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KANSAS CITY —A woman was rescued from a storm drain Wednesday near the Ameristar Casino in Kansas City. Fire crews released additional details on the pipe. Just before 7:30p.m., Kansas City Fire Department crews responded to a reported confined space rescue at 3250 N. Ameristar Drive, according to Battalion Chief...

Fatal Shooting at Bally’s Kansas City Casino Parking Lot. Authorities in Kansas City are investigating a deadly shooting that occurred late Wednesday evening outside Bally’s Kansas City Casino. An 18-year-old man lost his life in this tragic event, and one individual has been taken into custody by the police.

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Kansas City’s police department is one of the deadliest in America. Researchers estimate KCPD kills people at a rate more than seven times higher than some departments, and a national Police Scorecard ranks it 495th out of 500 agencies—an almost failing grade in every category from accountability to use of force.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City man pleaded guilty to two counts of felony harassment in Jackson County Circuit Court on Wednesday, stemming from an incident in August 2025 where he was accused of chasing a car while driving an ATV. Court records show that Lonny Waits was...

Hearst Television’s local station in Kansas City has named Eric Graves as the newest anchor of its weekend morning news program “KMBC 9 FirstNews Weekend,” the company announced on Friday. Graves, a Lee’s Summit graduate, steps into the role after reporting extensively across the Kansas City metro...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (KCTV) - Key I-635 ramps are set to close for bridge repairs, complicating detours for drivers avoiding the closed 18th Street Expressway. The Kansas Department of Transportation says the closures begin at midnight on Feb. 9 and will last about two weeks as crews repair a bridge expansion joint at...

OLATHE, Kan. (KCTV) - A man who was rescued from an Olathe house fire earlier this week has died. The Olathe Fire Department said 54-year-old Johnny Ray Childers died Wednesday after suffering critical burn injuries in a house fire on Tuesday. Childers and another man were rescued from a home...

JOHNSON COUNTY, Kan. (KCTV) - A Johnson County man is headed to prison for several years in a case that stemmed from a woman’s death. A judge in Johnson County sentenced Treger Melique Samuels to 84 months in prison. Samuels was charged with one count of distributing drugs causing...

A Kansas federal judge recently imposed penalties that included fines ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 upon attorneys responsible for mistakenly submitting a brief containing falsehoods created by artificial intelligence . Senior U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson in a Feb. 2 ruling spelled out penalties assessed to...