PHOTOS: Overnight storms in Kansas City bring wind damage, trees down
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Overnight storms hit Kansas City last night, bringing trees, power outages and road closures into Monday morning. Winds of more than 80mph were recorded in the Northland. The National Weather Service says most damage seems to be from straight-line winds. Flooding at 23rd St. in...
Overnight storms leave thousands without power in Kansas City area
Strong to severe thunderstorms with brilliant lightning and booming thunder swept through the Kansas City area early Monday, knocking out power to thousands and downing some trees and limbs in the metro. Shortly after 6 a.m., Evergy reported that 7,529 customers were waking up without power. The hardest hit was Clay Co
This popular Mediterranean chain is coming to Lee’s Summit amid wave of expansion
Meddys, the popular Mediterranean chain, is opening a new restaurant in Lee’s Summit amid a wave of aggressive expansion. . Meddys launched in Wichita in 2014 before pushing into the Kansas City metro with a handful of locations. The new Lee’s Summit restaurant located at 460 NW Chipman Road will be the chain’s fifth l
Red Lobster sells its final ever shrimp as another site shuts its doors amid...
RED Lobster has landed in hot water once again – and is shutting down a further two restaurants amid a wave of nationwide closures. Kansas City isnext on the chopping block, with one spot in Overland Park and another in Independence closing their doors. The seafood giant shuttered two...
Argentina national team arrives at KCI Airport ahead of World Cup
Argentina's national soccer team arrived in Kansas City Sunday morning ahead of the team's World Cup title defense.
Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Kansas City area through 4 a.m.
The Kansas City area is included in a severe thunderstorm watch through 4 a.m. Monday, June 1, 2026.
Historic Green Duck Tavern catches fire near 26th and Prospect
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Kansas City firefighters are working a fire at the Green Duck near 26th Street and Prospect Avenue after a police officer called it in just before 7 p.m. Sunday. Crews arrived to heavy fire and thick smoke coming from the two-story, unoccupied building. Firefighters initially...
Parkinson’s Exercise and Wellness Center expands services as diagnoses climb
An estimated 20,000 people in the Kansas City metro area are living with Parkinson's disease, and a Leawood wellness center is expanding to meet the growing need.
Among the Wyandot: Hiram Northrup, merchant and banker of both Kansas Cities
Kansas City’s interesting past is more often than not intertwined with controversial issues such as slavery and forced Indian removal. Without both these divisive subjects, Kansas City would have ceased to exist. The move in the 1830s to the western edge of the United States was fueled first by...
Truck hydroplanes on rain-soaked I-70 in Callaway County, injuring three
Three people were injured Saturday afternoon when a truck hydroplaned on Interstate 70 in Callaway County during rainy conditions. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP), the crash happened around 12:22 p.m. on eastbound I-70 near the 141.8-mile marker. Troopers said a 2020 International MV607 truck was
