Woman from KC helps Ukrainians deal with stress of war

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Lana Borysov beams when she talks about her 3-year-old son Andrew. “Andrew loves Paw Patrol right now. He loves Paw Patrol! And he loves going to the highest heights. We’ll climb the playground together and fall off of it. But he’s so adventurous!” said Lana.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Kansas City Police Board of Commissioners meets Tuesday morning as community members look to see how they handle the 911 operator shortage. The agenda includes their monthly report, along with further talking about their 911 operator operations. Callers in Kansas City are waiting an...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Malka is a 4-year-old domestic shorthair who has been at Great Plains SPCA for 70 days. She’s looking for a quiet home with a family that is willing to go slow with her and give her room as she gets used to her surroundings.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A teenage girl is missing and endangered. Lily Launer, 14, was last seen leaving school on Monday, Jan. 30 at 3 p.m. near the Barry Rd and Congress area. Launer was last seen wearing a black hoodie, blue sweatpants and rainbow colored shoes. For anyone...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - For Chiefs fans wanting to book their trips to and from the Super Bowl, airlines are beginning to add more options for air travel. Southwest Airlines will add five flights to what it currently offers between Kansas City and Phoenix departing Feb. 9-10. Delta is...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - We need more space. That’s what leaders of an area child advocacy center have been expressing after spending the last 15 years serving youth in and around Kansas City. The center’s new building will allow for some much-needed expansion as demand is increasing.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - Detectives with the Kansas City Kansas Police Department are investigating a Jan. 22 homicide that took place during an attempted burglary. According to police, a resident called KCKPD shortly after midnight on Sunday Jan. 22, to report intruders at their home. During that conversation, the homeowner reported that another person at the house fired a weapon, striking one of the suspects. Upon arrival, officers found the individual who had been shot dead.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - After a 21-year delay, an overlay plan and the introduction of a new area code is coming to Missouri, according to a release Monday from the Missouri Public Service Commission. The 816 area code primarily serves the communities of Kansas City, St. Joseph, Savannah, Richmond,...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A person was shot to death inside a vehicle in Kansas City early Monday morning. No one is in custody. Officers responded just before 1 a.m. to a shots-fired call near Meyer Boulevard and Swope Parkway. They canvassed the area and found a vehicle with a gunshot victim inside just north of 55th Street and Cleveland Avenue. Officers called emergency medical crews, who declared the victim dead at the scene, according to the Kansas City Police Department.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (KCTV) - A teen in Lawrence has been sentenced in connection to a 2021 shooting. Eduardo Martinez Diaz, 16, was sentenced for two counts of criminal discharge of a firearm in north Lawrence. Judge Merlin Wheeler sentenced Martinez Diaz, who pled guilty in December to 36 months probation...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Topeka Fire Department responded to a fire in a bathroom in the Topeka Walmart Neighborhood Market Saturday night. According to city officials, firefighters were dispatched to 335 SW MacVicar Ave. at around 8:15 on Saturday, January 28. Upon arrival, they located an adult man on...

OLATHE, Kan. (KCTV) - The death of a woman at a hotel is under investigation by Olathe Police. Officers were called to a hotel in the 206000 block of West 151st Street on Sunday at 11:56 a.m. to do a welfare check after a hotel guest failed to check out of the hotel.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - As cars headed out of the Arrowhead Stadium parking lots Sunday evening, a fire broke out in a grassy area west of Kauffman and Arrowhead Stadium. The fire appeared to be on the grassy hill at Gate 6 of the Truman Sports Complex. It was put out after about 30 minutes.

RAYMORE/PECULIAR, Mo. (KCTV) - Raymore-Peculiar School District buses were delayed early Tuesday morning because of the extreme cold in the metro. Drivers had difficulties starting the buses in the cold, as early morning temperatures were in the high single-digits. That delayed several routes by 15 to 20 minutes, according to the school district.

KANSAS CITY METRO (KCTV) - Gas prices in the Kansas City area continued their upward trend this past week, now standing 48 cents higher than a month ago. The average cost of a gallon of gasoline in the metro is $3.17. That’s 17.7 cents higher than a week ago and 48.6 cents higher than a month ago, according to GasBuddy, an organization that tracks and analyzes gas prices across the country.