Wyandotte deputies find man dead, after called to KCK park for welfare check
Wyandotte County sheriff’s investigators are looking into the death of a man whose body was found in a Kansas City, Kansas, park Sunday night. Deputies were called to Northrup Park on a welfare check. When they arrived around 5:45 p.m., they found a man who was unresponsive, said Grace Jacobs, a spokeswoman for the...
This Day in History: Women’s right to vote becomes law in one state
We all know it’s important to have everything fresh when going back to school. The organization is a nonprofit community café and social venture of Reconciliation Services,. This Day in History: Kansas City's Municipal Airport is dedicated. Updated: Aug. 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM UTC. |. Kansas City's...
Northland teacher charged in connection with ‘weird comments’ toward students
A 39-year-old Liberty man faces three counts of misdemeanor assault following an investigation of inappropriate comments made toward middle school students last fall.
Pregnant Kansas City mother of 5 remembered as ‘boy mom,’ victim of domestic violence
Braisen Nicole Cain was a “boy mom,” a single parent of five sons who constantly had them out in nature, playing with dogs, camping, fishing and paddling. She was devoted to her boys, was pregnant with a sixth, and was a light to other mothers in her family. On Saturday, friends and family wore purple, Cain’s...
Jackson County’s new conviction integrity unit reviews old murder case | Opinion
Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson has a new conviction integrity unit to review innocence claims brought to her attention, Johnson recently told The Star Editorial Board during a sit-down interview. While I applaud this development, I must say I was extremely encouraged to find out this week that the...
KC man going to prison for 3 fentanyl overdose deaths
KANSAS CITY – A Kansas City man was sentenced in federal court for distributing fentanyl, which resulted in three overdose deaths in Belton and Raymore, Missouri as part of a drug-trafficking conspiracy, according to the United State's Attorney. Tiger Dean Draggoo, 25, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann...
Local teen helps expand STEM access
KCTV5's Taylor Johnson has the latest headlines for your Sunday, August 17, 2025. Kansas City's Municipal Airport is now known as the Charles B. Wheeler Airport. Girl hospitalized, boy killed in south Kansas City shooting involving minors. Updated: 18 hours ago. |. Kansas City police are working to find the...
Kansas City faces dangerous weekend heat. When will it cool down?
Kansas City is in for a scorcher of a weekend with heat index values in the triple digits, according to the National Weather Service. Heat advisories are in effect Saturday and Sunday afternoons, when the “feels like” temperature could reach 100-105 degrees , the weather service said on social media. Saturday is...
89-year-old fulfills her skydiving dream
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (WIBW) - 89-year-old Jan Massey crossed skydiving off of her bucket list on Saturday. It was Massey’s wish to go skydiving as part of Celebration Villa of Hearthstone West’s Wishing Well program. The program allows residents of assisted living facilities to put a wish into...
Metro flying squadrons to do one last flight before rotary-wing deactivation
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Kansas City’s Chinook helicopters will do one last flight around the metro before being discontinued. The Army Reserve Aviation Command has been ordered to de-activate all rotary-wing units and assets in accordance with the Army Transformation Initiative. Bravo Company 7-158th GSAB will be...
