Missouri Government Grocery Store Shuts Down Operations
Kansas City, Missouri city-owned grocery store closed after crime, bare shelves, and $18M in losses. Others want to try again, was this a failure because public sector can't run it? or was it just not run by the state properly?
Contract will keep KCATA buses moving, but riding no longer free for everyone
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority gives its approval for a deal that will keep the city’s buses moving, but it will come with a big change. Members of the KCATA board approved a contract to fund the public bus system through April 2026....
Kansas City family challenges charges in deadly gas station shooting that killed 2 brothers
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Newly released surveillance video shows the final moments of the lives of two Kansas City men. Brothers, Taylor and Byron Garrett died after they were shot at a gas station near Truman Road and Brooklyn Avenue on July 20. Nearly a month later, their family...
Semi-truck driver dies in fiery I-35 crash as another fights for his life
FRANKLIN CO., Kan. (KCTV) - A semi-truck driver from out of state is dead, as another fights for his life in a Kansas City hospital after a crash on I-35. The Kansas Highway Patrol indicates that around 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14, emergency crews were called to the area of I-35 and Sand Creek Rd. with reports of...
Multiple Staffers Announce Departures From 106.5 The Wolf Kansas City
Morning co-host Codie Allen shared, “I’ve been trying to find the right words but all I can think of is this….its the closing of one chapter and beginning of the next. I’ve had a blessed radio career in KC but sadly the Codie and Zeke morning show had its final curtain today. I’ll post more once I really process all...
Calls for City to fix crime, sewage around Prospect Sun Fresh led to closure
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - City officials and community leaders held an emergency meeting Friday, a few days after the Prospect Ave. Sun Fresh closed, discussing next steps. Councilwoman Melissa Robinson said the city invested approximately $17 million into the building’s infrastructure before Community Builders took...
Swope Health breaks ground on new ‘Village’ project
Swope Health has broken ground on Swope Health Village, a 12-acre, multi-phase campus designed to knit affordable housing, behavioral health, primary care, and community amenities into one destination along Swope Parkway in southeast Kansas City. Early site work followed demolition that started in January 2024; a...
Johnson County Board of Commissioners allocates more than $2 million toward rental units for...
JOHNSON COUNTY, Kan. (KCTV) - The Johnson County Board of County Commissioners awarded more than $2 million toward an area nonprofit in an effort to serve the county’s homeless population. During a meeting Thursday night, the BOCC approved a conditional award of $2.38 million in federal funds to Metro...
‘Troost is not scary’: Kansas City Equity Walk proves how Black businesses revived historic...
Ron Evans used to walk with his grandmother — as she clutched her purse — past the intersection of Troost Avenue and Armour Boulevard because she didn’t feel safe walking to Save A Lot alone. At that very same intersection, Urban Restaurant (formerly Urban Cafe) now hosts...
KC workers sound alarm on Social Security staffing crisis
On Social Security's 90th anniversary Thursday, Kansas City federal workers rallied to warn that the program is buckling under chronic understaffing, with wait times stretching from minutes to hours and service delays lasting days. The big picture: Social Security serves almost 70 million beneficiaries, and union...