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News

KCK's mayor proposed a food trucks ordinance that would allow them to open at 7 a.m. and end...

KCK Mayor proposes allowing food trucks to stay open past midnight as debate continues

Updated: 10 hours ago
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By Chandler Watkins
The United Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kan., has placed a moratorium on an ordinance stating food trucks have to close at 7 p.m. on weekdays and 8 p.m. on weekends.

News

If your car does have hail damage, a local body shop owner recommends finding a shop that does...

Body shop owner recommends filing a claim if your car has hail damage

Updated: 11 hours ago
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By Mark Poulose
Severe weather swept through the metro Wednesday morning, bringing hail to some areas of Kansas City -- including Overland Park.

News

Draft recommendations for a plan to alter 79th Street in Overland Park were revealed...

Overland Park recommends changes to 79th Street corridor

Updated: 13 hours ago
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By Gabe Swartz
Downtown Overland Park could eventually be a destination for walkers and cyclists.

News

Kansas City office says website services restored following issues

Updated: 13 hours ago
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By Gabe Swartz
City officials told KCTV Wednesday evening the City of Kansas City’s website and the Kansas City Clerk’s website are online again.

Community

(WBAY photo)

Homeowners to remove racist language in Kansas property deeds

Updated: 13 hours ago
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By Nydja Hood
A similar law passed in 2022 cracked down on racially restrictive covenants used to enforce segregation in Missouri neighborhoods.

News

FILE - Hudson, 7, left, Callahan, 13, middle, and Keegan Pruente, 10, right, stand outside...

Could Independence School’s 4-day week be in limbo?

Updated: 14 hours ago
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By Ryan Hennessy
Missouri Governor Mike Parson signed an omnibus bill into law on Tuesday that does a number of things for education in Missouri, but one item directly impacts the Independence School District’s 4-day school week.

Consumer News

Folks in Kansas City will soon be able to experience paradise. The Margaritaville Resort under...

Margaritaville is one step closer to opening in KCK

Updated: 14 hours ago
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By Jiani Navarro
Folks in Kansas City will soon be able to experience paradise. The Margaritaville Resort under construction in KCK is scheduled to open next year.

News

A homeowner's basement is flooded after the recent storms and heavy rain.

Raytown homeowner’s basement floods following heavy rain from storms

Updated: 15 hours ago
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By Grace Smith (KCTV5)
A homeowner’s basement is flooded after the recent storms and heavy rain. Now, she has a warning for others.

News

Bonner Springs Police Department released video showing two officers removing a snake from an...

Bonner Springs police remove snake from SUV

Updated: 15 hours ago
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By Heidi Schmidt
A Bonner Springs woman drove to the police department for help after she noticed a black bull snake hiding between the spare tire and the back of the SUV.

News

Faucet head with water coming out

Boil advisory in place in Rich Hill following water leak

Updated: 15 hours ago
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By Gabe Swartz
The City of Rich Hill is implementing a boil water advisory following a water leak, the city’s fire department said Wednesday afternoon.
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FILE - (AP Photo/David A. Lieb, File)

Missouri AG files motion to block after nonprofit attempts to close state court

Updated: 15 hours ago
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By Sarah Motter
Missouri’s Attorney General has filed a motion to block a nonprofit journalism organization that has now made a federal attempt to shut down a Missouri court.

Crime

Cody McCormick.

Kansas man sentenced to prison after threats made to kill President Biden

Updated: 16 hours ago
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By Sarah Motter
A 28-year-old Kansas man will spend nearly two years in federal prison after he wrote a local news station threats to kill President Joe Biden.

Crime

A suspect is captured on security tape during an attempted robbery at the U.S. Bank on Gregory...

Investigations opened after two attempted Kansas City bank robberies

Updated: 16 hours ago
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By Sarah Motter
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has opened two cases after two attempted mid-week bank robberies in Kansas City.

News

American Cancer Society launches VOICES of Black Women study.

American Cancer Society launches largest study in Missouri

Updated: 16 hours ago
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By Janae' Hancock
A new American Cancer Society study hopes to improve health outcomes for the next generation of Black women.

Crime

FILE

Leavenworth bar stabbing leads to 3-year prison sentence for one woman

Updated: 16 hours ago
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By Sarah Motter
A woman will spend 3 years in prison after she stabbed a bar patron outside of Pour Decisions in downtown Leavenworth.

Crime

Michael Pace

Kansas man sentenced to 40+ years after fentanyl found among other drugs

Updated: 16 hours ago
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By Sarah Motter
A Kansas City area man found in possession of more than 300 fentanyl pills among other drugs will spend the next 40 years in prison.

News

FILE - Concept art of Wichita biomedical campus.

KU, Wichita State partner to break ground on new Biomedical Campus

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By Sarah Motter
The University of Kansas and Wichita State have partnered to break ground on a new Biomedical Campus that will benefit at least four schools.

Crime

A teen was taken into custody in connection with a triple shooting that left one person dead...

Police: Teen in custody after south Kansas City shooting leaves 1 dead, 2 wounded

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By Samantha Boring
Law enforcement continued to gather details on Wednesday for a triple shooting east of Hickman Mills that proved to be fatal.

Crime

KCPD investigating shooting that left 1 dead, 2 in critical condition in area east of Hickman Mills

Updated: 18 hours ago
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By Gabe Swartz
A shooting just east of Hickman Mills left one person dead Tuesday night.

News

FILE - FIRST Robotics Competition

Local robotics team awarded $1,500 as runner-up of community impact award

Updated: 18 hours ago
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By Sarah Motter
A local FIRST robotics team has been awarded a $1,500 grant as it was named a runner-up for a nationwide community impact award.

News

Reilly "Bella" Williams/Courtesy: Springfield Police Department

Police seeking information in the search for Springfield teenager Bella Williams

Updated: 18 hours ago
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By KY3 Staff
The Springfield Police Department is urgently seeking any information that can assist in locating Reilly “Bella” Williams.

News

FILE - American Jazz Museum

Jazz lovers raise more than $80K for the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City

Updated: 19 hours ago
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By Sarah Motter
Lovers of jazz music raised more than $80,000 in an effort to keep the Kansas City jazz community connected with new opportunities and new members.

News

John is 15 years old and is about to be a freshman at Gardner-Edgerton High School.

The Whole Person’s adaptive sports program receives grant for new adaptive bikes

Updated: 19 hours ago
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By Joe Hennessy
Sports and activities are for all, but there can be barriers whether it’s physically or financially.

Regional Politics

FILE — The voucher-like scholarship program will offer as much as $6,375 per child for...

Gov. Mike Parson signs law expanding voucher-like K-12 scholarships for low-income families

Updated: 19 hours ago
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By The Associated Press
The voucher-like scholarship program will offer as much as $6,375 per child for expenses including tuition, textbooks and more.

Education

FILE

Teachers in Missouri set to see relief thanks to salary increase from new bills

Updated: 19 hours ago
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By Sarah Motter
Teachers in Missouri are set to see a little relief in their wallets as two new bills have been signed into law to increase their base salary.

News

FILE - President Harry S. Truman smiling for the photographers during his radio speech to the...

Independence’s Truman Library celebrates late president’s 140th birthday

Updated: 19 hours ago
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By Sarah Motter
The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum in Independence has kicked off the 140th celebration of the late President Truman.

News

A small area in Miami County is without a working tornado siren.

Funding approved to replace broken tornado siren south of Kansas City

Updated: 20 hours ago
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By Heidi Schmidt
Miami County, Kansas, commissioners approved more than $30,000 to replace a broken tornado siren near Bucyrus.

News

The Kansas City Police Department stated the incident was in the area of 38th Street and...

Police involved in standoff in Kansas City neighborhood

Updated: 20 hours ago
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By Greg Dailey
The Kansas City Police Department stated the incident was in the area of 38th Street and Brooklyn Avenue.

News

A KCPS teacher will enjoy 2 free years in a Midland Lofts apartment.

Kansas City Power & Light gives away 2-year lease to local teacher

Updated: 20 hours ago
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By Sarah Motter
One Kansas City teacher will enjoy a free apartment for two years in the newly renovated Midland Lofts.

News

FILE - The lawn in front of Fraser Hall was quiet and empty Thursday evening after...

Kansas City member of pro-Palestinian encampment arrested on KU campus

Updated: 20 hours ago
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By Sarah Motter
A Kansas City member of a pro-Palestinan encampment on the KU campus in Lawrence has been arrested after tents were taken down by police.

Crime

FILE

Kansas City man faces federal charges after thousands of images of child porn found

Updated: 21 hours ago
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By Sarah Motter
A Kansas City man has been federally charged after law enforcement found him in possession of thousands of files of child porn, including ones he had made himself that depicted a toddler.

News

The City of Kansas City's official website has been "compromised," according to an email sent...

KC Municipal Court reopens after ‘computer system outage,’ some services remain impacted

Updated: 21 hours ago
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By KCTV5 Staff
The City of Kansas City says “the majority of city services have been restored” after its computer systems were compromised over the weekend.

Entertainment

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce warms up before an NFL football game against the...

Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce lands his first major acting job

Updated: 21 hours ago
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By Greg Dailey
He will star in a cast opposite Niecy Nash-Betts, Courtney B. Vance and Lesley Manville.

Crime

FILE

$10K reward offered for information into murder of 93-year-old Kansas woman

Updated: 22 hours ago
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By Sarah Motter
A $10,000 reward has been offered for any information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those behind the murder of a 93-year-old Kansas woman.

Crime

Lawrence, Kansas Police Department

Police reveal new information after Lawrence dog attack leads to shooting

Updated: 22 hours ago
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By Sarah Motter
New information has been revealed after a dog attack in Lawrence left one canine dead and its owner with a gunshot wound.

Kansas City Chiefs

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice speaks to the media before the NFL football...

Report: Dallas Police investigating Chiefs’ Rashee Rice for allegedly hitting photographer at club

Updated: 22 hours ago
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By Gabe Swartz
Dallas Police are investigating Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice for the second time this off-season.

News

Mikequese Taylor's locker at KCKCC.

KCKCC basketball team mourns player’s death: ‘He was the life of the party’

Updated: 22 hours ago
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By Grace Smith (KCTV5)
A young KCKCC basketball player is being remembered after he was gunned down in his own driveway.

News

Crews battle an apartment fire on May 5, 2024.

Firefighters rescue residents of Kansas City apartment building during weekend blaze

Updated: 22 hours ago
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By Sarah Motter
Firefighters rescued multiple residents of a Kansas City, Mo., apartment building before four of them were sent to the hospital following a weekend fire.

News

FILE — The Peculiar city administrator is hoping to attract a Buc-ee's to the city.

City of Peculiar announces effort to attract Buc-ee’s location

Updated: 23 hours ago
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By KCTV5 Staff
Mickey Ary encouraged those taking the survey to write in the Comments section: “Wish you were in Peculiar, Missouri.”

News

A tractor-trailer lost power while driving on westbound I-70 Wednesday morning, and a traffic...

Traffic clears after stalled semi, car crash caused delay on I-70 near Independence

Updated: 23 hours ago
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By KCTV5 Staff
Police also said there was a crash at 8:32 a.m. between a vehicle and a different semi at I-70 and the Little Blue Parkway.

News

File: Senior pedestrian hit, closes Overland Park intersection

Senior pedestrian hit, closes Overland Park intersection

Updated: 24 hours ago
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By Julia Scammahorn
The call came in at 7:45 a.m. that a senior woman was injured after a car struck her.

Crime

FILE — University of Kansas Health System

KCKPD: Man tells hospital workers he killed someone

Updated: May. 8, 2024 at 6:45 AM CDT
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By Joe Hennessy and Julia Scammahorn
Detectives with the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department are investigating the City’s tenth homicide of the year.

News

A dash camera caught incredible lightning in Grain Valley Monday night.

WATCH: Massive lightning strikes shown via dashboard camera from I-70

Updated: May. 7, 2024 at 10:08 PM CDT
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By KCTV5 Staff
KCTV viewers Jason and Tammy Ledgerwood were driving on I-70 toward Grain Valley when their dash camera recorded some incredible lightning Monday night.

News

On March 16, Grandview Police Officer Diana Barreras and Master Police Officer Travis...

Grandview police officers recognized for saving man’s life

Updated: May. 7, 2024 at 9:50 PM CDT
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By Chandler Watkins
On March 16, Grandview Police Officer Diana Barreras and Master Police Officer Travis Richardson were going about their shift as normal when they were dispatched to an unresponsive man in the road.

Education

Tyrone Seymour calls himself a lifelong learner. He always wondered if it would be cool to...

Platte County teacher, coach tackles bus driver shortage by expanding skill set

Updated: May. 7, 2024 at 9:45 PM CDT
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By Betsy Webster
Tyrone Seymour calls himself a lifelong learner. He always wondered if it would be cool to have a CDL. This fall, something happened that made him finally take the leap.

Education

A bond issue coming before KCK voters in has some residents sounding off.

Voters deny $420 million bond issue for KCKPS

Updated: May. 7, 2024 at 9:24 PM CDT
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By Gabe Swartz and Chandler Watkins
Voters in Kansas City, Kan., weighed in Tuesday on a $420 million bond issue related to the Kansas City Kansas Public Schools.

Crime

GENERIC GRAPHIC — police lights.

Detectives locate second vehicle, identify driver in hit-and-run crash

Updated: May. 7, 2024 at 8:38 PM CDT
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By KCTV5 Staff
Police say a second vehicle and driver have been located and identified following a hit-and-run crash last week.

Kansas City Chiefs

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) shouts before the AFC Championship NFL...

Report: 2024 NFL Schedule set to be released May 15

Updated: May. 7, 2024 at 7:29 PM CDT
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By Gabe Swartz
The Kansas City Chiefs will soon learn their potential path to a historic three-peat.

News

A Johnson County-based tree removal service says they had their work cut out for them on...

Tree removal crews have work cut out for them with fallen trees on homes, cars in Johnson County

Updated: May. 7, 2024 at 6:42 PM CDT
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By Nydja Hood
A Johnson County-based tree removal service says they had their work cut out for them on Tuesday with calls of fallen trees on homes and cars.

News

Generic voting photo of ballots

Missouri minimum wage raise set to be on August or November ballot

Updated: May. 7, 2024 at 6:33 PM CDT
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By Ryan Hennessy
Missouri voters will be deciding whether to increase the minimum wage and provide paid sick time for those workers. According to the Missouri Budget Project more than 700,000 workers do not receive sick pay.
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