Longtime Kansas City TV anchor Cynthia Newsome dies after cancer battle

Cynthia Newsome, former anchor of KSHB 41, died Tuesday, according to family and former coworkers.

Throughout her 25 years on Kansas City television, Newsome worked as a reporter and anchor, and later community relationships director for KSHB 41, according to the station website. KSHB 41 did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Before coming to Kansas City in 1997, Newsome worked in Oklahoma City, where she reported on the 1995 federal building bombing…

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