Kansas City man drowns after falling off dock at Lake of the Ozarks
A Kansas City man fell off a dock and drowned at Lake of the Ozarks early Saturday morning, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. State troopers responded to the 38 mile marker of Fan Hollow Cove in Camden County around 12:15 a.m. following a reported drowning. According to a highway patrol incident report...
Food Network recognizes Kansas City pizza restaurants as tops in Missouri, Kansas
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - We know the Kansas City area is famous for its barbecue, tacos and even Italian food. One national publication has recognized two local pizza establishments as having the best slices in their states. The Food Network’s 50 States of Pizza Slices compiled its top pizza...
Royals legend Frank White announces he’s cancer-free after 2022 diagnosis
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Royals Hall of Famer and Jackson County, Mo.’s top politician said he is free of cancer after he was diagnosed with the disease three years ago. In a statement, County Executive Frank White, Jr. said that he was diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2022, had a kidney removed and is now...
Another fire at the same apartment building in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY —Authorities are investigating the cause of an apartment fire in Kansas City, Missouri. Just before 10a.m. Friday crews responded to a reported apartment fire located at Truman Road.and Woodland, according to Battalion Chief Riley Nolan. Crews reported heavy fire and smoke from two story vacant structure....
KC leaders say 200-unit condo could one day be part of new Barney Allis...
Examine any plans for the new Barney Allis Plaza that, for the last year, has been under construction in downtown Kansas City, and those plans will show everything — or almost everything — that the $118 million project is set to deliver : A new 583-space underground parking garage, a 3.3-acre park the size of a full...
KC herbalist turned backyard garden into an apothecary and tea house in midtown
Editor's Note: This interview is part of an ongoing Star series highlighting Kansas Citians from historically underrepresented communities and their impact on our region. The series builds on The Star's efforts to improve coverage of local communities. Do you know someone we should interview? Share ideas with our...
Kansas City, Kansas, activists fight global company’s plans for industrial waste recycling facility
Activists and community members are attempting to shield a historic Kansas City, Kansas, neighborhood from further industrialization as a recycling company, touting a new age of environmentalism, tries to wedge its way into a local warehouse. Reworld, a global industrial waste company, wants to open a processing and...
ReLeaf’s reliable revolving door
ReLeaf Resources Dispensary curates a menu of high-quality cannabis catered to Kansas City cannabis users. When it comes to providing high-quality cannabis to Missourians, ReLeaf Resources Dispensary never shoos customers away. As the only dispensary in the Kansas City metro operating 24/7, 365 days a year, cannabis...
Federal grand jury indicts five in Kansas City drug-trafficking case
Five individuals from Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas City, Kansas, have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their alleged involvement in a large-scale drug-trafficking conspiracy that included sales to an undercover federal agent. One defendant also faces multiple firearm-related charges. The superseding...
Plan for new homes at 127th and Nall faced pushback from neighbors. Now, it...
An undeveloped lot at 127th Street and Nall Avenue in Overland Park, surrounded by single-family homes and other residential uses, could become a small group of homes through an infill development project. An infill development occurs when a developer embarks to build something on a vacant property already surrounded...