Overland Park KS

A former Winnetonka High School campus supervisor and assistant wrestling coach has been charged in federal court with conspiring to traffic firearms, including machine guns, after allegedly arranging illegal gun sales while on the job, according to court records. Markel Fluker was charged last month in the U.S....

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - One person is dead after an overnight shooting in east Kansas City. Police responded just before 1 a.m. January 8, in the area of 16th Street and Fremont Avenue, after reports of a shooting. A man later died from gunshot wounds, authorities said. Officers found...

As a 19-year-old from the inner city of Kansas City, Darrion Nimrod created The Outsiders Social Club as a safe space for young adults who were combating their mental health. He was focused on giving back to his community when he was younger, but later moved to Austin and Miami. He’s 31 now, and that vision hasn’t...

On Wednesday, Clay County Commissioner Jason Withington said that he was done negotiating with the team.

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (KCTV) - A smartphone’s automated crash detection feature helped police locate a deadly crash in Overland Park this week, leading officers to a fiery scene after the phone automatically called 911. The technology demonstrates how modern smartphones can serve as lifelines during emergencies,...

Mattie Rhodes Center is expanding its community-based violence prevention efforts deeper into Historic Northeast Kansas City, announcing this month that its ParateXPaz program will now serve the Independence Plaza neighborhood. The expansion builds on the recent opening of the ParateXPaz Violence Prevention Center at...

Kansas City, Kansas, is expanding its trash collection pilot program despite resident concerns about switching from unlimited pickup to a two-cart system.

Federal charges filed last month allege a former Winnetonka High School employee participated in a conspiracy to sell machine guns during the school day.

A death investigation is underway by the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department after a man was found dead in a lake Tuesday afternoon.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Multiple Kansas City-area families say they have been victims of EBT card fraud, leaving them without food benefits for the rest of the month after federal funding to replace stolen benefits lapsed last year. KCTV5’s newsroom received numerous calls from residents reporting fraudulent...