Overland Park KS

Nationwide -- An online special library called The Quiet House Library, has been launched that focuses on the black experience. The need for realistic, interesting and validating literature is still evading the black community. The main reason is because of the lack of representation in our local libraries to...

Organizers said the support they have received from Kansas Citians means everything.

KANSAS CITY— Law enforcement are investigating a fatal crash following an attempted traffic stop that occurred just after midnight Wednesday. A police sergeant attempted to initiate a car check of a stolen white Hyundai Tucson in the area of Independence Avenue and Brooklyn in Kansas City, Missouri, according...

A metro area school district is ramping up security ahead of the new year. Kansas City Council approves contract with KCATA to continue bus service. The KCATA Board still needs to decide whether to approve the contract. The board is scheduled to meet Friday morning. Audit outlines communications failures under...

LAWRENCE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Authorities confirmed that the body discovered in a shallow grave in Mississippi was that of a Kansas City woman. On August 15, 2025, Lawrence County Sheriff Ryan Everett said the body was identified as La’Datra Williams, a 26-year-old mother of four. She vanished a couple of months...

KSHB 41 News has received the 2025 National Edward R. Murrow Award for its breaking news coverage of the 2024 Chiefs Super Bowl rally shooting.

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (KCTV) - The owner of a bookstore in downtown Overland Park is picking up the pieces after an overnight fire that started at the restaurant next door. The fire was reported at about 2 a.m. by a police officer who happened to be passing by the location at 79th and Floyd Streets. The Overland Park...

Less than a year after the death of Brookside chef Shaun Brady, the community is coming together to support his family through a special film screening at a local theater.

The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas has temporarily removed a priest from ministry while investigations are conducted into allegations of questionable behavior, the archbishop announced this week . Archbishop Shawn McKnight said the investigations involve the Rev. Jerry Arano-Ponce, a priest at Queen of the Holy...

There’s a brick building in Kansas City with a red neon sign that’s been calling to barbecue pilgrims for generations, and let me tell you, it’s not just the smoke signals that make Arthur Bryant’s worth the journey. This isn’t just another BBQ joint – it’s...