Overland Park KS

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Kansas City is launching a Department of Community Safety, unifying prevention, rehabilitation and reentry services citywide. City Manager Mario Vasquez and Mayor Quinton Lucas announced the department on Thursday, March 12, saying the move is designed to break down silos that have separated...

An overturned semi is impacting EB traffic on I-435 & Roe in Overland Park. No injuries were reported.

WYANDOTTE COUNTY—Law enforcement investigating animal cruelty in Northeast Kansas have identified a suspect. Tips from members of the community helped Bonner Springs Police and Animal Control Officers ID the suspect, according to a media release on Wednesday. The suspect, whose name has not been released, is facing...

When Grinter Chapel closed about five years ago, Scott Brewer didn’t know if anyone would walk its halls again. The executive director of the Great Plains and United Methodist Conference prayed that someone would find a use for the modest chapel in Kansas City, Kansas’ Muncie neighborhood. So when Chief Lynn David of...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Calling all Maxxinistas! TJ Maxx is opening a new location in Kansas City this month. The new store is opening on March 26 at State Line Station in the Martin City area near World Market and Target. “We’re thrilled to join the Kansas City community,”...

Legislation introduced in Missouri and Kansas this year would expand the reach of the alternative medicine doctors, making them more like primary care providers. Traditional medical groups are opposed. The post When traditional medicine doesn’t work for them, some Kansas City patients embrace naturopathic doctors...

Earlier this year, The Star reported that while awaiting the arrival of the world for the FIFA World Cup soccer games coming this summer, Kansas City has seen its population of people experiencing homelessness explode . Many of the people experiencing this misfortune are living on the city’s streets in doorways and...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - After three decades of serving up treats on the Country Club Plaza, a popular dog bakery has announced it is closing. Three Dog Bakery posted a sign on its doors with a goodbye message for its customers. “Saying goodbye to this community — and especially...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — New documents obtained by FOX4 are shedding light on a federal investigation that has sent shockwaves through Kansas City City Hall. As FOX4 first reported, multiple current and former city employees say FBI investigators have questioned them about Mayor Pro Tem Ryana Parks-Shaw and her husband,...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – In a small town like Drexel, Missouri, word travels fast. “Local folks have just reached out to us that know that we have a lawsuit against him,” said Karen Bryant. She hired Nathan Crim of “C&M Creations.”. “When we refer to him, we...