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FIRST WARN WEATHER DAY: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for large portion of Kansas City area
To watch First Warn 5 Radar, click here. We are alert heading into this afternoon and evening as we are in an enhanced risk (level 3/5 risk) for severe storm activity in our northwestern counties and a slight risk (Level 2/5 risk) and a marginal risk (level 1/5) for our southeastern counties.
Man escapes serious injuries in fiery crash late Tuesday on Wyandotte County highway
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (WIBW) - A man escaped serious injury late Tuesday when the sport utility vehicle he was driving crashed and caught fire on a Wyandotte County highway, officials said. The crash was reported at 10:50 p.m. Tuesday on northbound Interstate 435 just south of the junction with K-32...
United Methodist Church leader, LGBTQ Commission chair react to new rule that allows LGBTQ clergy
KANSAS CITY, MO — The United Methodist Church agreed members of the LGBTQ community can serve congregations as pastors. “We took out that part of the language that we have been fighting about for 52 years,” said Adam Hamitlon, senior pastor at Resurrection, A United Methodist Church. Resurrection...
Why Kansas City students are joining nationwide protests supporting Palestine
Protests, kindled by livestreamed images from Palestine and set ablaze by university crackdowns on demonstrators, rage at colleges and universities across the country. Students have pitched encampments and occupied campus buildings while calling for an end to violence in Gaza — and demanding their institutions divest of companies they believe support the war there. “We […] The post Why Kansas City students are joining nationwide protests supporting Palestine appeared first on The Beacon.
Shooting victims from Super Bowl rally get financial relief
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The shooting victims from the Chiefs Super Bowl Rally are finally getting financial relief. Kera Mashek, a spokeswoman for United Way of Greater Kansas City, said the KC Strong Fund raised $1.8 million, with over 4,000 donors. “As of today, May 1, individuals will be...
Chance for more scattered storms today
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Today: IMPACT DAY: Showers & storms will increase during the day. This evening, a few of the storms could produce hail. Thursday: IMPACT DAY: Heavy rain and storms could cause additional flooding concerns. 64/73 Wind: S/N 15 mph. Friday: Beautiful. Sunny and mild. 52/71. This...
Kansas City organization helping dog shot by crossbow
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Animal services officers are investigating a case of extreme animal cruelty. KC Pet Project is nursing a dog back to health after it was shot by someone with a crossbow. They’re calling the dog Artemis. Animal control officers with that agency discovered her on the porch of a home in east Kansas City on April 20. The dog still had the arrow or dart hanging from her body with a deep puncture wound.
Peculiar old picture of cars in Kansas City cave finds new fame online: How it happened
Can you name this 1970s car, made in Kansas City, that came in colors such as Anti-Establish Mint, Freudian Gilt and Thanks Vermilion? It’s getting a new life online.
Driver taken to hospital after unknown vehicle swerves into oncoming traffic
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (KCTV) - A 72-year-old man was taken to a Kansas City area hospital after an unknown vehicle swerved into oncoming traffic and caused him to crash. The Kansas Highway Patrol Crash Log indicates that around 2:20 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30, emergency crews were called to the 14100 block of Leavenworth Rd. with reports of a 2-vehicle collision.
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