🎥Amazon making drone deliveries in parts of Kansas
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Amazon doing that new fast, drone delivery thing, Kansas City, Kansas reported on their social media page. "Yes, Kansas City, Kansas we are now on the cutting edge in shopping as one of only eight markets for Amazon's new ultra-fast delivery system - Prime Air! Other cities include...
Going, going, gone! Three long-vacant buildings undergo demolition in south KC
The beginning of 2026 has brought with it the end of three blighted and unsafe properties. A look back at what were once thriving entities. The old Paul Robeson Middle School building, located at 8201 Holmes Rd., opened in 1961 as Kansas City’s Jewish Community Center. The 151,880-square-foot building contained a...
Suspect in fatal shooting at Denver party arrested in Kansas
A man suspected of fatally shooting someone at a party in Denver over a week ago has been arrested in Kansas.
New game-centric bar opens in historic Kansas City Star building
For decades, the halls of the historic brick building at 17th and McGee streets were filled with the sounds of clicking typewriter keys and smells of fresh newsprint. Now the former Kansas City Star building, which the paper vacated in 2018, will smell of Miller High Life and peach margaritas. The sounds of ping-pong...
First Brands Group closes Edgerton facility after it was unable to find buyer
First Brands Group notified Kansas officials Monday it was closing its facilities in Edgerton and Emporia, effective immediately.
Kansas City Police warn Congress: No money, no security for World Cup
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A federal funding delay is threatening Kansas City’s World Cup security plans, a top police official warned Congress. Kansas City Deputy Police Chief Joseph Mabin testified before the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, Feb. 24, alongside Congressman Mark Alford (R-MO). Mabin urged...
In the Dotte dispatch: KCK’s famous pork tenderloin diner sold after 50 years
Editor’s note: The following is from this week’s In the Dotte newsletter, published weekly on Tuesdays. You can sign up here to get them delivered to your inbox . Hello, Wyandotte County! Their pork tenderloin sandwich is an artifact of local legend. But after serving KCK for 43 years, it’s time for a change of guard...
KC filmmaker shares story of city’s first Black millionaire in docudrama
A local filmmaker is working to expand the story of Sarah Rector, Kansas City, Missouri's, first Black millionaire, through an upcoming docudrama called "Aunt Sister: The Legacy of Sarah Rector.”
Fourth arrest made in connection to 2025 Topeka shooting death
20-year-old Dasanee Curry, of Topeka, was taken into custody on Feb. 19, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo., in connection to the homicide of Kingston Scott.
Fugitive wanted for Denver murder arrested in Kansas City traffic stop
A man wanted for murder in Denver has been arrested in Kansas City, Kansas, following a traffic stop by multiple agencies. The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department reports that the Special Operations Unit and Violent Crimes Task Force, working with the FBI, stopped a car around 12:15 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 20.
