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Community

Project Warmth campaign asking for gloves, hats, etc. for Salvation Army

Project Warmth campaign asking for gloves, hats, etc. for Salvation Army

Updated: 37 minutes ago
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By Joe Hennessy
The Salvation Army is asking for new or gently used coats, blankets, hats, gloves, or any other cold weather item.

News

Members of the Jewish, Islamic communities say they've experienced more hate since the war in...

Local members of Jewish, Islamic faith experience hate as war continues in Middle East

Updated: 8 hours ago
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By Mark Poulose
Members of the local Jewish and Islamic communities are feeling hate as war continues in Gaza

Crime

Lawrence Police Department - FILE

Lawrence Police: Armed robbery suspect search continues

Updated: 9 hours ago
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By Gabe Swartz
An armed robbery suspect from a Dillon’s in Lawrence is on the loose.

Education

Park Hill South held a college fair for HBCU's on Thursday night.

Park Hill South hosts HBCU college fair

Updated: 11 hours ago
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By Nydja Hood
Park Hill South High School hosted an HBCU college fair to showcase 16 historically black colleges and universities from across the country.

Consumer News

A business owner in the Crossroads said he is seriously considering relocating his business due...

Business owner expresses concern for employee safety in the Crossroads

Updated: 11 hours ago
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By Ryan Hennessy
Gregory Tree has been vocal in recent days regarding the safety of his employees.

National

FILE - A Ford dealership in Springfield, Pa., Tuesday, April 26, 2022. A plant in Michigan has...

UAW members at the first Ford plant to go on strike vote overwhelmingly to approve new contract

Updated: 11 hours ago
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By The Associated Press and TOM KRISHER
Members of Local 900 at the Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan, west of Detroit voted 81% in favor of the four year-and-eight month deal, according to Facebook postings by local members on Thursday.

Crime

FBI reports bank robbery in KCK

Updated: 12 hours ago
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By KCTV5 Staff
The FBI reported a bank robbery in Kansas City, Kansas, Thursday.

Regional Politics

Doug Gerber will be the new City Manager for Shawnee, Kansas.

Members of Shawnee City Council explain decision to place city manager on administrative leave

Updated: 12 hours ago
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By Alex Love
Leaders in the City of Shawnee are standing behind their decision to place city manager Doug Gerber on paid administrative leave.

News

Director, deputy director of Missouri’s prison system to step down

Updated: 13 hours ago
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By Joe McLean (KCTV5)
The top two officials at the Missouri Department of Corrections will be stepping down at the beginning of December.

Crime

Man found guilty of burglary, rape in Johnson County

Updated: 13 hours ago
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By KCTV5 Staff
A jury found William Louis Elliott guilty Thursday of various crimes from early 2019.
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News

Missouri man pleads guilty in Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Updated: 14 hours ago
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By Gabe Swartz
A Missouri man pled guilty Thursday to three felony charges during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Crime

Arrest made following stolen vehicle pursuit in Cass County

Updated: 15 hours ago
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By Gabe Swartz
A man is in custody following a stolen vehicle pursuit in Cass County Wednesday night.

News

DCF reports lowest numbers for foster care in nearly two decades

Updated: 15 hours ago
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By Gabe Swartz
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced Thursday that the Kansas Department for Children and Families has reached its fewest number of children in foster care in nearly two decades.

Community

Spanish mass remembers loved ones during All Souls Day and Dia de los Muertos service

Updated: 16 hours ago
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By Nathan Brennan
November 2 is known as All Souls’ Day or Day of the Dead, a time to remember and pray for lost loved ones.

News

Driver speeds away from police, crashes, flees on foot

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By Julia Scammahorn
Around 8 a.m. Thursday EMTs responded to meet police on a reported injury collision with a person suffering critical injuries.

Entertainment

Britney Spears’ childhood home is up for sale

Updated: 18 hours ago
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By CNN Newsource Staff
Britney Spears' childhood home is on the market.

Entertainment

Green Day’s ‘The Saviors Tour’ to stop at Azura Amphitheater

Updated: 18 hours ago
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By Cyndi Fahrlander
The band Green Day will bring its The Saviors Tour to the Azura Amphitheater in Bonner Springs next summer.

News

Worlds of Fun owners merge with Six Flags

Updated: 21 hours ago
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By KCTV5 Staff
Cedar Fair, the parent company of Worlds of Fun has announced a merger with Six Flags.

News

KCPD: Two pedestrians struck, 1 killed, another leaves a child in the hospital

Updated: 23 hours ago
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By Julia Scammahorn
Two people were hit by vehicles in Kansas City Wednesday evening, one died, and another left a child in critical condition at an area hospital.

Weather Forecast

FORECAST: Chilly start Thursday but the sun warms up the metro this afternoon

Updated: 24 hours ago
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By Greg Bennett
Thursday afternoon mostly sunny skies and breezy with temperatures in the upper 50s.

News

KDOT facing driver shortage as winter approaches

Updated: Nov. 1, 2023 at 10:59 PM CDT
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By Grace Smith
The Kansas Department of Transportation is heading into the snow season with a shortage of snowplow drivers.

Consumer News

Budmakers seek unionization in Missouri

Updated: Nov. 1, 2023 at 10:53 PM CDT
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By Mark Poulose
Some local marijuana employees want a piece of the profits, so they joined Teamsters Local 955 to represent them and their rights.

News

Family of Ebony Duncan seeks justice following mother’s death

Updated: Nov. 1, 2023 at 10:30 PM CDT
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By Grace Smith
The family of Ebony Duncan is remembering her as fun, loving, and an all-around good person.

News

Ember from heat gun ignites house fire in Lee’s Summit

Updated: Nov. 1, 2023 at 9:54 PM CDT
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By Gabe Swartz
The Lee’s Summit Fire Department said it responded to a structure fire Wednesday afternoon that originated with a heat gun.

News

GOP candidate for Missouri governor implies he’d ‘have to quit’ if voters pass abortion rights

Updated: Nov. 1, 2023 at 8:13 PM CDT
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By Joe McLean (KCTV5)
On Tuesday, the Appeals Court unanimously ruled against Jay Ashcroft and Andrew Bailey, who said the decisions will be appealed to the Missouri Supreme Court.

Consumer News

Duo attempting to become first Hispanic-owned brewery in KC

Updated: Nov. 1, 2023 at 7:34 PM CDT
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By Jiani Navarro
Kansas City is filled with different types of breweries, now, a pair of business partners are trying to make their mark in the industry by opening the first Hispanic-owned brewery in the area.

Kansas City Chiefs

Chiefs fans, political leaders prep for trip to Frankfurt

Updated: Nov. 1, 2023 at 7:28 PM CDT
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By Alex Love
Many Chiefs fans and Kansas City leaders are already on their way to Frankfurt, Germany to watch the Chiefs take on the Miami Dolphins but this trip could mean more than football.

News

KCFD shares fire-prevention tips after two fires claim lives in KC

Updated: Nov. 1, 2023 at 6:38 PM CDT
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By Ryan Hennessy
Kansas City has had two fire-related fatalities in the last two days and both are still under investigation.

News

Shawnee city manager put on administrative leave

Updated: Nov. 1, 2023 at 6:36 PM CDT
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By Gabe Swartz
Shawnee city manager Doug Gerber has been put on administrative leave.

News

Johnson County employees get a ‘simulated look’ into the lives of the formerly incarcerated

Updated: Nov. 1, 2023 at 6:11 PM CDT
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By Nydja Hood
Johnson County hosted a “re-entry” simulation on Wednesday to give its employees an understanding of the challenges a person faces returning to the community after being incarcerated.

Crime

Reward offered for information leading to ID, arrest of Frontier Justice burglar

Updated: Nov. 1, 2023 at 5:37 PM CDT
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By KCTV5 Staff
More information has been released on a burglary that took place at Frontier Justice in Kansas City, Kansas, just over a week ago.

News

Realtors, brokerages ordered to pay $1.78b, guilty of conspiring to inflate commissions

Updated: Nov. 1, 2023 at 5:02 PM CDT
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By KCTV5 Staff
The National Association of Realtors, HomeServices of America and Keller Williams have been ordered to pay $1.78 billion in damages.

News

Independence police find human remains believed to be missing woman

Updated: Nov. 1, 2023 at 4:16 PM CDT
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By KCTV5 Staff
The body of an Independence woman missing since September 7, 2023, is believed to have been found in Kansas City.

Crime

Lawrence man to serve 10 years in prison for deadly DUI crash

Updated: Nov. 1, 2023 at 3:57 PM CDT
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By KCTV5 Staff
A Lawrence man was sentenced to 123 months in prison for killing another man in a 2022 drunk-driving crash.

Crime

Man sentenced for illegal firearms following public disturbance

Updated: Nov. 1, 2023 at 3:28 PM CDT
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By KCTV5 Staff
A Kansas City, Kansas, man was sentenced in federal court Wednesday for illegally possessing a gun after causing a disturbance in the Swope Parkway neighborhood.

News

Eric DeValkenaere files motion to transfer appeal to Missouri Supreme Court

Updated: Nov. 1, 2023 at 1:00 PM CDT
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By Greg Dailey
An appeals court ruled to uphold DeValkenaere’s conviction of second-degree manslaughter and armed criminal action in the 2019 killing of Cameron Lamb.

News

Push underway to raise awareness of 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

Updated: Nov. 1, 2023 at 1:00 PM CDT
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By Heidi Schmidt
The 988 Crisis and Lifeline announced a campaign to broaden its reach and let people in crisis know help is available 24 hours a day.

News

‘100 years of wonder’: Disney anniversary exhibition to open at Union Station

Updated: Nov. 1, 2023 at 12:51 PM CDT
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By Zoë Shriner and Nathan Brennan
In honor of Disney’s 100th Anniversary, Union Station is helping bring the magic back to where it all began.

News

Driver killed in single vehicle crash near Ward Parkway

Updated: Nov. 1, 2023 at 12:28 PM CDT
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By Melonne McBride
A man died Wednesday morning near 66th Street and Ward Parkway. KCPD reported that a black Nissan Frontier was heading north on Ward Parkway.

Entertainment

Dolly Parton’s music and videos heading to movie theaters this month

Updated: Nov. 1, 2023 at 12:19 PM CDT
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By Heidi Schmidt
Dolly Parton announces her Rockstar Global First Listen Event will be held in theaters, including seven in Kansas City, on November 15.

News

Miami Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill says he never planned to leave Kansas City

Updated: Nov. 1, 2023 at 11:56 AM CDT
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By Heidi Schmidt
Miami Dolphin's wide receiver Tyreek Hill says he never wanted to leave the Kansas City Chiefs and his agent used a threat of a trade as a bargaining tool in contract negotiations.

News

KCTV5 names Zac Summers new 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. co-anchor

Updated: Nov. 1, 2023 at 11:37 AM CDT
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By KCTV5 Staff
Zac will join the KCTV5 team on Monday, Oct. 30, and his first day on the air will be Wednesday, Nov. 1.

Regional Politics

KCK Mayor warns Wyandotte County on path to bankruptcy if spending plans don’t change

Updated: Nov. 1, 2023 at 10:42 AM CDT
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By Alex Love
The Mayor of Kansas City, Kansas blasted his colleagues and the people of Wyandotte County on Facebook.

Breaking

One person killed in Kansas City high rise apartment fire

Updated: Nov. 1, 2023 at 8:58 AM CDT
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By Heidi Schmidt and Joe Hennessy
A Kansas City fire at the Temple Heights Manor Apartments killed one person.

Consumer News

Popular coffee chains brew up new holiday options

Updated: Nov. 1, 2023 at 8:56 AM CDT
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By Heidi Schmidt
Dutch Bros and Scooter's Coffee release new flavors and treats for the Holiday Season.

News

Federal regulators consider ban on chemical known to cause cancer

Updated: Nov. 1, 2023 at 8:53 AM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
Federal regulators are considering a new ban on a chemical known to cause serious health risks including cancer and reproductive issues.

News

Kansas City breaks cold weather record set in 1991

Updated: Nov. 1, 2023 at 8:47 AM CDT
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By Heidi Schmidt
Kansas City breaks a cold weather low of 18 degrees set on Nov. 1, 1991, according to the National Weather Service.

News

Raiders fire coach Josh McDaniels and GM Dave Ziegler

Updated: Nov. 1, 2023 at 8:12 AM CDT
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By The Associated Press and MARK ANDERSON
The Las Vegas Raiders have fired coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler.

News

Kansas City leaders use Germany trip to promote city, learn about World Cup

Updated: Nov. 1, 2023 at 7:33 AM CDT
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By Heidi Schmidt
Kansas City leaders including Mayor Quinton Lucas prepare to fly to Frankfurt, Germany, to build business relationships and watch the Chiefs-Dolphins NFL game.

Consumer News

Don’t toss those pumpkins after Halloween. Do this instead.

Updated: Nov. 1, 2023 at 6:21 AM CDT
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By Heidi Schmidt
Kansas City-area residents are asked to recycle and compost pumpkins instead of throwing them in the trash after Halloween.
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