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Amy Anderson
Amy Anderson
Amy Anderson is a reporter and weekend anchor for KCTV5.More >
Amy Anderson grew up in Overland Park, so she's not new to the Kansas City area. She's glad to be back home and working for KCTV5 as a reporter and a weekend anchor.More >
Jonathan Carter
Jonathan Carter
Jonathan Carter is an anchor who joined the KCTV5 news team in April 2010.More >
Jonathan Carter is an anchor who joined the KCTV5 news team in April 2010.More >
Michael Coleman
Michael Coleman
Michael Coleman is KCTV5's sports director and a Kansas City area native, having been raised in Lawrence.More >
Michael Coleman is KCTV5's sports director and a Kansas City area native, having been raised in Lawrence. Michael attended college on a football scholarship, played at Coffeyville Junior College and Southern Illinois.More >
Brad Fanning
Brad Fanning
In March of this year Brad Fanning was hired at KCTV just as the NCAA tournament was starting.More >
In March of this year Brad Fanning was hired at KCTV just as the NCAA tournament was starting.More >
Karen Fuller
Karen Fuller
Karen Fuller co-anchors KCTV5's weeknight newscasts.More >
Karen Fuller co-anchors KCTV5's weeknight newscasts.More >
Carolyn Long
Carolyn Long
Carolyn Long co-anchors KCTV5 News at Noon and KCTV5 News at 4 p.m.More >
Carolyn Long co-anchors KCTV5 News at Noon and KCTV5 News at 4 p.m. She joined the KCTV5 News team in August 1996 as a general assignment reporter.More >
Brad Stephens
Brad Stephens
Brad Stephens joined the KCTV5 News team in October 2005. He co-anchors KCTV5 News at 5, 6 and 10 p.m. He also airs weekly reports called "The Faces of Kansas City."More >
Brad Stephens joined the KCTV5 News team in October 2005. He co-anchors KCTV5 News at 5, 6 and 10 p.m. He also airs weekly reports called "The Faces of Kansas City," intended to highlight people who make unique contributions to our area.
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Alexis Del Cid
Alexis Del Cid
Alexis Del Cid joined KCTV5 as an anchor of It's Your Morning and KCTV5 News at Noon in August 2012.More >
Alexis Del Cid joined KCTV5 as an anchor of It's Your Morning and KCTV5 News at Noon in August 2012.More >
Dave Hall
Dave Hall
Dave Hall joined KCTV5 as an anchor of It's Your Morning and KCTV5 News at Noon in August 2012.More >
Dave Hall joined KCTV5 as an anchor of It's Your Morning and KCTV5 News at Noon in August 2012.More >
Bonyen Lee
Bonyen Lee
KCTV's Bonyen Lee was born and raised in Kansas City, Mo., and is happy to be living and working in her hometown.More >
KCTV's Bonyen Lee was born and raised in Kansas City, Mo., and is happy to be living and working in her hometown. Before joining the team at KCTV5, she was a reporter and anchor in Rochester, New York.More >

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Gary Amble
Gary Amble
Gary Amble joined KCTV5 in June 1994. Gary is the morning meteorologist on More In The Morning and KCTV5 News at Noon.More >
Gary Amble joined KCTV5 in June 1994. Gary is the morning meteorologist on More In The Morning and KCTV5 News at Noon.More >
Hallie Shulman
Hallie Shulman
Hallie Shulman joined the KCTV5 StormTrack5 Weather Team in April 2013. You can catch her weather forecasts every weekend morning.
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Hallie Shulman joined the KCTV5 StormTrack5 Weather Team in April 2013. You can catch her weather forecasts every weekend morning.More >
Chief Meteorologist Chris Suchan
Chief Meteorologist Chris Suchan
From tornados and blizzards to ice storms and floods, KCTV5's new Chief meteorologist Chris Suchan has worked in it all. And guess what - he loves it!More >
From tornados and blizzards to ice storms and floods, KCTV5's new Chief meteorologist Chris Suchan has worked in it all. And guess what - he loves it!More >
Tom Wachs
Tom Wachs
Tom Wachs joined the KCTV5 Storm Track 5 weather team in June 2008 as the weekend morning meteorologist.More >
Tom Wachs is the weekend evening meteorologist on KCTV5. He joined the KCTV5 StormTrack5 weather team in June 2008. Prior to joining KCTV5 News, Tom held a similar position in Johnson City, Tenn.More >

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Alice Barr
Alice Barr
Alice Barr joined the KCTV5 News Team in April 2012. Once she landed in Kansas City, Alice quickly grew to love all the city has to offer.More >
Alice Barr joined the KCTV5 News Team in April 2012. Once she landed in Kansas City, Alice quickly grew to love all the city has to offer.More >
Dave Jordan
Dave Jordan
Dave Jordan joined KCTV 5 News in January of 2012 as a general assignment reporter. Prior to joining KCTV 5 News, Dave worked in New Orleans.
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Dave Jordan joined KCTV 5 News in January of 2012 as a general assignment reporter.More >
Jeanene Kiesling
Jeanene Kiesling
Jeanene Kiesling joined KCTV5 News in September 2007 as a general assignment reporter.More >
Jeanene Kiesling joined KCTV5 News in September 2007 as a general assignment reporter. Prior to joining KCTV5, Jeanene held similar positions at KOAM-TV in Pittsburg, KS.More >
Stephen Mayer
Stephen Mayer
Stephen Mayer joined the KCTV5 team in January 2012 as a multimedia journalist.More >
Stephen Mayer joined the KCTV5 team in January 2012 as a multimedia journalist.More >
Sandra Olivas
Sandra Olivas
Sandra is a general assignment reporter and hosts "Que Pasa KC."More >
Sandra is a general assignment reporter and hosts "Que Pasa KC."More >
Natalie Puhr
Natalie Puhr
Natalie was born and raised in the Kansas City area and graduated from North Kansas City High School before attending Park University in Parkville, MO.More >
Natalie Puhr is KCTV5 It's Your Morning's On-Time Traffic Reporter.
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Emily Rittman
Emily Rittman
Emily joined KCTV in July of 2012. She is a Kansas City native who grew up in Lee's Summit.More >
Emily joined KCTV in July 2012. She grew up in the Kansas City area.
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Alan Shope
Alan Shope
Alan Shope works as a News/Sports Reporter/Photojournalist at KCTV5.More >
Alan Shope works as a News/Sports Reporter/Photojournalist at KCTV5.More >
Heather Staggers
Heather Staggers
Heather Staggers joined KCTV5 in November 1999.More >
Heather Staggers joined KCTV5 in November 1999. Heather came to Kansas City with a wealth of previous experience, serving as a reporter and anchor for WABG-TV in Greenville, Miss.More >
Justin Schmidt
Justin Schmidt
Justin Schmidt joined the KCTV5 news team in September 2009. He grew up in McPherson, Kan. He graduated in 2003 from the University of Kansas' journalism school.More >
Justin Schmidt joined the KCTV5 news team in September 2009. He grew up in McPherson, KS and graduated in 2003 from the University of Kansas' journalism school.More >
Erika Tallan
Erika Tallan
Erika joined KCTV5's It's Your Morning in December of 2012.More >
Erika joined KCTV5's It's Your Morning in December of 2012.More >
Betsy Webster
Betsy Webster
Betsy came to KCTV5 News in 1999 and currently reports for KCTV5 News at 10 p.m.More >
Betsy came to KCTV5 News in 1999 and currently reports for KCTV5 News at 10 p.m. Before coming to Kansas City, she worked as a reporter and anchor for Wichita's KAKE-TV.More >

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Stacey Cameron
Stacey Cameron
Stacey Cameron joined the KCTV5 team in March of 2010 as an investigative reporter.More >
Stacey Cameron joined the KCTV5 team in March of 2010 as an investigative reporter. Prior to joining KCTV5, Stacey worked at WRAL in North Carolina as a morning show reporter, at KWTV in Oklahoma City.More >
Eric Chaloux
Eric Chaloux
Eric Chaloux joined KCTV5 News in December 2002 as a general assignment reporter. He's now a member of KCTV5's award-winning investigative unit.More >
Eric Chaloux joined KCTV5 News in December 2002 as a general assignment reporter. He's now a member of KCTV5's award-winning investigative unit.More >

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Independence police want to question 2 men in $75K statue theft
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Independence police say they want to question two men about the theft of the iconic statue outside the National Trails Museum.Police released photos of the two men dragging a large tub. The men seem toMore >
Independence police say they want to question two men about the theft of the iconic statue outside the National Trails Museum.More >
Live-in nanny admits to using drugs, fracturing baby's head
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Boy, 13, stabbed in neck by catfish
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Fundraiser aims to buy back Willie Wilson's World Series ring
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Updated: Wednesday, June 19 2013 9:55 AM EDT2013-06-19 13:55:47 GMT
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Former Kansas City Royals great Willie Wilson had to give up his World Series ring when he declared bankruptcy. Now his family, friends and fans are working to get it back.More >
Missing elderly Kansas couple found safe in Michigan
Missing elderly Kansas couple found safe in Michigan
Updated: Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:42 PM EDT2013-06-19 16:42:14 GMT
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Manhunt continues at Lake of the Ozarks for accused kidnapper
Manhunt continues at Lake of the Ozarks for accused kidnapper
Updated: Tuesday, June 18 2013 5:42 PM EDT2013-06-18 21:42:41 GMT
A man accused of raping a woman last month and then kidnapping her over the weekend is on the run in the Lake of the Ozarks area, authorities said Monday night.More >
Law enforcement agencies in central Missouri are searching for a man wanted in connection with the kidnapping of a woman over the weekend. Brian J. Adkison is also accused of raping that same woman last month.
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Damage from storms reported across the Heartland
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Police investigate after man shot in NKC
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Guerrilla gardener transforms blighted Westport area into neighborhood garden
Guerrilla gardener transforms blighted Westport area into neighborhood garden
Updated: Wednesday, June 19 2013 5:45 AM EDT2013-06-19 09:45:09 GMT
A guerrilla gardener is on the loose in the Westport area, trying to beautify blighted areas once sat barren. Guerrilla gardeners grow plants, herbs and vegetables on public pieces of land that are inMore >
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Blue Springs daycare shut down after report of abuse
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