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INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (KCTV) - The Independence Police Department said a 34-year-old man was found dead in a drainage ditch Saturday night. IPD said a man down call came in around 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the area of E. Salisbury Road and N. Speck Avenue. According to police, a citizen walking...

When Briashauna Wallace received an eviction notice last month, she says it was a horrible feeling. The single mother was facing an expedited eviction — if she lost her case, she would have only 24 hours to leave her South Kansas City apartment. Wallace attended her first hearing alone....

The family and friends of Nehemiah Clark Jr. are seeking justice after he was shot and killed Tuesday in a Family Dollar parking lot.

Kansas City police are looking for the person who murdered a woman at 7th and Spruce last week as her family holds a vigil in her honor.

The Hancock Amendment in the Missouri constitution bans unfunded mandates. An exception written for Kansas City's police department is set to expire in 2026.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A family is calling for answers after a suspicious death in Kansas City, Missouri. 31-year-old Elizabeth Stivers died Tuesday night. Police found her hurt near Seventh and Spruce avenues just after 9 p.m. Investigators did not say how she was hurt. She died from her injuries at the hospital.

CLAY COUNTY, MO - An accident involving three vehicles was reported by highway Patrol in a report from Saturday afternoon. Troopers say the incident at I-35 northbound near Armour Road was precipitated by a vehicle swerving to avoid slow columns of traffic, and fled the scene. This reportedly preceded a collision between two other cars.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The temperatures in the Kansas City area are finally heating back up. A warmer Monday is in the cards on what promises to be a beautiful sunny day. Kansas Citians better take it in, as the rest of the week won't follow suit. After Monday,...

Spring begins Monday at 4:24 p.m. with wind and highs in the low 60s. Monday: Abundant sunshine and much warmer weather for the first day of spring. Strong southerly wind. This Evening: Increasing clouds with slightly less wind. Temperatures in the 40s. Wind chills: 20s/30s. Wind: S 15-25 mph. Tonight:...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - With a warm front and low pressure off to the west, a strong southerly flow takes over Monday. High temperatures will rise to slightly above average within the lower 60s Monday afternoon, but with a southwest wind between 15-25mph and gusts up to 40mph. Clouds...

The Kansas City Police Department located a 32-year-old woman who was missing for hours on Sunday.

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Kansas City crews with MoDOT braved the wind and cold temperatures to pick up hundreds of plastic bags along I-70 near Van Brunt.

The Kansas City Streetcar will begin underground electrical work, causing traffic changes in Midtown starting Monday, March 20, 2023.

KANSAS CITY —A Kansas City man faces felony charges in the fatal beating of Dickens F. Taima with a metal bolt in a Kansas City residence, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker. Charles E. Stamper, 57,, faces Murder 2nd Degree and Armed Criminal Acion Criminal Action, and...

CASS COUNTY —The search for one of two inmates who escaped Dec. 5 from the jail in Cass County, Missouri south of Kansas City continues. Authorities took 33-year-0ld Trevor Sparks of Kansas City into custody Dec. 30, in the 400 Block of Olive Street, according to the FBI. The...

March 20, 2023 — Park University’s Department of Nursing will host a community health fair on Thursday, April 13, from noon to 2 p.m. in the Park Avenue area of the Mabee Learning Center/Academic Underground on the University’s flagship Parkville Campus. Admission to the event is free and open to the public.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WFFT) - Indiana Tech men's basketball program had a remarkable 2022/23 season that looked like a movie script, but the Warriors' happy ending turned into a dramatic culmination. Indiana Tech fell to The College of Idaho 73-71 at Municipal Auditorium on Saturday night in a game deserving of the NAIA National Championship Final.

The Jackson County assessor's office is holding public meetings to explain the property tax process after warning bills could jump 30 percent.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Our "Conversations" series continues, this time with Kansas City, Missouri Police Chief Stacey Graves. In this in-depth, exclusive discussion with host Cody Holyoke, Chief Graves touches on crime, community involvement, staffing shortages, local control, and more. Graves is a 25-year veteran of the department who...