by the building official."
“Give me your money” note backfires badly: Missouri man’s epic bank heist fail ends...
Missouri – A Missouri man has been sentenced in federal court after attempting to rob a local bank, bringing an end to a case that began with a brief but tense encounter inside the financial institution. Cleburn Bruce Greene, 51, received a prison term of 37 months without the...
Dog leads KCPD back to home of wandering toddler
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A four-legged hero emerged in Kansas City last week. The Kansas City Missouri Police Department said officers responded to a call for a wandering barefoot toddler last week. The toddler was found in the street, and while officers were trying to figure out the toddler’s identity and family, a...
Crews respond to apartment ceiling collapse in Shawnee, 3 people displaced
The Shawnee Fire Department and Johnson County MED-ACT responded to a reported structure collapse around 9:10 a.m. Thursday in Shawnee, Kansas.
Man dies after dog attack in Independence home
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (KCTV) - A man died after he was attacked by a dog in Independence on Wednesday afternoon. Independence police responded to a home in a neighborhood near E. Bundschu Road and N. Jones Road around 2:30 p.m. The dog was attacking the victim when officers arrived at the...
Two Missouri men arrested after Jackson County traffic stop
(KNZA)--Two men from Warsaw, Missouri, were arrested Monday evening following a traffic stop in Jackson County. Sheriff Tim Morse reported that just before 9:30 p.m., a deputy stopped a Chevy Cruze on U.S. 75 Highway near 134th Road. Deputies say illegal contraband was found inside the vehicle. The driver,...

















