Different needs, similar fears in communities on both ends of MO redistricting
The rush to redraw America's congressional maps has put a historically Black neighborhood in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, and a mostly white farming community 100 miles away in the same district.
Women charged after fire destroys women’s bathroom at KCPD headquarters
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A pair of women have been charged with multiple felonies after setting a bathroom on fire at Kansas City’s police headquarters. Court documents filed in Jackson County on Tuesday charge 32-year-old Miri Mozuch and 51-year-old Latrice Hamlett with one count each of first-degree arson and...
Kansas City activists build DIY bus stop benches to help riders — in defiance...
There aren’t many benches at bus stops around the Kansas City metro. At most stops, riders have to wait for their bus between 15 minutes to an hour in the rain, heat, snow or frigid cold with no place to sit. Sunrise Movement KC, a climate activist group, is...
Death of ‘Good Samaritan’ reveals surge in domestic violence cases in Missouri
The death of Good Samaritan Tony Barron by off-duty Whiteman Air Force Base Airman Glyzula Ingram Wednesday morning highlights a growing domestic violence crisis affecting communities across Missouri.
Historic Ellison Hotel reopens as affordable housing in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Historic Ellison Hotel, a Kansas City landmark, is reopening Wednesday as an affordable housing development after extensive renovations. Originally built as the Ellison Apartment Hotel in 1926-27, the building has been transformed into income-restricted apartments, aligning with Mayor Quinton...
Mothers who lost children to violence in KCMO will get support for Thanksgiving
Kansas City Mothers in Charge is making sure mothers who lost loved ones to violence know they have community support during the grief the holiday's can bring.
Hy-Vee low-cost meal program gets unexpected boost from neighbors
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. (KCTV) - The longest government shutdown in U.S. history has ended, but it demonstrated how hard times can bring out the best in people in Kansas City. One example of that arose when Hy-Vee kitchens started offering low-cost and free hot meals. Their company effort turned into something even more...
As World Cup demands loom, transit leaders face hard decisions to pay for extra...
Kansas City has been asking the state and federal government for financial help to pay for extra buses during the World Cup. The clock is ticking, and the transit agency hasn’t gotten a dime. The post As World Cup demands loom, transit leaders face hard decisions to pay for extra bus service appeared first on The...
Valor ceremony honors officers killed this summer in KCK
RIVERSIDE, Mo. (KCTV) - Law enforcement officials across the Kansas City metro gathered Thursday for the 54th Annual Awards for Valor. The ceremony, held in Riverside, honored officers who risk their lives for others. That included two who were killed in the line of duty this summer in Wyandotte County, Kansas.
Carjacking at Independence park leads to arrest of 3
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (KCTV) - A carjacking and subsequent police chase led to the arrest of three young men in Independence earlier this week. According to court documents, the Independence Police Department arrested 18-year-old Daniel Fry and 18-year-old Terrance Fry, as well as Christopher Rodriguez. The arrests came...
