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News

Missouri Highway Patrol said human remains found in Daviess County, Mo. in April have been...

Reward increased as Greater KC Crime Stoppers seek answers in man's 2020 death

Updated: 15 minutes ago
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By Gabe Swartz
The Greater KC Crime Stoppers have increased a reward for information leading to an arrest in the unsolved case of Skylar Ware’s disappearance.

Entertainment

The Winter Skies holiday pop-up bar will open again in 2023.

Here’s your full guide to Kansas City’s 2023 Holiday pop-up bars

Updated: 23 minutes ago
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By Melonne McBride
The holiday season is here, and Kansas City is in full swing. For those wanting to celebrate and enjoy holiday themed pop-up bars, here is a full list including open and close dates.

News

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce scores during the first half of an NFL football game...

Chiefs try to build off their latest comeback as they head to Lambeau to face the surging Packers

Updated: 51 minutes ago
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By The Associated Press
The Packers are 15-0 in December games during Matt LaFleur’s coaching tenure.

News

Sporting KC stars Roger Espinoza and Graham Zusi

Sporting KC declines options on contracts for Graham Zusi, Roger Espinoza

Updated: 2 hours ago
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By Greg Dailey
The two players rank first and second in franchise history for appearances and minutes.

News

Nonprofit organization Zuzu's Petals aims to provide Christmas cheer to families and children...

Zuzu’s Petals brings Christmas cheer to Kansas City families in need

Updated: 2 hours ago
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By Julia Avery
Founder John Massey said his main goal with ZuZu’s Petals is to “help bring the magic of Christmas no matter what.”

News

This weekend you can be a part of an old fashioned party in the dirt or even grab a holiday...

Uptown Hoedown, pop-up bar & educational events all at American Royal

Updated: 3 hours ago
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By Nathan Brennan
This weekend you can be a part of an old fashioned party in the dirt or even grab a holiday cocktail by the fire place with American Royal.

Crime

Kansas City police are asking people to help identify two people suspected to breaking into 18...

Photo: Kansas City police search for people wanted for vandalism, break-ins

Updated: 3 hours ago
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By Heidi Schmidt
Kansas City, Missouri, police release surveillance picture of two people suspected of breaking into two vehicles parked in a downtown parking garage near city hall.

News

Kansas center Hunter Dickinson (1) dunks the ball during the first half of an NCAA college...

No. 4 UConn heads to No. 5 Kansas for rare matchup of the past two national champions

Updated: 4 hours ago
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By The Associated Press
It will be only the fifth time in the past decade that the past two national champions have played.

News

Centuries of history lives on the grounds of the Shawnee Indian Mission. The site opened as a...

'We still have our culture.' Native American tribe fighting to keep history alive at Shawnee Indian Mission

Updated: 4 hours ago
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By Nydja Hood
Although Native American Heritage Month is coming to an end, the stories of the tribes who planted roots in the Kansas City Area live on.

News

T-Pain attends the LA premiere of "Bad Boys for Life" at the TCL Chinese Theatre on Tuesday,...

Headliner announced for fourth annual Tacos and Tequila festival in KCK

Updated: 6 hours ago
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By KCTV5 Staff
The festival will be held at Legends Field on Saturday, June 1, 2024.
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Consumer News

Festival Foods supermarket

Here’s your full list of local grocery stores open for the upcoming holidays

Updated: 6 hours ago
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By Melonne McBride
With the holidays rapidly approaching, forgetting an item or two is bound to happen. Here is a full list of all local grocery store hours for Christmas and New Year’s.

Weather Forecast

Rain Chances Return

FORECAST: FIRST WARN of wet weather early and through rush hour this afternoon

Updated: 10 hours ago
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By Savannah Tennyson
A First Warn is in place through 7 p.m. with a second round of showers, a wintry mix, and snow showers moving through the area.

News

Thursday night, Kansas City, Kansas Mayor Tyrone Garner began the Unified Government...

KCK police sergeant, among several shot during drug bust, describes experience

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By Betsy Webster
Thursday night, Kansas City, Kansas Mayor Tyrone Garner began the Unified Government Commission meeting with strong words for those critical of the police department. There are good officers, he said.

Education

Protesters showed up at the Shawnee Mission School District headquarters to support Brey'Anna...

Victim, family speak out after racist attack at Shawnee Mission East

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By Mark Poulose
About 100 protestors gathered outside Shawnee Mission School District’s Center for Academic Achievement on Thursday night.

News

Portrait of a graduate Andover

New graduation requirements take effect in Kansas next school year

Updated: 18 hours ago
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By Brock Wilson and Angela Smith
Like every graduating class, the class of 2028 will have to reach certain requirements before obtaining their high school diplomas.

Consumer News

Old Shawnee Pizza is opening Santa's Secret Saloon on weekend's through the holidays.

Old Shawnee Pizza offering holiday pop-up bar in Lenexa

Updated: 19 hours ago
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By Gabe Swartz
One of he oldest restaurants in Shawnee is getting a new look.

Crime

The KBI said 13 pounds of fentanyl pills, 59 pounds of methamphetamine and 4.2 pounds of...

KBI makes major drug bust in Wichita

Updated: 19 hours ago
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By Gabe Swartz
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation said it made a major seizure of illegal drugs Thursday in south Wichita.

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Venkutesh Sattaru, 35, Nikhil Penmatsa, 27, and Sravan Penumetcha, 23, are charged with...

Missouri prosecutor accuses 3 men of holding student from India captive and beating him

Updated: 19 hours ago
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By The Associated Press
Three men held a student from India captive over the course of several months and forced him to work and perform menial tasks, then viciously beat him when he didn’t complete the chores to their satisfaction, a Missouri prosecutor said Thursday.

News

Rural Missouri districts face challenges for paying teachers.

Rural Missouri districts face challenges in paying teachers

Updated: 20 hours ago
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By Michael Hoffman
Rural Missouri districts face challenges for paying teachers

Crime

27-year-old Keylen Madge faces second-degree murder charges after a shooting on Nov. 18.

Man charged with murder following November shooting in KCMO

Updated: 20 hours ago
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By Gabe Swartz
A 27-year-old man has been charged with murder following a shooting on Nov. 18.

News

Crash on Blue Ridge near I-470 leaves 1 in critical condition

Updated: 20 hours ago
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By Gabe Swartz
A crash on Blue Ridge near the exit ramp for westbound I-470 left one person in critical condition.

News

Fire at Brookhollow Apartments in Oct. 2023.

Firefighters’ union backs dispatch failure claims, county on board with review

Updated: 21 hours ago
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By Matt Heilman
In what’s becoming a back-and-forth of formal statements connected with a deadly apartment fire last month, the union representing Wichita firefighters is backing claims that the woman killed on the Oct. 13 call likely would be alive if not for 911 dispatch mistakes.

News

Hundreds of students at Shawnee Mission South walk out of class to show support for students...

More than 1,000 students walk out of Shawnee Mission South after racial incident in district

Updated: 21 hours ago
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By Ryan Hennessy
Students at Shawnee Mission South High School led a walkout Thursday at 11 a.m. to show solidarity with their peers at Shawnee Mission East.

News

The mother of a patient at Overland Park Regional Medical Center said she was shocked and...

‘I’ve lost all trust’: Mother expresses anger after OP pediatrician faces child porn charges

Updated: 21 hours ago
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By Nydja Hood
The mother of one of Aalbers’ patients is shocked and disgusted that the man she trusted with her child’s care has sexually exploited numerous other children.

Consumer News

A new Char Bar location in Parkville has opened.

Kansas City BBQ spot opening in the Northland

Updated: 21 hours ago
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By Joe Hennessy
Char Bar is officially open in Parkville. The new location sits around 100 people and offers pickleball on their new courts.

News

Announced on Wednesday, November 30, Trevor Foley will serve as the acting director of the...

Gov. Parson names acting director of Mo. Dept. of Corrections

Updated: 22 hours ago
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By Amber Ruch
Governor Mike Parson named the acting director of the Missouri Department of Corrections.

Crime

47-year-old Rebecca Spotz was convicted Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, of robbery and armed criminal...

Woman who assisted career criminal convicted of robbing teen

Updated: 23 hours ago
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By Gabe Swartz
A 47-year-old Platte County woman was convicted by a jury Thursday of helping a five-time felon steal a teen’s ATM card at knifepoint.

News

Kansas City police responded to a homicide in the 11700 block of Troost Avenue on Nov. 30, 2023.

Man identified found shot to death at home in south Kansas City

Updated: 23 hours ago
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By KCTV5 Staff
Officers stated the crime scene is in the 11700 block of Troost Avenue.

News

Republic, Mo. house fire

Republic, Mo., woman dies from injuries in weekend house fire

Updated: 23 hours ago
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By KY3 Staff
Investigators have not released the victim’s identity.

News

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Kansas City school family grieves death of 5 year-old student

Updated: 23 hours ago
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By Heidi Schmidt and Alex Love
Kansas City, Missouri, school district's crisis response team responds to elementary school to help students after 5-year-old classmate died at home.

Crime

Blue Springs man is final defendant in meth distributing conspiracy

Updated: 23 hours ago
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By KCTV5 Staff
A Blue Springs man became the third and final defendant to be sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.

News

Two men were accused of being involved in an armed robbery of a postal carrier in Kansas City,...

$150k reward offered for info on men accused of robbing postal carrier

Updated: Nov. 30, 2023 at 3:40 PM CST
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By KCTV5 Staff
Anyone with information has been asked to contact the U.S. Postal Inspection Service at 1-877-876-2455.

Crime

Lawrence Police Department - FILE

Lawrence Police find man dead after trying to serve warrant

Updated: Nov. 30, 2023 at 3:35 PM CST
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By Gabe Swartz
Police heard the gunshot just before 6 p.m. Wednesday evening,

Contact Us

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice (4) runs with the ball as Philadelphia Eagles...

Chiefs-Patriots Monday night matchup in December flexed to Sunday afternoon

Updated: Nov. 30, 2023 at 2:41 PM CST
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By KCTV5 Staff
Replacing the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday night will be the Philadelphia Eagles at Seattle Seahawks.

Education

Hundreds of people need to be tested after exposure to someone with tuberculosis in Johnson...

Additional tuberculosis cases found at Olathe Northwest High School

Updated: Nov. 30, 2023 at 1:57 PM CST
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By Heidi Schmidt
Olathe Northwest High School had six additional cases of tuberculosis following testing by the Johnson County Health Department.

News

Grant Wahl smiles as he holds a replica of the World Cup during an awards ceremony in Doha,...

KC Current dedicates press box to late beloved sports writer Grant Wahl

Updated: Nov. 30, 2023 at 1:10 PM CST
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By KCTV5 Staff
Wahl died in Qatar while covering the World Cup on Dec. 10, 2022.

Education

Generic school bus

Students suffer minor injuries in Liberty school bus crash

Updated: Nov. 30, 2023 at 12:17 PM CST
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By Heidi Schmidt
Liberty School District notified families that two students were injured and transported to hospitals following a bus crash with a semi-truck.

Crime

Grayson O'Connor

Police identify 5-year-old boy; KCPD continues suspicious death investigation

Updated: Nov. 30, 2023 at 11:11 AM CST
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By Gabe Swartz
Kansas City Police have identified the 5-year-old boy whose death is being investigated as suspicious.

News

FILE — A child was injured Wednesday evening in a crash.

Child bicyclist struck by truck, suffers minor injuries in south Kansas City

Updated: Nov. 30, 2023 at 9:53 AM CST
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By KCTV5 Staff
Police said the suspect was identified, but as of Thursday morning, no arrest had been made.

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FILE

Emporia firefighters rally around one of their own after recent cancer diagnosis

Updated: Nov. 30, 2023 at 9:51 AM CST
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By Sarah Motter
Firefighters in Emporia are rallying around one of their own following his recent cancer diagnosis, which has now threatened his eyesight.

News

A Shawnee Mission East High School student was charged after he was accused of using racial...

Student charged with felony following attack on Black student at Shawnee Mission East

Updated: Nov. 30, 2023 at 8:28 AM CST
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By KCTV5 Staff
Several students held a walk-out in protest of the incident on Monday.

Weather Forecast

Forecast Track

FIRST WARN FORECAST: Highs in the upper 40s Thursday with showers this afternoon- overnight into early Friday

Updated: Nov. 30, 2023 at 6:08 AM CST
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By Savannah Tennyson
A First Warn is in place tonight and continues through Friday as rain showers have a good chance for a change over to a wintery mix as temperatures continue to drop overnight.

News

Inside one of the shower stalls at TCG Outreach Center.

‘To have a shower, it’s revitalizing:’ Springfield woman gives update on showers for unhoused people before closing for winter

Updated: Nov. 30, 2023 at 3:48 AM CST
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By Reagan Di Trolio
The Connecting Grounds (TCG) has three outdoor shower stalls closing on Friday for the winter.

News

The Wichita Fire Department responded to an early-morning house fire on Oct 13 in east...

‘These failures cost Paoly her life’: Family attorney addresses deadly apartment fire, 911 response

Updated: Nov. 29, 2023 at 11:10 PM CST
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By Branden Stitt and Matt Heilman
Speaking on behalf of the family, the attorney called the failures of Sedgwick County dispatchers a contributing factor in Paoly Bedeski’s death at Brookhollow Apartments.

News

KU students camp inside Allen Fieldhouse in the lead-up to Friday's matchup with the defending...

Camping at the Fieldhouse: KU students prep for meeting between recent national champs

Updated: Nov. 29, 2023 at 10:40 PM CST
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By Mark Poulose
Friday's Top-5 matchup has KU students going to great lengths for a great seat.

News

Former Kansas City Mayor Richard "Dick" Berkley died Wednesday at the age of 92.

Former mayor Sly James remembers mayor Dick Berkley after his death

Updated: Nov. 29, 2023 at 9:38 PM CST
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By Grace Smith
Former Kansas City Mayor Richard “Dick” Berkley has died 22 years after serving as the city’s 50th and first Jewish mayor. He was 92.

News

Scafe ascended to the Overland Park police chief position in 1971 and was the longest-serving...

Overland Park ‘honoring the life and service’ of former police chief Myron E. Scafe

Updated: Nov. 29, 2023 at 8:12 PM CST
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By KCTV5 Staff
The longest-serving police chief for the Overland Park Police Department has died, the department announced Wednesday.

Community

The city’s Public Safety Task Force and community advocates such as Partners for Peace, spent...

City’s public task force works to fight crime in east side

Updated: Nov. 29, 2023 at 7:48 PM CST
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By Jiani Navarro
The city’s Public Safety Task Force and community advocates such as Partners for Peace, spent part of the afternoon on Wednesday canvassing neighborhoods that are crime hot spots.

News

19-year-old dead after crash on 23rd and Stark

Updated: Nov. 29, 2023 at 7:31 PM CST
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By Gabe Swartz
One person died Wednesday after a crash in the area of 23rd and Stark.

News

A 15-year-old student was charged with a felony after attacking a Black female student.

Students call for Shawnee Mission East to expel student

Updated: Nov. 29, 2023 at 6:47 PM CST
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By Ryan Hennessy
A 15-year-old white male student at Shawnee Mission East High School called a female black student the N-word, before charging her on Nov. 15.
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