Greg Payne
Anchor, Reporter
Greg Payne joined KCTV5 News as a reporter in June 2019.
He’s originally from Hamden, CT.
Greg graduated from Quinnipiac University in 2015 with a BA in Broadcast Journalism.
Before joining KCTV5, Greg worked as a reporter with the ABC/FOX Affiliate WCTI NewsChannel 12 in New Bern, NC, and News 13 in Pennsylvania.
He loves to watch sports and a die-hard Houston Rockets, New York Giants and New York Yankees fan.
Greg is also very active, participating in basketball, tennis, flag football, baseball and soccer.
He loves to eat Italian and Indian cuisines.
Outside of the station, you can find Greg at local sporting events.
He is a Christian and his Sundays are always the same by going to church, watching the New York Giants and playing fantasy football with his friends from college.
If you see Greg out be sure to say hello!
The eyes of the football world will be on Kansas City for the kick-off and raising of the Super Bowl 57 championship banner on Thursday night.
As 125 mile per hour winds ripped through areas of Florida’s west, members of Operation BBQ Relief were leaving the metro to provide support.
The school year is off to a sad start at an elementary school in Independence.
A three-year mystery has been solved but another one begins, as many questions about this case remain unanswered.
A man in Clay County believes he was the target of a hate crime by a local road service group.
The leaders of this ballpark project see it as more than just a ballpark.
Just like most Sunday’s Pastor Darron Edwards stood before the United Believers Community Church, delivering words of encouragement.
A local veteran support organization is helping provide support for the men and women who have served and are serving our country.
In a world full of numbers the combination of 816 stands out to the people of Kansas City and on Aug. 16 it’s the one special day to celebrate everything the city of fountains has to offer.
The death toll in Hawaii has now surpassed 100 following the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century.
KCPD is still looking for a car involved in a hit-and-run crash that left a man on a scooter in critical condition.
The abrupt nationwide closing of a well-known tuxedo business has wedding couples scrambling to get their wedding attire in time before they say, “I do”.
Law enforcement officers from agencies across the KC Metro escorted the body of their fellow brother, Fairway Police Department Ofc. Jonah Oswald.
Changes could be coming to train crossings across Missouri after another crash on the tracks...
On Tuesday morning, people who completed an appeal will be lining up at W. 14th Street and Washington Street at the assessment office to try and get their property value reviews.
No matter if it’s below freezing or close to 100 degrees, there is nothing Mother Nature can do to stop the Soccer Capital of America from showing out.
It’ll be one of two places: A new ballpark district across the river in North Kansas City or a spot in the East Village in downtown Kansas City.
A subdivision in western Shawnee is approaching nearly a whole week without receiving daily mail service.
The power is back on for almost everyone, but cleanup from last week’s storm continues for a lot of people -- and animals, too.
Independence is trying to join the class action lawsuit filed against Jackson County regarding the recent property tax assessments.
From the outside, Global FC in Kansas City looks just like your average soccer team. The “Global” truly means something, however, as the club is made up of refugees from more than 29 different countries.
“Crime has no address, so it can happen anywhere,” said John Lacy, the Overland Park Police Department’s Public Information Officer.
Its not just property taxes that are going up in the KC Metro, homeowners insurance is increasing as well.
Repairs on the KC Streetcar will start Thursday morning and crews will work around the clock to get it moving again.
People in Clinton and Chillicothe will now be able to fire off their personal fireworks for the Fourth of July, which means even more traffic at fireworks stands across the metro.
Dry conditions haven't stopped many people across the metro from stocking up on their fireworks...
The drought conditions the Kansas City region is facing are causing issues for those in the winemaking community.
It was truly a party in the streets of KCK, as many came together for the annual 5k and block party at New Bethel Church.
A homeless shelter operator said she has witnessed a significant influx of homeless people in Warrensburg not originally from the city, but instead being sent by bus to Warrensburg from all over.
“One of the challenges with this house is nothing is square.”
“We couldn’t be more excited about Major League Baseball’s effort, again, to continue to tip its cap to the heritage of our sport,” said Negro Leagues Baseball Museum President Bob Kendrick.
The KC Marching Sizzlers have been making a lot of positive noise in the streets of Kansas City now call on the community to help them participate in the upcoming Michigan City tournament.
The crews’ work this week marks the 50% completion mark of the project. That’s good news for people living nearby.
For this Royals game, there was a whole lot more red in the crowd and it wasn’t in support of the Cincinnati Reds...
With summer quickly approaching, airports across the country are bracing for a busy season.
Back in 2022, MLB became the first professional sports league to partner with a CBD company. Now, the Royals are one of the first teams to partner with a CBD group.
A local animal shelter is experiencing such an influx at their facility that they’ve had to consider euthanasia.
A Kansas City family is receiving a very special gift to help in the care of their child, who has rare and serious disorders.
Not all the candidates were asked the same questions about how exactly they would fix the ongoing violence issues, but the ones who did said the community and more resources are part of the solution.
The fate of Independence’s Pit bull ban, which has been on the books for nearly 20 years, will not be put in the hands of voters. Instead, the city council will decide.
The district has started getting creative, taking an initiative police use to solve cases and using it within their district to capture unruly students.
Protestors rallied in front of the Olathe Public Schools building Monday. They’re concerned about racial issues within the district after students at Olathe South used racial slurs.
Missouri legislators are hoping a new bill regarding name, image and likeness deals will help keep local athletes in the Show Me State.
The push for sports betting in the state of Missouri may be heading in a different direction if the current bill on the table doesn’t get approved by state legislators this week.
“Kansas City starring Sylvester Stallone sounded amazing but, when they found out Missouri doesn’t have an incentive, they went and filmed in Oklahoma and called it Tulsa King."
The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department is investigating after a child was fatally shot while playing in a front yard on Wednesday evening.
The decision on who will determine whether the nearly 20-year-old Pit bull ban in Independence will remain in place or not is still unknown tonight.
The NFL said the maximum capacity for the site is 60,000 and that, once the capacity is met, people won’t be able to get in until others leave.
We are less than two days away from the NFL Draft and things are beginning to heat up, especially at the barbecue smokers!
The Missouri State Board of Education has voted unanimously to close the Genesis charter school in Kansas City.
