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LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Mo - A Lee's Summit woman is behind bars in Lafayette County after leading authorities on a chase over the weekend. According to a probable cause statement, Lafayette County authorities assisted the Missouri State Highway Patrol on Saturday in locating an SUV driven by 40-year-old Mandy Lynn Bear. Bear had allegedly provided false information to a state trooper in Cooper County...

On the eve of a Royals downtown stadium announcement , a top Kansas City elected official has cast doubt on its most fundamental detail. The exact location. Johnathan Duncan, city councilman for the 6th District, told The Star the stadium footprint “that will be briefed tomorrow is not Washington Square Park.” The city has notably been referring to the project location as a combination of...

Kansas City business owners who hope to sell kratom products are required to get a $500 business license to do so.

Guests enter a circular foyer lined with bookshelves and push past a heavy black curtain, stepping into a main room with high ceilings and a long, table-like bar. Light pours in from the window-covered walls of a solarium, where greenery sprouts out of planters and crawls up ledges. Despite its appearance, The Residence isn’t the inside of a well-to-do executive’s...

SOUTHERN MINNESOTA, KANSAS, AND OKLAHOMA — A significant severe weather day is shaping up for Thursday April 23, 2026 across a corridor stretching from southern Minnesota through Kansas and into Oklahoma. Supercells producing very large hail over 2 inches are expected to be the dominant storm mode during the daytime hours, with the potential for an overnight wind bag mode to evolve as storms organize...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Thousands of people will be at FIFA Fan Festival in less that two months. A large training exercise is planned for Tuesday, April 21, as emergency responders prepare for Fan Fest, and everything else the World Cup will bring to Kansas City. The training will...

The Overland Park City Council approved a plan that aims to bring mobility improvements to Metcalf Avenue and College Boulevard.

The grounds of the National World War I Museum and Memorial will be closed Tuesday for a law enforcement security exercise in preparation for Kansas City’s FIFA World Cup Fan Fest. KC2026 , the organization leading Kansas City’s FIFA World Cup host duties, will host the exercise in conjunction with law enforcement in preparation for the fan festival, which is slated to take place on...

Former Kansas University track athlete Sharon Lokedi added to her decorated running career running career on Monday.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - One dog in America has spent longer in the pound than most pups even live. A nationwide scavenger hunt is underway to find the dog who is believed to have spent 15 years without a family to call its own. This hunt is led by...