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Firetrucks lined up of the Kansas City Fire Department.

Kansas City Fire Departments finds abandoned vehicle submerged in Missouri River

Updated: 46 minutes ago
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By Heidi Schmidt
The Kansas City Fire Department responded to an emergency call about a vehicle in the water near Balley’s Casino at 9th and North Olive.

News

File- Dennis R. Johnson

Man accused of sodomizing child under the age of 12 arrested in Missouri

Updated: 2 hours ago
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By Zoë Shriner
Just over a month after a warrant was publicly issued for his arrest, a Leeton County man has been taken into custody.

News

The Department of Justice seal is seen during a news conference Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, in...

Man’s mummified body found Overland Park; Couple facing prison time for stealing his benefits

Updated: 3 hours ago
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By Zoë Shriner
The couple was sentenced to prison time for stealing a deceased family member's Social Security and retirement benefits while his body lay upstairs in a mummified state.

News

Jan. 28, 2025- The Overland Park Police Department is asking for help identify the suspect in...

Suspected auto burglar caught on camera in Overland Park, police seeking his identity

Updated: 4 hours ago
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By Zoë Shriner
Authorities believe the suspect used one of his victim’s stolen credit cards at an area convenience store, then left in a black compact car.

News

Vets checks microchip implant using scanner device under the skin of little chihuahua dog...

Leawood eliminates ‘redundant’ pet licensing in favor of simpler requirements

Updated: 4 hours ago
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By Zoë Shriner
Leawood said the change "simplifies pet ownership and reduces administrative costs while focusing on responsible pet care and community safety."

News

I-70 & Noland Rd., Independence, Mo.

Blue Springs man killed in wrong-way crash on I-70, closing roadway for 7 hours

Updated: 4 hours ago
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By Julia Scammahorn and Zoë Shriner
One person was killed and three were injured after a wrong-way crash involving four cars in I-70 early Tuesday morning.

News

Firefighters rescued a dog Friday morning on an icy Beaver Dam Lake.

2 children found dead, trapped in ice-covered Linn County lake

Updated: 5 hours ago
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By Zoë Shriner
Deputies found evidence that the children might be near the lake, leading them to the tragic discovery.

News

File- Missouri State Highway Patrol car

Driver killed, 4 others including infant boy injured in wrong-way crash on US 24

Updated: 7 hours ago
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By Zoë Shriner
It's unclear what caused the driver to cross the center line, resulting in a two-car crash that left one dead and four injured.

News

New steel wedge barriers are installed in the French Quarter

New wedge barriers deployed in the French Quarter

Updated: 16 hours ago
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By Chris Welty
Effort to fortify Quarter ramps up

Consumer News

Chiefs vs. Eagles in Super Bowl LIX

Heading to the Big Easy for the Super Bowl? Be prepared to spend big bucks

Updated: 16 hours ago
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By Ryan Hennessy and Chandler Watkins
It won't be cheap to see the Chiefs play for a third straight Super Bowl.
7 Day Forecast
7 Day Forecast

Crime

GENERIC GRAPHIC — police lights.

Police investigating Facebook Marketplace deal turned armed robbery in Mission Hills

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By Gabe Swartz
A Facebook Marketplace deal turned into an armed robbery Monday night in Mission Hills.

News

A construction project set to include a new farmers’ market pavilion and community gathering...

Overland Park farmers’ market pavilion, downtown gathering space project gets name approval

Updated: 18 hours ago
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By Gabe Swartz
A construction project set to include a new farmers’ market pavilion and community gathering space in Overland Park has a new name.

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The new body cameras are already in the field.

Merriam Police aim to improve transparency with new body cameras

Updated: 19 hours ago
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By Nydja Hood
According to the department, the new cameras are top of the line. The Merriam Police Department says it’s part of their plan to uphold their oath to protect and serve and hold themselves accountable.

News

Kansas City Chiefs chairman and CEO Clark Hunt holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy as their bus...

Questions remain as Kansas City plans for another potential Super Bowl celebration

Updated: 20 hours ago
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By Grace Smith (KCTV5)
The mayor’s spokesperson told KCTV5 that he will announce the plans for a potential parade after the Super Bowl.

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Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen, left, and Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes...

Chiefs Kingdom shows support for Children’s Hospital in Buffalo

Updated: 21 hours ago
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By Cyndi Fahrlander
Following last night’s AFC Championship game, some Chiefs fans sent donations to the Patricial Allen Fund at Oishei Children’s Hospital.

Crime

Gavel on sounding block

Kansas City man sentenced to decades in prison in shooting of KCPD officer

Updated: 21 hours ago
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By Gabe Swartz
A Kansas City man who shot a Kansas City, Missouri Police Department officer in April 2024 has been sentenced to more than two decades in prison.

News

Police lights graphic.

St. Joseph man dies days after officer-involved shooting in Atchison

Updated: 21 hours ago
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By Gabe Swartz
A 36-year-old man who was shot by police during a hostage incident over the weekend has died from his injuries.

Crime

Gavel on sounding block

Man convicted for using jail phone to contact woman set to testify against him

Updated: 23 hours ago
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By Gabe Swartz
A Leavenworth man has been convicted of using a jail phone to make more than 30 calls to a woman set to testify against him.

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INDEPENDENCE, Mo. -- Crews are starting to dismantle the old water tower in Independence.

Independence crews begin process of dismantling old water tower

Updated: 24 hours ago
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By Heidi Schmidt
Crews planned to demolish it earlier in January, but all of the snow delayed the project, according to the City of Independence.

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FILE - Unified Goverment is changing how residential trash and and recycling customer service...

Unified Government ‘will simplify’ trash and recycling customer service

Updated: Jan. 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM CST
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By Cyndi Fahrlander
Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, are changing how customer service calls concerning trash and recycling are handled.

World Cup to KC

Kansas City will learn its fate of whether it will become a host city for the 2026 World Cup.

500 days to go: Kansas City gears up to host FIFA World Cup 2026

Updated: Jan. 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM CST
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By Heidi Schmidt
A lot of work is planned over the next year as Kansas City prepares for World Cup 2026.

News

Jan. 27, 2025- The crash happened 600 feet west of State Line Road on I-435, the Kansas...

I-435 morning commute interrupted by car wreck, leaving Chevy Malibu upside down

Updated: Jan. 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM CST
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By Zoë Shriner
The driver of the overturned car was taken to the hospital with what the Kansas Highway Patrol reported as "suspected minor injuries."

Crime

The Clay County Sheriff's Office provided pictures of Jose Trinidad-Diaz and Dominic Shelby....

Clay County deputies arrest 2 men in undercover human trafficking sting

Updated: Jan. 27, 2025 at 12:57 PM CST
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By Heidi Schmidt
Investigators also operated an outreach for sex workers and are helping 13 start new lives.

News

Jan. 27, 2025- One person was killed in the fire and one escaped to call 911.

Johnson County resident dies after being pulled from house fire

Updated: Jan. 27, 2025 at 12:21 PM CST
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By Zoë Shriner
One person was killed in an overnight house fire outside Gardner, the local fire department reported.

Kansas City Chiefs

CHIEFS FAN ZONE AT UNION STATION

Union Station celebrations continue, expand as Chiefs head to Super Bowl

Updated: Jan. 27, 2025 at 12:17 PM CST
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By Morgan Riddell
Lifelong Chiefs fans say this historic run of Kansas City winning is a moment they thought they’d never see.

Crime

File- Kansas City Police Department patrol car

Jurors convict man of shooting, injuring 2 people in Westport following Super Bowl LVIII

Updated: Jan. 27, 2025 at 12:14 PM CST
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By Heidi Schmidt
Jurors found Deion D. Crum guilty of unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action.

News

File- Anderson County, Kansas, Sheriff's Office

Kansas murder suspect dies in car crash while trying to escape arrest

Updated: Jan. 27, 2025 at 11:51 AM CST
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By Zoë Shriner
The suspect in the woman's murder died two days after her body was found, law enforcement officers reported.

News

Fireworks erupt above Arrowhead after the Chiefs won the AFC Championship.

WATCH: Kansas City Chiefs share locker room celebration after AFC Championship win

Updated: Jan. 27, 2025 at 11:40 AM CST
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By Heidi Schmidt
The Kansas City Chiefs have reason to celebrate after securing their third consecutive trip to the Super Bowl.

News

Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.

Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is free thoughout February, thanks to Kansas City Royals

Updated: Jan. 27, 2025 at 11:22 AM CST
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By Cyndi Fahrlander
In honor of Black History Month, admission to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum will be free throughout February.

News

File image

Investigation underway at Miami County jail after inmate dies

Updated: Jan. 27, 2025 at 10:27 AM CST
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By Heidi Schmidt
The inmate was found unresponsive in a cell early Monday morning and later died at a hospital.

Community

A view of downtown Gardner.

Growing Gardner: The Kansas suburb developing opportunities with intention

Updated: Jan. 27, 2025 at 9:43 AM CST
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By Samantha Boring and Zoë Shriner
Gardner is a Kansas suburb developing opportunities with intention, vowing to keep its small-town character while giving its residents everything they need to thrive.

Kansas City Chiefs

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) scores a topuchdown against the Buffalo...

Chiefs beat Bills, 32-29, in AFC Championship thriller, advancing to 3rd straight Super Bowl

Updated: Jan. 27, 2025 at 9:10 AM CST
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By Gabe Swartz
The Chiefs advanced to their third consecutive Super Bowl with a thrilling, 32-29 defeat of the Buffalo Bills.

News

KC Streetcar

Temporary suspension of KC Streetcar to accommodate special track work

Updated: Jan. 27, 2025 at 6:10 AM CST
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By Gabe Swartz
The move to suspend streetcar service comes as the Riverfront Extension project surpasses the 50 percent completion mark.

Kansas City Chiefs

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift kiss after the AFC Championship NFL...

Taylor Swift watches boyfriend Travis Kelce and the Chiefs beat the Bills and get back to Super Bowl

Updated: Jan. 26, 2025 at 10:09 PM CST
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By The Associated Press
You could say that Taylor Swift’s championship era is in its second consecutive season.

News

Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt (29) scores a touchdown against the Buffalo Bills...

LIVE GAMEDAY BLOG: Chiefs beat Bills 32-29, advance to 3rd straight Super Bowl

Updated: Jan. 26, 2025 at 9:57 PM CST
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By Sarah Motter and Gabe Swartz
The Chiefs, hungry for the Lamar Hunt Trophy, continue to prepare to take on the Buffalo Bills in Kansas City hopeful to move forward to another Super Bowl.

Kansas City Chiefs

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) celebrates his touchdown with Kansas City...

Mahomes and the Chiefs will face Hurts, Barkley and the Eagles as they seek a Super Bowl three-peat

Updated: Jan. 26, 2025 at 9:55 PM CST
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By The Associated Press
The Eagles and Chiefs will face off for the Lombardi Trophy for the second time in three years on Feb. 9 in New Orleans.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City Chiefs fans celebrate the AFC Championship win over the...

VIDEO: Kansas City Chiefs fans celebrate team’s Super Bowl LIX berth

Updated: Jan. 26, 2025 at 9:47 PM CST
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By Heidi Schmidt
Thousands of Chiefs fans at the Power & Light District react to the team's win and a trip to Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans.

News

Security at KCI.

Airlines rush to add Kansas City to New Orleans flights for Super Bowl LIX

Updated: Jan. 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM CST
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By Heidi Schmidt
Airlines started adding flights from Kansas City to New Orleans as soon as the AFC Championship game ended.

Kansas City Chiefs

Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, as the Kansas City Chiefs play the Buffalo Bills...

Chiefs Champs: Kansas City stores reopen to sell AFC Championship Gear

Updated: Jan. 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM CST
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By Heidi Schmidt
Stores across Chiefs Kingdom immediately reopened their doors after Sunday’s game to sell Chiefs and AFC Champions gear.

News

Javion Mahone (right), a student at Hogan Prep Academy and participant in Operation...

‘Cool to see’: Travis Kelce explains decision to give Super Bowl tickets to KC teenager

Updated: Jan. 26, 2025 at 8:51 PM CST
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By Heidi Schmidt
Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce said he met Javion Mahone years ago through the Ignition Lab at Operation Breakthrough.

Crime

File- Kansas City Police Department patrol car

Investigation opens after shooting in Downtown KC leaves 1 seriously injured

Updated: Jan. 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM CST
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By Sarah Motter
Police continue to investigate a shooting that left one person seriously injured in Downtown Kansas City over the weekend.

News

2 people are dead after a structure fire in Galesburg.

Afternoon house fire significantly damages Overland Park home

Updated: Jan. 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM CST
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By Gabe Swartz
A house fire in Overland Park Sunday afternoon resulted in serious damage to a split-level, single-family home.

News

FILE - Emissions from a coal-fired power plant are silhouetted against the setting sun in...

Toxic chemical contamination linked to Missouri power plant, lawsuit claims

Updated: Jan. 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM CST
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By Heidi Schmidt and Jiani Navarro
The claims are from property owners who live near an Evergy coal-powered plant near Montrose, Mo., in Henry County.

Community

FILE

$6 million heads to organizations around Kansas to fight substance abuse

Updated: Jan. 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM CST
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By Sarah Motter
Around $6 million is headed to organizations all across the Sunflower State to help community members fight substance abuse.

Entertainment

Taylor Swift arrives to Arrowhead Stadium before the AFC Championship NFL football game...

‘...Ready For It?’ Swift arrives at Arrowhead ahead of AFC Championship game

Updated: Jan. 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM CST
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By Sarah Motter
Taylor Swift confidently made her way through Arrowhead Stadium ahead of the AFC Title game to cheer on boyfriend and Chiefs Tight End Travis Kelce.

Weather Forecast

Chilly for the Chiefs game with lower 30s falling to the mid 20s by 4th quarter.

FIRST WARN FORECAST: Warmer improvements on the way, rain late week

Updated: Jan. 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM CST
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By Warren Sears
Chilly for the Chiefs game with the lower 30s falling to the mid-20s by the 4th quarter.

Crime

FILE

Missouri man arrested in nearby garage after attempt to run victim over

Updated: Jan. 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM CST
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By Sarah Motter
A Missouri man is behind bars after he attempted to run an individual over with his car and then hid in a nearby garage until his arrest.

News

FILE

New director tapped for Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum

Updated: Jan. 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM CST
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By Sarah Motter
A man with nearly 30 years of experience at the Truman Library and Museum is now set to steer staff into the future.

Crime

Charles Gilkey Jr., 62

Holden man charged after dozens of files of child pornography found

Updated: Jan. 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM CST
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By Sarah Motter
A tip about a possible child predator led to multiple charges filed against a Holden man after dozens of files of child pornography were found in his possession.

News

FILE - Kansas City Chiefs fans gather outside Arrowhead Stadium before a NFL football game...

‘Goliath vs. Goliath’: CBS Sports releases Chiefs-Bills hype video before AFC Championship

Updated: Jan. 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM CST
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By Heidi Schmidt
CBS Sports released a hype video, voiced by Jim Nantz, to get everyone ready for the mega matchup.
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