Teenager shot from outside her home dies in hospital; suspects unknown
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Kansas City Police Department has opened an investigation into a 16-year-old’s death Saturday night. The shooting happened around 10 p.m. on August 9 near E 36th Street and Norton Avenue. Officers were dispatched to the area on a reported shooting and were led...
‘It Would Be a Nightmare’: Kansas Schools Brace for a Potential Measles Outbreak
School nurse Jennifer Comer vividly remembers the number of students she had to exclude from Clark Middle School in Bonner Springs on a single day in 2013: 289. Why? They weren’t up to date on their state-required immunizations. In the past, the Bonner Springs-Edwardsville School District in Wyandotte County...
Why KBI deleted voicemail that prompted probe into Lenexa official’s citizenship
Reality Check is a Star series holding those with power to account and shining a light on their decisions. Have a suggestion for a future story? Email our journalists at [email protected]. Have the latest Reality Checks delivered to your inbox with our free newsletter. Days after a Johnson County official spoke...
Man charged after pregnant mother of five was run over, shot in KC homicide
A Blue Springs man accused of running over a pregnant woman before allegedly fatally shooting her several times has been charged by the Jackson County prosecutor’s office for her Wednesday homicide. Arel Dawkins has been charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the killing of the woman,...
Shawnee Mission students head back to class under updated cell phone policy
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - In February 2024, the Shawnee Mission School District officially updated its cell phone policy. The rules were implemented for just a few months, but on Monday, August 11, students will head back for their first day of school under the updated policy. In a 6-1...
They’re cowboys in hoodies on horseback. In KC, they’re helping change lives
At first glance, these are not your typical cowboys. Not at a second or third glance either, for that matter. Sitting atop their horses are Black men wearing hoodies and ball caps covering braids and locs paired with bootcut jeans, cowboy boots and jangling spurs. They trot down Prospect Avenue on Kansas City’s East...
Fallen KCK deputy’s memory lives on at Gus’s, where he was more than a...
In the backroom of Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken, the one on 47th Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, the table in the far corner is where the deputy sat. He always chose the chair where he could face the main dining room, with his back toward the window. And nearly every time, Wyandotte County Deputy Elijah Ming...
Heat advisory in effect before flash floods, storms threaten Kansas City
Flash flooding is once again a concern for Kansas City as the threat of heavy rain and storms mix with hot temperatures this weekend. Multiple rounds of slow-moving storms Saturday night through Sunday night could produce around 3 or more inches of rain in some areas, according to the National Weather Service....
Kansas City joins massive lawsuit targeting chemical companies linked to dangerous “forever chemicals”
Kansas City, Missouri – Kansas City is now one of many cities in the US who are suing chemical companies because firefighting foam with dangerous “forever chemicals” has caused widespread contamination. City officials said earlier this week that they would file a lawsuit in the United States...
Attorneys seek evidence that Family Dollar, property owner knew about issues
Attorneys representing Vicki Banks, the widow of Army veteran Larry Banks, who was killed in a building collapse, spoke about their wrongful death lawsuit against the property owner and Family Dollar.
