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Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer, but it’s also when law enforcement starts to see an increase in motorcycle crashes.

2 teens shot after drive-by in Independence, suffering from serious injuries

KCPD reports on multiple homicides in Kansas City and a standoff just before 8:30 p.m.

James suffered a subdural hematoma while making a tackle under the Friday night lights nine years ago. He’s been working hard for this year’s Going the Distance for Brain Injury run.

We told you last week about a monster truck that was stolen out of a storage unit in Buckner, Missouri. Turns out, this theft is connected to several others!

Get ready for some steamy summer-like days. Summer officially does not start until 6/21.

Black Bob Bay is officially open for the 2023 summer swim season after a brief delay.

Kansas City Police are investigating a deadly scene at 36th and Agnes.

Kansas City had not shut out the Cardinals since May 22, 2015, and had not blanked them in St. Louis since June 2, 2014.

“I saw all three of the dogs in Whiskey’s pen."

17-year-old Staley High School Student Ralph Yarl was up and walking early this morning, joining hundreds of other people in the 36th annual Memorial Day Run to support the Brain Injury Association of Kansas and Greater Kansas City.

Grain Valley Police Department responded to a call just before 11:30 a.m. about a man waving a gun around while standing on Interstate 70, near the 24 mile marker.

Liberty and Clay County officers attended a local 5-year-old's birthday party last weekend.

Abilene, Kansas, was voted the "Best Small Town to Visit in the U.S." for the third year in a row.

Offers for those who have served on Monday

Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty will protest against the execution of Michael Tisius at the Missouri State Capitol tomorrow.

Partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies are expected this afternoon with temperatures rising into the lower and middle 80s.

The brain injury awareness race incorporates dozens of teams honoring friends and family who have been affected by traumatic injuries including Ralph Yarl, the 16-year-old shot twice in the head when ringing the wrong doorbell.

KCMO Police investigate an apparent homicide at East 52nd and Walrond Street in the early morning hours of Memorial Day.

A man was found shot to death, lying in the street at 56th and Park in KCMO Sunday.

A man walking on Kansas Ave. in KCK was struck and killed by an oncoming car late Sunday night.

Chad Martin, father of 10-year-old Rielynn Martin, is asking for prayers as his daughter continues to recover in the hospital.

KCPD is searching for Aubrey Ellifrits, 24, last seen Sunday evening, around 6:15 p.m.

Warm, but not overly hot for most of our holiday weekend. This trend carries into Memorial Day as well.

Sunday, May 28, is National Hamburger Day and here at KCTV5, we have our own debate on which place, locally, serves up a good burger, what is the best topping, and which national chain is better than all the rest.

A 52-year-old man from San Diego died Saturday following a motorcycle crash in Wyandotte County.

Police are investigating a homicide at an old Applebee's Sunday morning.

A motorcyclist was seriously injured Saturday night in a collision on Blue Ridge Boulevard.

The small town of Gower, Missouri had thousands of unexpected visitors this weekend. Catholics from all over the country made a pilgrimage to a convent in Gower – where a nun’s body appears to have not decayed, despite being in buried for four years.

Clear and comfortable for the rest of this Saturday evening as east to southeast winds stay light through the overnight hours.