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Lightning strike, high winds hit Northland Thursday afternoon
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Severe weather swept through the Northland Thursday afternoon, brining with it high winds, heavy rain, and loud thunder. A lightning bolt, captured on a Ring doorbell camera near Gladstone, struck a house. Witnesses said they could feel the reverberations from the ensuing thunderclap for miles.
Kansas City seeks stiffer punishment for firefighter who killed 3 in crash
The city is asking the court to overturn an arbitration decision that the firefighter could only be suspended for three days. Kansas City officials are hoping to overturn an arbitrator’s decision that a firefighter who crashed a fire truck and killed three people could only receive a three-day suspension.
The Painted Tree Boutique now open at Barrywoods
The vibrant community of Barrywoods Crossing near I-29 and Barry Road is about to get a stylish upgrade with the grand opening of The Painted Tree Boutique. Barrywoods Crossing Shopping Center is anchored by AMC Theatres. Already pleasing its customers with a soft opening on April 13, The Painted Tree...
Fallen Kansas City firefighters to receive national honor in May
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A firefighter and paramedic from Kansas City, Kansas, and a Kansas City, Mo. Fire Captain will receive national honors next month. Jason Garrett, 46, died after working a 24-hour overtime shift on Christmas Eve in 2017. He then worked his regular shift on Christmas Day. During that time, he responded to 11 calls.
Dirty Kansas City: Uber driver has replaced four windshields in three years from trash, debris on highways
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Uber driver John Dincher sees a Dirty Kansas City every day. His SUV windshields are proof. Dincher contacted KMBC 9 Investigates on Thursday. He saw KMBC’s new investigation showing more trash flying from the back of trucks. Dincher says trash hits his vehicle while...
KCMO police officer charged with stealing more than $300K from charity
A federal grand jury issued a 16-count indictment Friday accusing a KCMO police officer with taking $300,000 in donations from an anti-crime group and using the money for his own expenses.
Sheriff’s department in new location
Platte County Sheriff Mark Owen cut the ribbon with some help from county commissioners Joe Vanover, Dagmar Wood and Scott Fricker at a celebration of the sheriff’s new headquarters on Thursday, April 18. The new location, which is in the former Platte County Resource Center at 11724 NW Plaza Circle, Kansas City in Platte County, contains 39,800 square feet. It houses everything for the sheriff’s office except the communication (dispatch) center, which remains at the sheriff’s former location at the Platte County Administration Building in Platte City. The new headquarters space renovated using federal American Rescue Plan Act dollars that the county received as COVID relief.
Anti 4-day school week proposal to become law in Missouri
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A legislative provision that would give Independence voters a chance to weigh in on a potential four-day school week is set to become law. That’s a result of the passage of Senate Bill 727, which the Missouri General Assembly approved Wednesday. SB 727 includes...
Kansas City PD: Tesla 3 driver hits oncoming car, killing 1 person
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - One person is dead after a crash involving a Tesla Friday morning. Officers responded to a crash near NE 82nd Street and N Platte Purchase Drive in Kansas City, Mo., just after 7:30 a.m. According to the preliminary investigation, officers reported the driver of a...
Jackson Co. jail staff rescued from malfunctioning elevator
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Concerns over an issue reported at the Jackson County Detention Center became reality Saturday morning. Kansas City, Mo., firefighters responded to the building around 8 a.m. after an elevator stopped working between floors. Several jail employees were trapped inside the malfunctioning elevator. The conditions of...
Smithville Lake inspection results in dam being rated‘low risk’
SMITHVILLE — Officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducted a periodic inspection of Smithville Lake Dam on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 23 and 24. Periodic inspections occur every five years to ensure the safety and integrity of the dam. “Staff from the Kansas City District, U.S. Army...
College campus home to Resurrection Church’s first Northland campus
LIBERTY — Resurrection, a United Methodist Church, has selected William Jewell College as the home of its first Northland campus. Resurrection Liberty will lease space on Jewell’s campus to continue the growth of its congregation and will begin holding Sunday morning services in Gano Chapel in December.
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