Overland Park KS

"My rent has increased by around $100 each year. And it’s still one of the cheapest apartments around here."

Sleeping under bridges and local overpasses could now result in jail time in Wyandotte County. By a 6-2 vote, the Unified Government Board of Commissioners approved an ordinance banning people, including those who are experiencing homelessness, from “unsafe” camping on public and private properties in the county....

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - If you’ve driven by the new American Royal site in Kansas City, Kansas, recently, you may have noticed construction isn’t happening. In 2016, the American Royal Association announced it would be moving from the West Bottoms to Wyandotte County. This was a chance...

Streetcar riders, KC Current fans and riverfront residents will have a decorative and functional place to gather in 2026 with the newly announced CPKC Pavilion at Riverfront Station. Sandwiched between Berkley Riverfront Park and the oval-shaped Berkley Plaza, the $5 million outdoor pavilion will provide seating and...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (KCTV) - A man died Friday morning as court officers attempted to serve eviction papers at an Independence apartment. The Independence, Missouri, Police Department says Jackson County process servers notified it around 9:55 a.m. on Nov. 21, about the planned eviction in the 200 block of S. Pleasant...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Disgraced Kansas City pharmacist Robert Courtney will be released from federal prison to home confinement on July 31, 2024. He was supposed to serve 30 years, but instead, he’s walking out after only 22 years. Courtney was convicted back in 2002 of watering down...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson announced Friday afternoon that the man charged with murder in the death of Ernest Gibson has been convicted. According to the prosecutor, the jury found 38-year-old Brandon Johnson guilty of second-degree murder and armed criminal action. The conviction...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A 36-year-old Kansas City man is facing multiple felony charges in connection to a fatal crash from August 2024. Court documents in Jackson County charge William Brown with one count of second-degree involuntary manslaughter and one county of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in...

A rendering released this week by the owners of the Country Club Plaza — showing a preliminary plan that would include hundreds of apartments and several new buildings rising 10 to 12 stories tall — has, in general, been met with two polarized responses. Some people seem to hate it, saying the tall buildings will...

A community organization based in Wyandotte and Johnson counties wants to collect new data about Kansas’ Latino community. More specifically, the group is aiming to learn more about the educational, health, housing and labor outcomes among Latino Kansans. Why? To offer a clearer image on what life in Kansas really...