Northbound 69 Highway closing for toll technology installation
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Heads up drivers, 69 Highway will be closed again to northbound traffic Thursday through the early morning hours. There’s some important testing going on. You may have noticed new signs or technology emerging along 69 Highway. Crews are now installing tolling technology this week.
Aubry, Kansas Ghost Town
You’ll find Aubry’s ghost town remains in modern-day Johnson County, Kansas, where it began as a Free-State settlement in 1857. During the Bleeding Kansas era, the town became a flashpoint for violence between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces. After Quantrill’s raiders struck in 1862, the Union Army established a...
Johnson County residents voice anger over rising property taxes at budget hearing
Correction: Comments made by one public speaker at the meeting, Michael Garrett, have been changed to make clear he was referring to the Federal Reserve that lowered interest rates during the pandemic. Around 200 people who felt unjustly squeezed by property taxes linked to the ever-increasing value of their homes...
Grandview man sentenced for illegal gun possession
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Grandview man was sentenced in federal court Friday for illegally possessing a gun. Federal prosecutors said 50-year-old John L. Arrocha was sentenced to five years in federal prison without parole. He pled guilty in January to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Mayor Lucas Celebrates Long-Overdue Regulation Cleaning Up Used Car Lots Property Standards
New regulations target non-franchise dealers to protect neighborhood property values and community well-being. August 21, 2025--Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas recently introduced Ordinance 250530, applying new regulations to reduce neighborhood blight arising from used car dealerships and to limit their expansion...
Lee’s Summit hosts new KC2026 FIFA World Cup countdown clock
A new KC2026 FIFA World Cup countdown clock is coming to downtown Lee's Summit ahead of next summer's matches in Kansas City.
Kansas City’s immigrant rights advocates echo national call for nonviolent resistance
Black SUVs whizzing by were the first hint an immigration raid might be imminent. A Kansas City man riding his bike along the Trolley Track Trail felt his initial fear confirmed when a Waldo area construction site came into view. He saw handcuffed laborers, men he assumed to be Latino,...
Streetcar extension enters final tests. What transit-only lanes mean for KC drivers?
Kansas City streetcars are rolling through Midtown in full simulated service for the first time this week, giving drivers and neighbors a firsthand preview of what to expect when the extension opens to the public in a few weeks. The Main Street extension, connecting the River Market to the University of...
KC woman charged in boy’s death, sentenced for theft at Leavenworth Walmart
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City woman recently charged in the killing of a 3-year-old child earlier this year was sentenced on Friday for a theft incident at a Kansas Walmart last year. Tara Ann Huerta, 40, was sentenced on Friday in Leavenworth County court to one year...
Here’s when the red KCTV Tower will shine bright in Midtown with its new...
The iconic KCTV tower in Midtown will glow once again this fall ahead of the World Cup. The city announced in a news release that decorative lighting is being installed on the tower, and the official relighting ceremony will be Sept. 18. Testing will begin in this month. The landmark broadcast tower, which stands...