Emily Rittman
Reporter
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Emily joined KCTV5 in July 2012. She is a Kansas City metro native who grew up in Lee's Summit and Parkville.
She’s covered breaking news and severe weather in Jefferson City, Springfield and Kansas City, Mo.
She's a die-hard Chiefs fan and a loyal Royals and Sporting KC fan who was thrilled to cover the Royals World Series win and the Chiefs Super Bowl championship.
In her spare time, she enjoys yoga, kayaking, bicycling, watching movies and documentaries as well as attending concerts. Her pups Punch and Piper keep her thoroughly entertained.
Updated: May. 13, 2022 at 9:58 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
“Very proud and blessed to be where we are,” Kansas City Monarchs Club Owner Mark Brandmeyer said. “Starting this season, hope springs eternal with baseball.”
Updated: May. 12, 2022 at 9:46 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
Staff at Great Plains SPCA are making a plea for help from community members to adopt, foster and volunteer to help give animals a break from the shelter.
Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 9:45 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
As friends and family grieve, deputies are examining evidence trying to determine exactly what happened on May 2.
Updated: May. 10, 2022 at 9:59 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
According to a search warrant, thieves targeted pharmacies in at least 10 cities in Kansas and Missouri including Liberty, Kansas City, Lee’s Summit, Mission and Overland Park.
Updated: May. 9, 2022 at 10:15 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
Court records show a former Oak Park High School teacher and coach is under investigation for a reported sexual relationship with a student while employed as a teacher.
Updated: May. 6, 2022 at 10:12 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
The Kansas City BBQ Festival is back with a full lineup of pitmasters who will be serving up their BBQ Saturday and Sunday!
Updated: May. 5, 2022 at 8:40 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
“They are coming at broad daylight,” Pawn World's co-owner said. “Look at the traffic that drives by. They don’t care.”
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 9:49 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
Kansas City police are investigating two shootings that happened within minutes of each other and may be connected.
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 3:50 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
Two lucky pigs have been granted clemency to kick off the Kansas City BBQ Fest at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium!
Updated: May. 3, 2022 at 9:27 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
The state of Missouri has completed the execution of Carman Deck, who was convicted of killing an elderly couple execution-style in 1996 inside their De Soto home.
Updated: May. 2, 2022 at 10:28 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
On Friday, more than 30 students’ vehicles were damaged near Sumner Academy of Arts and Science.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2022 at 4:31 PM CDT
|By Nick Sloan and Emily Rittman
The Kansas City Chiefs added more defense with their second pick of this year’s NFL Draft.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2022 at 9:41 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
A group of Kansas City mothers and volunteers went door to door Wednesday trying to help generate tips to help police solve homicides for victims and their families.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2022 at 10:23 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
A neighbor says a man in her Waldo neighborhood is shooting a pellet gun at animals and neighbors' pets.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2022 at 10:19 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
Court records reveal disturbing new details in an investigation into a 17-year-old who is accused of secretly videotaping women as they used the restroom at a convenience store in Blue Springs.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2022 at 4:36 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
Key stakeholders who will help decide the future of the Chiefs and Royals stadiums discussed what’s next for both organizations at the Downtown Council Annual Luncheon Friday.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2022 at 9:29 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
Community members who are struggling to cope with the death of a 14-year-old who was stabbed inside Northeast Middle School honored Manuel “Manny” Guzman Thursday night.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2022 at 10:14 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
Starting Thursday morning, the Kansas City Police Department will begin returning a large stash of stolen property to its owners.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2022 at 4:49 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman and Nick Sloan
Federal court records reveal the Graduate Medical Education Administrator at the University of Kansas Medical Center is under investigation by the Department of Homeland Security for possibly sharing child pornography.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2022 at 9:53 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
Parents and teachers asked questions and discussed their concerns Tuesday at a Safety Town Hall following a March 4th shooting at Olathe East High School.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2022 at 9:27 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
If an individual school exceeds the 5% COVID-related absences threshold, that building will temporarily return to the mask requirement.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2022 at 5:36 PM CDT
|By Zoe Brown and Emily Rittman
Update: The Shawnee Mission Board of Education has voted for an option that will require temporary masking if a school has at least 5% COVID-related absences.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2022 at 11:00 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
Blue Springs police are conducting an invasion of privacy investigation that involves more than a dozen victims. Detectives believe the same 17-year-old suspect is also involved in other lewd crimes against women in the Woods Chapel corridor.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2022 at 9:46 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
Royals fans told KCTV5 they appreciate the history and nostalgia of the Royals current home. They had mixed opinions on the idea of moving the Royals to downtown Kansas City.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2022 at 10:20 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
While both the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals are exploring options for their stadiums, experts gathered in Kansas City Wednesday to discuss the future of sports facilities around the country and globally.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2022 at 7:40 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
Kansas arrived at Memorial Stadium at about 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday to thousands of fans that had gathered to see their title-winning team come home.
Updated: Apr. 4, 2022 at 6:46 PM CDT
|By Jackson Hicks, Emily Rittman, Betsy Webster and Greg Payne
Hours ahead of tonight’s 8:20 tip against North Carolina, KU fans are out in Lawrence and ready to celebrate.
Updated: Apr. 2, 2022 at 5:58 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman, Betsy Webster and Nick Sloan
Kansas Jayhawk fans arrived hours before an Allen Fieldhouse watch party kicked off Saturday.
Updated: Apr. 1, 2022 at 6:45 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman and Nick Sloan
A family is searching for justice after a father was shot and killed on his way home from work on an Amtrak train.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2022 at 9:42 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
According to FBI agents, investigators identified the 41-year-old wearing a red hat and red Chiefs sweatshirt in Metropolitan Police Department body-worn camera footage.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2022 at 3:27 PM CDT
|By Nick Sloan and Emily Rittman
Cale Clayton was arrested in Drexel this week and charged with assaulting, resisting or impeding officers, theft of government property, and related offenses.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2022 at 9:34 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
Jeffrey A. Cline is accused of failing to file and pay Missouri income taxes.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2022 at 10:37 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
Fifteen local organizations held their first of six listening sessions to allow community members to share feedback on selecting a new police chief in Kansas City.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2022 at 10:03 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
The city of Lawrence is preparing for the possibility of large crowds of Jayhawks fans flooding into Downtown Lawrence.
Updated: Mar. 25, 2022 at 4:00 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman and Nick Sloan
A father who entered pleas of no contest for charges for the death of his 3-year-old daughter Olivia Jansen learned his fate inside an emotional courtroom on Friday.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2022 at 9:47 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
Fans of the Kansas City Chiefs and NFL fans from around the country can officially mark their calendars!
Updated: Mar. 23, 2022 at 10:27 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
The Kansas City Chiefs confirmed Wednesday they traded one of their most dynamic weapons.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2022 at 9:44 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
Fifteen local organizations want to make sure the voices of community members are heard before a new Kansas City police chief is selected.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2022 at 11:15 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
Volunteers in Tennessee teamed up with Wayside Waifs in KC to transfer 60 dogs and cats from a crowded shelter to arrive in the Kansas City metro. The long trip gives the animals a second chance to find new homes.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2022 at 11:54 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
March madness is in full swing in Kansas City kicking off with a St. Patrick’s Day matchup for the Kansas Jayhawks against the Texas Southern Tigers for KU’s NCAA Tournament opener.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2022 at 5:40 AM CDT
|By Shain Bergan and Emily Rittman
Newly-released court records detail what happened on March 4 when a student allegedly pulled a gun at Olathe East High School and shot the school’s assistant principal and school resource officer.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2022 at 9:52 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
A local organization is joining efforts to bring medical supplies to Ukraine following attacks on hospitals, including a children’s hospital and maternity facility.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2022 at 10:04 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
Community members packed a meeting Tuesday night to ask questions and voice their concerns about the possibility of a pallet shelter community for the houseless.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2022 at 9:17 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
Kansas City police are searching for a suspect who shot and killed a man near Bannister Road and James A. Reed Road this afternoon.
Updated: Mar. 11, 2022 at 10:12 PM CST
|By Emily Rittman
The Kansas Jayhawks are headed to the Big 12 Championship after knocking out TCU Friday night.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2022 at 10:06 PM CST
|By Emily Rittman
Despite snow and more snow, Kansas fans are ready to see the Jayhawks take on TCU in Friday’s Big 12 semifinal matchup in Kansas City.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2022 at 9:13 PM CST
|By Emily Rittman
Big 12 basketball is back at full capacity in Kansas City after COVID halted games in 2020 and limited capacity last year.
Family members, attorneys react to sentencing of former Kansas City police officer Eric DeValkenaere
Updated: Mar. 4, 2022 at 9:54 PM CST
|By Emily Rittman
A judge sentenced a former Kansas City police officer Friday to six years for the 2019 shooting death of Cameron Lamb.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2022 at 10:20 PM CST
|By Emily Rittman
Eddie DeMoss is accused of pulling over another driver for reportedly cutting him off on the highway.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2022 at 10:23 PM CST
|By Emily Rittman and Nick Sloan
A man who is accused of causing a flight from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. to be diverted to Kansas City, is facing additional charges. Platte County prosecutors charged Juan R. Rivas with second degree assault - special victim and escape or attempted escape from custody while under arrest for a felony.