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Kansas City area to serve as base camp for three teams during 2026 World Cup
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - When the 2026 FIFA World Cup comes to the United States in the summer of 2026, the Kansas City region will host six matches. In its bid to be a host city, Kansas City beat out several larger metro areas, including Orlando, Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
Woman celebrates conclusion of 8-year battle for justice in rape case
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - An eight-year battle for justice ended Tuesday. Brady Newman-Caddell pleaded guilty to first-degree rape of Taylor Hirth. “It’s felt like through this whole 8-and-a-half-year process that I’ve just kind of been collateral damage,” Hirth said. Hirth has been very vocal about her...
Preliminary hearing set for man accused of holding Blue Springs women hostage
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A preliminary hearing has been set for the man accused of holding a woman and her grandmother hostage for hours in Blue Springs, Missouri. Court records indicate that on Wednesday, June 12, Judge Kyndra Stockdale set a preliminary hearing for the trial of Ezekiel J. Wheeler, 31, of Kansas City, Mo. The hearing is set to take place at 10:30 a.m. on July 15.
Safer, more accessible streets: Kansas City lawmakers say Vision Zero is the road to success
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - In 2020, the Kansas City, Missouri, City Council passed the Vision Zero Resolution, with the goal of eliminating traffic fatalities by 2030. On Wednesday, representatives celebrated the most recent improvements in Brookside. The Vision Zero project focuses on 6,000 miles of roadways across Kansas City,...
This dog has been in a Kansas animal shelter for 500 days — shelter officials say he's starting to struggle
MERRIAM, Kan. — "The facts don't make sense as to why Lucas is still here," officials with Great Plains SPCA said. "He somehow keeps getting overlooked by adopters." Kansas City-area animal shelter Great Plains SPCA is going to great lengths to help find their longest resident a home. As...
Kansas City man making waves in local rap music killed in shooting. He ‘was an inspiration’
Kansas City rapper Kevion Bifford, known as 2Gunn Kevi, was dedicated to his music career and entrepreneurship after his incarceration, friends said, until he was found fatally shot on May 24.
1 in custody following standoff that started with police officers witnessing gunfire
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One person is in custody after an overnight standoff that started after police saw someone shoot a gun. A spokesperson for the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department said officers were on patrol in the area of 55th Street and Wabash Avenue around 1:52 a.m. investigating a "sound of shots" report when they saw someone fire a gun.
KC Unsolved: Mission to find answers decade after Kansas City homicide
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A metro woman made it her mission to bring justice to unsolved homicide cases across the Kansas City metro. She pulls inspiration from the homicide of her son, hoping that she will soon be able to experience what justice feels like in her own life.
Police to increase patrols of Riverfront Park after late-night shooting
SHAWNEE, Kan. (KCTV) - A late-night shooting has caused the Shawnee Police Department to increase patrols of Riverfront Park. The Shawnee, Kan., Police Department says that around 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday, June 11, emergency crews were called to the 5500 block of Frisbie Rd. with reports of shots fired in the area.
Kansas City crime rises as police enforcement drops to record-low levels
(The Center Square) - In the city of Kansas City, violent crime is rising while police enforcement has dropped to record-low levels. The city classifies the worst crimes such as murder, kidnapping, rape and assault as Group A offenses. In 2019, the year before the pandemic, the city reported 43,752 Group A offenses. That increased to 50,163 Group A offenses in 2022, a 15% increase. Homicides reached 182 in 2023,...
FIRST WARN FORECAST: Summer heat wave begins Wednesday
The first taste of true summer heat is headed toward Kansas City, and we kick off our first summer heat wave on Wednesday. It will be so hot and humid Thursday that we have issued a First Warn due to dangerous heat, plus a few severe storms may pop up. We have another First Warn for Friday as scattered rain may play a role in any plans outdoors.
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