Olathe patients report surprise costs at KU Health facility. What’s changed?
Some patients at Olathe’s hospital are reporting sticker shock after receiving higher bills over the past year, a result they say has come on the heels of changes to services and billing under the University of Kansas Health System. Olathe Health was an independent health care system for 70 years before its...
‘Swiftynomics’ highlights Taylor Swift’s economic impact in Kansas City and beyond
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Calling all Swifties! Especially those who like to pick up a book now and then. A Kansas City-area professor has published a book highlighting one of the world’s biggest pop stars and other women’s influence on the economy. ‘Swiftynomics: How Women Mastermind and...
Amazon’s Prime Air Drones take flight in Kansas City metro
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - ‘Drone delivery’ is now an option. Amazon’s long-promised service has officially arrived in the Kansas City metro. Prime Air, Amazon’s delivery service using FAA-approved electric drones, launched operations Monday, Feb. 9, from facilities adjacent to Amazon’s fulfillment center at 6925...
Missouri families worry proposed $80.7 million cut will hobble disability care programs
For Jessica Haynes, cooking with her 21-year-old son AJ is “the most amazing thing.” When Jessica and AJ, who has autism, prepare a meal side by side in their Raytown home, Haynes told The Independent, “he gets to learn new skills, and we get to learn things right along with it.” Jessica and her husband […]
Fire at Waldo Heights Apartments
KC Fire Department companies were dispatched to a reported apartment fire in the 8000 block of Campbell at 10:26 a.m. On arrival, crews reported nothing showing from the exterior of a 3-story apartment complex. As they investigated, smoke was found on the 2nd and 3rd floors. A single handline was advanced, and the...
Kansas City man speaks out on ‘gas station heroin’ addiction amid ban attempts
A popular product on gas station and convenience store shelves could be going away this year. Despite strong pushback, 7-OH is still completely legal.
New details on woman rescued from storm drain in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY —A woman was rescued from a storm drain Wednesday near the Ameristar Casino in Kansas City. Fire crews released additional details on the pipe. Just before 7:30p.m., Kansas City Fire Department crews responded to a reported confined space rescue at 3250 N. Ameristar Drive, according to Battalion Chief...
Wyandotte High School closed from Feb. 9-13 as cleanup, air testing continue
Wyandotte High School will be closed from Feb. 9-13 as mitigation, cleanup and air testing continue at the building due to a fire that occurred late in January.
Kansas City’s working unhoused: For more people, ‘getting a job’ isn’t enough to afford...
Five mornings a week for the past few months, Jalisa Bennett runs through the halls of a Kansas City homeless shelter with a singular mission — find someone with car keys willing to drive her to work. “I go up and down, running around this whole building. Everybody who...
Argentine restaurant brings World Cup celebration to Kansas
SHAWNEE, Kan. (KCTV) - The World Cup may be months away, but Buenos Aires Restaurant isn’t waiting to celebrate. The establishment gave the local Argentine community a taste of how they’ll honor their team when the tournament begins. For Argentines living far from home, the World Cup represents...

















