Wyandotte County, KS

Unified Government warns investors of possible financial risk from upcoming McIntyre trial. Officials with the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, have acknowledged that an ongoing federal grand jury investigation and a related civil lawsuit against it alleging widespread police corruption could result in significant financial problems. In a prospectus to prospective municipal bond investors, the Unified Government said that an unfavorable outcome in a lawsuit filed by a former Kansas City, Kansas, resident who was wrongfully convicted of a double-homicide in 1994 could have a "material adverse effect" on the Unified Government's finances and operations.

Officials with the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, have acknowledged that an ongoing federal grand jury investigation and a related civil lawsuit against it alleging widespread police corruption could result in significant financial problems. In a prospectus to prospective municipal bond investors, the Unified Government said...

Zachary Arnold, son of Wyandotte County Sheriff's captain Chris Arnold, was sentenced to prison for shooting and killing his father.

A Kansas City, Kansas, man was sentenced Monday for shooting and killing his father, who was a a deputy for the Wyandotte County Sheriff's Office.

The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, Public Health Department (UGPHD) is now offering COVID-19 booster shots to children ages 5-11.

Kids ages 5-11 in Kansas and Missouri can now get booster shots for the COVID-19 vaccine. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment authorized the booster for kids after the Food and Drug Administration amended Pfizer’s booster age requirements and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed their recommendation.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (WIBW) - A three-vehicle collision late Saturday in a construction zone on eastbound Interstate 70 in Wyandotte County sent two people to the hospital, including a Silver Lake woman. The collision was reported at 11:36 p.m. Saturday about a mile east of the I-435 and I-70 interchange...

Last week, the Kansas Supreme Court approved a Republican-drawn congressional map that makes it harder for Democratic Rep. Sharice Davids to hold her seat. One element of the map takes the northern half of Wyandotte County — roughly the part of Kansas City, Kansas, north of I-70 — and puts it in the 2nd Congressional District, which wraps around the rest of Wyandotte and Johnson Counties to include more rural and conservative areas.

Late last month, the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute released its annual county health rankings. In Kansas, the best and the worst in one category are right next to each other.

WYANDOTTE COUNTY, KS (KCTV) -- It was all hands-on deck at the Urban Scholastic Center in KCK, with people getting their hands dirty doing much needed improvements to the center, everything from painting to mopping. “Us coming in here today is just a little way to show gratitude and give...

COVID cases continue to rise in Kansas City as hospitalizations remain low.

Kansas Supreme Court upholds congressional map that splits diverse Wyandotte County. After the Kansas Supreme Court upheld a Republican-drawn congressional map that divides racially diverse Wyandotte County, Kansas State Board of Education member Melanie Haas took to Twitter to express her anger. The court, wrote the Democrat who represents part...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - After it was found a Kansas man had fabricated a charity meant to support law enforcement agencies, he was ordered to give the money he collected to a real organization and was banned from doing business in the state. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt says a...

Residents of Wyandotte County and southeast Kansas face worse health outcomes than most of the rest of the state. A new report of annual health rankings from the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute considers premature death, births of low-weight newborns, mental well-being and other factors. Southeast Kansas has struggled...

Douglas and Wyandotte County election offices are getting to work after the Kansas Supreme Court upheld the Ad Astra 2 congressional map.

Parkwood Pool in Kansas City, Kansas, is filled once again, but unlike last the two years, it's finally opening up for Memorial Day weekend.

The Kansas Supreme Court approved maps dividing Wyandotte County—a Democratic stronghold and the state’s most ethnically and racially diverse area—into two. Check this interactive map to see your new voting district.