National survey shows one in three teens admits to gambling underage
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - One in three teenagers admits to gambling underage, according to a survey by Common Sense Media. Thirty-six percent of boys gambled last year. The survey results come as Missouri bettors wagered $542 million in December, the first month of legal sports betting in the state. Experts in the...
Kansas City, Missouri, begins enforcing transit-only lanes along Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri, will start enforcing transit-only lanes on Sunday, Feb. 1, ending a months-long grace period that began when the streetcar's Main Street extension opened in October.
KC councilman, protestors push against potential ICE detention facility
A Kansas City councilman is forcefully pushing back against the possibility of a federal immigration detention facility coming to his district, and he’s far from alone.
I-70 Westbound at Adams Dairy Parkway reopens after Saturday evening crash
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - I-70 Westbound and Adams Dairy Parkway is now open after a crash caused significant delays. PREVIOUS REPORTING: A Saturday evening crash has forced the closure of all westbound lanes at Adams Dairy Parkway in Blue Springs. Officials initially responded to the area due to a...
Fort Scott Fire: Deer stranded on Lake Fort Scott, Olathe Fire assist
FORT SCOTT, Kan. (KOAM) — Information developed Wednesday of a stranded deer on the ice on Lake Fort Scott.
Prison: Mexican man sold fentanyl in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Sinaloa, Mexico man was sentenced in federal court on Jan. 27, 2026, for his involvement in a fentanyl drug conspiracy. Raymundo Guadalupe Felix-Perez, 34, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann A. Ketchmark to 20 years’ imprisonment without parole, 5 years supervised release, and a money...
Kansas City area teachers split $50,000 Powerball prize
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A group of 27 teachers in the Kansas City area is celebrating after winning $50,000 off a Powerball ticket. The ticket was bought at a Casey’s in Blue Springs on Dec. 20, according to the Missouri Lottery. The winning ticket, which offered a $1.5...
Education period ends as Kansas City moves to ticket drivers in transit-only lanes
Kansas City, Missouri – Kansas City officials are getting ready to move from educating residents about the new transit-only lane restrictions on Main Street to enforcing them. These rules will go into effect on Sunday, February 1. The lanes were added to the KC Streetcar Main Street Extension to help streetcars and...
Audrey’s Wine + Bourbon: New lounge opens in Waldo
Waldo business owners Howard and Laura Turley are eager to introduce their new concept lounge, Audrey’s Wine + Bourbon, to the neighborhood. The plus sign in the name is not meant to stand in for ‘and’—it is a key part of Audrey’s, designed to introduce guests to a new way to experience wine with bourbon.
Kansas City man gets prison term for gun, drug crimes
A Kansas City, Missouri, man has been sentenced in federal court for illegal firearm activity and marijuana distribution. Nathan Caldwell Jr., 34, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes to 12 years in federal prison without the possibility of parole. The court classified Caldwell Jr. as a career...

















