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Regional Politics

FILE - Kansas Statehouse

Kansas Democratic Party wants to end in-state Republican super majority, approves of Walz as VP pick

Updated: 1 hour ago
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By Mark Poulose
Democratic Party leadership in the state of Kansas wants to break the GOP supermajority in the state house and senate this election cycle.

News

FILE

Driver seriously injured when pickup flips along highway north of Liberty

Updated: 1 hour ago
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By Sarah Motter
One driver was seriously injured after his pickup flipped along a Missouri highway north of Liberty over the weekend.

News

FILE - Missouri State Highway Patrol car (Source: KFVS)

12-year-olds injured when ATV flips near Missouri highway

Updated: 1 hour ago
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By Sarah Motter
A 12-year-old boy is fighting for his life after an ATV flipped and landed on top of him sending him and another to a Kansas City children’s hospital.

News

FILE

Passenger seriously injured during collision on Highway 291

Updated: 2 hours ago
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By Sarah Motter
A passenger was seriously injured after the car she was in hit a culvert along Highway 291 north of Harrisonville.

News

FILE - Hotel lobby

Legislators work to pass bill meant to increase transparency in travel industry

Updated: 3 hours ago
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By Sarah Motter
Legislators are working together to pass a bill that would require the final price of a hotel room or short-term rental to be advertised before travelers are trapped with an expensive receipt.

News

FILE - The EPA has issued an emergency suspension of DCPA, also known as Dacthal. It’s a...

Emergency suspension issued for certain pesticides that pose health hazard

Updated: 3 hours ago
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By Sarah Motter
An emergency suspension issued by the EPA has barred the use or sale of pesticides that include a chemical that could be harmful to unborn children.

Health

FILE — University of Kansas Health System

KU Health System begins search for participants in latest research endeavor

Updated: 4 hours ago
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By Sarah Motter
The University of Kansas Health System is set to accept hundreds of thousands of participants in its latest research endeavor on the diversity of medical backgrounds.

News

Megan Kaminski, the City of Lawrence's current Transit Poet Laureate, is pictured on Aug. 8,...

City of Lawrence begins search for next Transit Poet Laureate

Updated: 5 hours ago
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By Sarah Motter
The City of Lawrence is searching for its next Transit Poet Laureate with a Ride and Write Workshop set to help the creative juices flow.

Crime

FILE

2-hour standoff near KC library ends peacefully with suspect in custody

Updated: 5 hours ago
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By Sarah Motter
A 2-hour standoff near the Kansas City Public Library ended peacefully when the suspect was taken into custody over the weekend.

Community

FILE - 811 day

Metro area residents, contractors urged to call 811 before dig projects begin

Updated: 6 hours ago
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By Sarah Motter
As communities in the metro continue to grow, a local gas utility has urged those about to undergo a digging project to call 811 first.
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Community

Governor Laura Kelly celebrates sustainable tax cuts with the Leavenworth community on Aug. 8,...

Gov. celebrates Kansas tax cuts with Leavenworth community

Updated: 7 hours ago
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By Sarah Motter
Those in Leavenworth celebrated a recently passed sustainable tax cuts package with Governor Laura Kelly.

Community

FILE

Collection windows set to open in Grandview for Jackson Co. residents

Updated: 7 hours ago
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By Sarah Motter
Collections windows are set to open in Grandview for residents of Jackson County who have been unable to pay property taxes in months due to a suspected ransomware attack.

Community

MilliporeSigma’s Curiosity Cube has returned to the Kansas City metro on Aug. 11, 2024.

Mobile science lab makes pit stops in Kansas City metro

Updated: 8 hours ago
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By Nathan Brennan
MilliporeSigma’s Curiosity Cube has returned to the Kansas City metro.

News

Kansas man drowns at Lake of the Ozarks

Kansas man drowns at Lake of the Ozarks

Updated: 12 hours ago
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By KY3 Staff
A man from Kansas drowned at Lake of the Ozarks Saturday evening.

Crime

FILE - Kansas City Police Department (KCPD)

Police search for shooter who left one man dead in Kansas City

Updated: Aug. 10, 2024 at 10:17 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
Investigators are searching for the shooter who left one man dead in a Kansas City neighborhood.

Crime

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas condemns recent restaurant break-ins on Aug. 10, 2024, after a...

Quinton Lucas condemns recent restaurant break-ins, illegal street racing in Kansas City

Updated: Aug. 10, 2024 at 9:53 PM CDT
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By Mark Poulose
Several area restaurants and businesses were broken into in recent weeks, leaving business owners scrambling and asking what the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department is doing about it.

Back to School

FILE

KC Councilman’s team helps students prepare for back-to-school

Updated: Aug. 10, 2024 at 9:40 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
As thousands of students in the Kansas City metro prepare for back-to-school, one city councilman’s team helped them prepare over the weekend.

Community

La Casa del Padel opens in Overland Park on Aug. 10, 2024.

Sporting KC teammates open metro’s first padel club in Overland Park

Updated: Aug. 10, 2024 at 9:28 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
One of Europe’s fastest-rising sports can now call the Kansas City metro home thanks to six Sporting KC teammates.

News

FILE

Overland Park man dies after semi-truck hits him north of Wichita

Updated: Aug. 10, 2024 at 8:35 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
An Overland Park man has died after he was hit by a semi-truck while outside of his car during heavy traffic on an interstate north of Wichita.

News

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One man drowns after canoe capsizes in Kansas City pond

Updated: Aug. 10, 2024 at 8:08 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
One man has drowned after the canoe he was in with an 8-year-old child capsized in a Kansas City pond over the weekend.

News

FILE

Statewide Silver Alert canceled after Stockton man found safe

Updated: Aug. 10, 2024 at 7:50 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
A Statewide Silver Alert has been canceled after a man thought missing from Stockton, Kan., was found safe.

Crime

Ronald Tanner

Richmond man charged with failure to register as a sex offender, resisting arrest

Updated: Aug. 10, 2024 at 6:23 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
A Richmond man is behind bars after months of failing to register as a sexual offender but not before an attempt to resist arrest charge was tacked onto his case.

Entertainment

FILE

Blast from the Past: Cinemark offers $5 tickets for some of 1984′s favorite movies

Updated: Aug. 10, 2024 at 5:49 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
Cinemark is offering $5 tickets to see some of 1984′s favorite movies on the silver screen again in honor of the theater chain’s 40th anniversary.

Crime

Ferguson Officer Travis Brown holding a stuffed bear at a community event.

Officer critically injured, 5 charged after protest outside Ferguson Police Department

Updated: Aug. 10, 2024 at 5:18 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Several people were arrested late Friday at a protest commemorating 10 years since the death of Michael Brown, five people are facing charge

Crime

FILE

Missouri man charged with possession of child porn after hundreds of images found

Updated: Aug. 10, 2024 at 5:17 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
A Missouri man has been charged with a dozen counts of possession of child porn after investigators found hundreds of photos and images in his phone.

Regional Politics

FILE

Missouri Democrats certify Harris-Walz ticket ahead of DNC

Updated: Aug. 10, 2024 at 4:24 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
The Missouri Democratic Party has certified a Harris-Walz ticket ahead of August’s Democratic National Convention.

Crime

FILE

KC man charged in separate attacks after one man shot, another left in a coma

Updated: Aug. 10, 2024 at 3:49 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
A Kansas City man has been charged in two separate violent attacks that left one man with multiple gunshot wounds and another in a coma.

News

The limestone facade of the old Lansing Correctional Facility looms imposingly.

160-year-old Lansing prison opening for tours this fall

Updated: Aug. 10, 2024 at 2:23 PM CDT
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By Betsy Webster
The limestone facade of the old Lansing Correctional Facility looms imposingly.

News

FILE

Teen fighting for his life after heavy-duty truck, bike collide near Missouri highway

Updated: Aug. 10, 2024 at 2:23 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
A teenager is fighting for his life after a collision with a heavy-duty truck on his bicycle near a Missouri highway over the weekend.

News

Kansas City Police Dept generic photo

Armed robbery leads to police chase through Kansas City, KCPD says

Updated: Aug. 10, 2024 at 12:08 PM CDT
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By KCTV5 Staff
On Friday, the Kansas City Police Department was involved in a dramatic chase through the city after officers spotted an armed robbery suspect.

News

Ricardo Marin-Valadez

Kansas inmate placed on escape status after walk-off from work release facility

Updated: Aug. 10, 2024 at 11:38 AM CDT
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By KCTV5 Staff
On Saturday, the Kansas Department of Corrections issued a notice of an escaped inmate.

News

“That just pulls on our heartstrings and it’s something that we’ve always donated to before...

Overland Park family raises funds for charity with yearly lemonade stand

Updated: Aug. 10, 2024 at 9:43 AM CDT
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By Samantha Boring
On Friday, it was time for the yearly tradition at one Overland Park family’s home: The Baldwin Family Annual Charity Lemonade Stand and Cookie Giveaway.

Community

The community enjoys the first ever National Night Out hosted by the North Kansas City Police...

North Kansas City Police hold first National Night Out

Updated: Aug. 9, 2024 at 8:55 PM CDT
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By Chandler Watkins
On Friday, the North Kansas City Police Department held its first National Night Out.

News

FILE

Driver seriously injured after 2-vehicle collision on Missouri highway

Updated: Aug. 9, 2024 at 8:49 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
One man was seriously injured after his pickup was hit by a teenager who failed to yield on a rural northeastern Missouri highway.

Crime

Bryan Rice

Man who failed to register as sex offender charged after found in KC metro

Updated: Aug. 9, 2024 at 8:30 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
A man who had not registered as a sex offender in more than four years has been charged after he was found in the Kansas City metro.

News

A Kansas City coffee shop says bouncing back from a break-in has been difficult but the...

KC coffee shop relies on support from customers to bounce back from break-in

Updated: Aug. 9, 2024 at 7:22 PM CDT
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By Nydja Hood
A Kansas City coffee shop says bouncing back from a break-in has been difficult but the support of customers has helped keep their doors open.

Crime

FILE

Iowa man charged with attempted robbery after victims held at knife-point

Updated: Aug. 9, 2024 at 6:37 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
An Iowa man has been charged with attempted robbery after holding two victims at knife-point at a gas station in rural North-Central Missouri.

News

KCMO downtown residents tired of sideshows.

‘It’s waking us up in the middle of the night’: Downtown residents tired of burnouts

Updated: Aug. 9, 2024 at 6:25 PM CDT
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By Grace Smith (KCTV5)
Cars burning out, doing donuts, and screeching down Grand Boulevard have many residents frustrated. Andrew Zorn and his fiancé live at The Grand and showed video to KCTV5 of the constant annoying and dangerous activity.

Regional Politics

Josh Hawley and Lucas Kunce will compete for the Missouri U.S. Senate seat

Missouri State Fair officials say no to Hawley Kunce debate; Missouri Farm Bureau has new plans

Updated: Aug. 9, 2024 at 6:17 PM CDT
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By Chris Six and Joe McLean (KY3)
Officials with the Missouri State Fair say there will not be a political debate during the fair.

Tax Assessment Trouble

It’s been days since the Missouri State Tax Commission (STC) put its proverbial foot down on...

Detailing what happens next in the crisis over Jackson County property taxes

Updated: Aug. 9, 2024 at 5:40 PM CDT
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By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
It’s been days since the Missouri State Tax Commission (STC) put its proverbial foot down on the Jackson County property tax assessment, but it seems it is no closer to a resolution with the county.

News

A Kansas City house for sale pictured on Aug. 9, 2024.

Kansas City area housing market becoming more buyer friendly

Updated: Aug. 9, 2024 at 5:29 PM CDT
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By Alex Love
If you’re in the market for a house, you know it’s been so tough to buy since the end of the pandemic.

News

Eileen's Cookies store manager Hannah Stumpner came up with the idea to put a shirtless Jason...

Chiefs mania returns ahead of 2024 NFL season: ‘Football is king’

Updated: Aug. 9, 2024 at 5:14 PM CDT
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By Ryan Hennessy
The Kansas City Chiefs first preseason game takes place Saturday and local businesses are excited, because the Kingdom bump is significant.

News

FILE - (AP Photo/David A. Lieb)

Court of Appeals upholds Missouri order to block cancelation of student loans

Updated: Aug. 9, 2024 at 4:54 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
A U.S. Court of Appeals has upheld a Missouri district court order to block the cancelation of student loan debt on a national level.

News

Cedric the Entertainer and Capt. Ron Johnson explore the aftermath of Michael Brown’s death.

‘We can't forget’: CBS special explores aftermath of Michael Brown’s death

Updated: Aug. 9, 2024 at 4:46 PM CDT
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By Janae' Hancock
Cedric the Entertainer and Capt. Ron Johnson explore the aftermath of Michael Brown’s death.

News

Variety KC announced that Randi Mahomes will emcee the Heart & Serve Pickleball Tournament...

Randi Mahomes to emcee Variety KC’s Heart & Serve Pickleball Tournament fundraiser

Updated: Aug. 9, 2024 at 4:40 PM CDT
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By Greg Dailey
Variety KC announced that Randi Mahomes will emcee the Heart & Serve Pickleball Tournament will take place on Saturday, Sept. 14 at the downtown Kansas City Convention Center.

Community

Around $15.8 million in federal funding has been secured to help continue and start 15...

Kansas Avenue Bridge, Panasonic plant, quality water access; $15.8M secured for 15 projects

Updated: Aug. 9, 2024 at 4:25 PM CDT
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By Samantha Boring
Around $15.8 million in federal funding has been secured to help continue and start 15 projects in northeast Kansas.

News

FILE - Branson city leaders and Kansas City Chiefs President Mark Donovan signed a contract...

Week-long celebration set to lead up to rally with the KC Chiefs in Branson

Updated: Aug. 9, 2024 at 3:55 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
The City of Branson is set to celebrate the Kansas City Chiefs with a week-long celebration leading up to a rally with members of the organization.

Community

71 Highway Project

Reconnecting neighborhoods: Kansas City, Missouri signs deal for 71-Highway project

Updated: Aug. 9, 2024 at 3:55 PM CDT
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By Joe Hennessy
“When this project was established, it was to expedite traffic downtown from south Kansas City. In the process of doing that, they did not realize the full consequences...”

Crime

Harrisonville police are looking for vandals.

Police trying to find graffiti vandals of Harrisonville Square

Updated: Aug. 9, 2024 at 3:52 PM CDT
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By Gabe Swartz
Vandals in Harrisonville are on the loose after causing damage to Harrisonville Square between Monday night and Tuesday morning.

News

KC Wheel

KC Wheel shimmers in red to support Special Olympics athletes

Updated: Aug. 9, 2024 at 3:31 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
The KC Wheel will light up the night sky as it shimmers in red to support Special Olympics Kansas athletes.
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