Shawnee Police K-9 Unit visits injured dog, thanks vets for care after stabbing
MISSION, Kan. (KCTV) - Members of the Shawnee Police Department’s K-9 Unit made a visit to the veterinarians and staff who cared for one of their own on Tuesday. A visit to the Mission Veterinary Emergency & Specialty on Tuesday allowed members of the unit an opportunity to thank staff who cared for K-9 Dagger after...
Overland Park greenlights more commercial space at growing corner on Antioch
More commercial space is coming to a much-watched corner in southern Overland Park that’s seen a lot of recent development activity. On Monday, the Overland Park Planning Commission voted 9-0 to approve a final development plan tied to the commercial development at the southeast corner of 135th Street and Antioch Road.
Old-school soda fountains live on around Missouri and Kansas, if you know where to...
This story was first published in KCUR's Adventure newsletter. You can sign up to receive stories like this in your inbox every Tuesday. Have your tastebuds soured to the same old convenience store flavors? Or are you looking for a sweet way to experience history? Try a visit to one of the Kansas City area's old...
This Day in History: Arrowhead officially opens its doors
A grocery store plagued with problems for years has closed its doors. Kansas City to celebrate cultural fabric of the metro during weekend-long festival. Kansas Citians are set to celebrate the cultural fabric that makes up the metro during a weekend-long festival. Missouri teens pack thousands of meals for food...
Thousands of Black KC Residents Plunged into Food Desert as Sun Fresh Shutters
The doors are locked. The aisles are dark. And thousands of Black Kansas Citians now live in a deeper food desert than they did yesterday. Sun Fresh on 31st and Prospect, the last full-service grocery for miles, has closed, ending a decade of broken promises, empty shelves, and public dollars siphoned into everything...
‘Loving’ Pregnant Mom Was Run Over and Shot to Death. Then Ex Allegedly Called...
A pregnant Missouri mother of five was killed after being run over with a pickup truck and then shot more than 20 times. Her ex-boyfriend is now accused of her murder. Police say Arel Dawkins, from Blue Springs, was arrested on Aug. 6 and charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death […]
Charges filed against man accused of stabbing woman, stealing her groceries
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A man accused of following a woman off a Kansas City bus before he allegedly stabbed and robbed her is now behind bars. Jackson County, Missouri, Circuit Court records filed on Saturday, Aug. 9, indicate that Edward E. Washington, 41, of Kansas City, has been charged in connection with an...
Kansas City woman who attempted to smuggle drugs into Boonville Correctional Center pleads guilty
A Kansas City woman who attempted to smuggle methamphetamine into the Boonville Correctional Center pleads guilty. Rosalind Haskins, of Kansas City, was arrested in March. A Department of Corrections employee had learned through phone conversations that inmate, Aaron Norris, had instructed Haskins to drop off a...
The Kansas City area could get a new Costco. Here’s where it’s planned
A developer has filed plans to build a new Costco in Lee’s Summit. Overland Park-based Drake Development filed plans with the city to build a new Costco near U.S. Highway and Missouri Route 291, according to documents provided by the city of Lee’s Summit. A fueling station is included in those plans. The...
10-year-old missing from Kansas City neighborhood. Have you seen him?
Police are asking for help finding a 10-year-old boy who disappeared Tuesday morning from the Wendell Phillips Neighborhood of Kansas City, a police spokeswoman said. Keivon Greene was last seen about 8:30 a.m. near East 20th Street and Brooklyn Avenue. He might be riding a white and blue Huffy bicycle, said Officer...
