Neighbors of the troubled Olive Park Village apartment complex in Kansas City, where few residents remain, say break-ins are common. One resident sleeps with a light on as a "don't break in here" signal. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

A Smithville woman who says a pair of detectives in Clay County coerced her into falsely confessing she murdered her fiancé in 2020 has filed a lawsuit over their investigation, which led to a lengthy criminal prosecution. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

Jackson County proposes a new voter-approved sales tax in an effort to keep the Chiefs at the Truman Sports Complex. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

A development group is suing the city of Belton and Belton City Council over a large affordable housing project the council blocked earlier this year and is seeking a court order that would allow the project to move forward. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

One person was stabbed, another was fatally shot by responding law enforcement at the Panasonic plant in De Soto today. Here's what we know so far: www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

A new lawsuit accuses Veterans Affairs police officials of negligence that allowed a suspended officer to steal the weapon he used to kill his wife, son and himself in Kansas City’s Northland last year. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

A campaign to strike down Missouri’s congressional map submitted 300K petition signatures, a critical step toward forcing a statewide referendum vote. www.kansascity.com/news/politic... #moleg #mogov

Had to double-check this. A, um, wild stat: Lee’s Summit Tigers senior Preston Hatfield rushed for 457 yards as he carried his team to a state championship. Shattered a title-game record previously held by Kyren Williams, who now plays for the Rams in the NFL. www.kansascity.com/sports/high-...

Could Leo Messi and Argentina play in Kansas City next summer in the World Cup? Netherlands? Germany? A look at the match possibilities here: www.kansascity.com/sports/fifa-...

A man accused of trespassing at the Leawood home of Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce entered a diversion program today. In a court document, the man said he was attempting to serve a subpoena. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

Kansas City's first snow of the season arrived with a record-breaking punch on Monday. A look at snowfall totals around the metro here: www.kansascity.com/news/weather...

Some are more excited about today’s weather than others. Follow along with our snow day coverage here: www.kansascity.com/news/weather...

New: Mass ‘Black Friday’ text from the RNC urges Missouri residents not to sign onto anti-gerrymander campaign. #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

The helium for the iconic balloons that float through New York City during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade comes from the heart of Kansas. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

"We’ve just kind of been on our own, really." Residents of the Olive Park Village apartments in Kansas City lament mounting issues at the complex, where boarded-up doors and windows, broken glass and abandoned units are common. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

Federal authorities seized thousands of bottles, shots, tablets and packets containing 7-OH from two Northland facilities owned by CBD American Shaman founder Vince Sanders earlier this month. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

Johnson County is launching a new bus service linking Overland Park, Lenexa and Kansas City International Airport next year ahead of World Cup matches in Kansas City. Could it become a permanent fixture? www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

The Country Club Plaza development team is asking for tax breaks to help cover $1.4 billion in redevelopment in the commercial hub. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

Winter is coming. www.kansascity.com/news/weather...

A decade ago, Jeremy Lillig was being celebrated in a class of “Rising Stars of Philanthropy" here in Kansas City. Last week, he was charged with wire fraud, accused of stealing roughly $155,000 while running the Catholic Church's Bright Futures Fund. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

ICYMI: Here's the rundown on election results from around the Kansas City metro from last night. www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

A Grain Valley man crashed a pickup into a former Independence mayor’s home early Tuesday, injuring her and her husband while they slept. He now faces charges.

Belton police arrested an 18-year-old student this week who they alleged was bringing a gun to classes at the Scott Educational Center. A tipster reported the student told them he brought the gun to school frequently, police said. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

Reality TV personality Steve McBee Sr., from the series The McBee Dynasty: Real American Cowboys, based in northwest Missouri, has been sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to pay about $7.2 million to the federal government. www.kansascity.com/news/local/c...

Dispatches from Kansas City on #NoKings protest day: www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

GOP officials are facing tough questions about their connections to staffers associated with hateful messages revealed this week. www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

North Kansas City floats "substantial" talks for a new Royals ballpark north of the Missouri River. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

New: Kansas City International Airport has joined a growing list of airports refusing to air a video of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem that blames Democrats for the federal government shutdown. #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

Where is fall? High temperatures in Kansas City so far in October have averaged around 81 degrees, about 10 degrees above normal, according to NOAA data. www.kansascity.com/news/weather...

A jury has sentenced Joshua Rocha to death for the killing of North Kansas City police officer Daniel Vasquez in July 2022. www.kansascity.com/news/local/c...

Jackson County prosecutors announced today they would not charge a Raytown police officer who fatally shot a Grandview man as that man approached his vehicle at a gas station last year. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

Jury finds Joshua Rocha guilty of first-degree murder in the July 2022 slaying of North Kansas City police officer Daniel Vasquez. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

Learning that admission for Bob Dylan at the Liberty Memorial in 1992 was $5, and I think I need to go lie down. www.kansascity.com/entertainmen...

Workers on the KC Streetcar extension project are suing their employers, saying they faced racial slurs and threatening behavior on job sites, including workers allegedly making menacing comments about nooses and referring to Black people as “monkeys.” www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

Jackson County Executive Frank White Jr. will be removed from office after a historic recall vote. Read: bit.ly/48IqmAx

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe has authorized the state’s National Guard to help ICE agents, plunging Missouri into national mass deportation efforts led by the Trump administration. #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

A family injured in a crash with an Independence police officer is suing over the collision, saying the officer drove through a red light. In audio from the officer's vehicle, he can be overheard saying he was looking up a plate when the crash happened. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

As Kansas City prepares for the World Cup next year, President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to move matches away from cities he considers dangerous. www.kansascity.com/sports/fifa-...

Light bars on Kansas City police patrol vehicles will shine steady blue starting today. www.kansascity.com/news/local/c...

FAA reports delays expected at Kansas City International today because of an "equipment outage." www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

A Wyandotte County deputy has been charged with murder and involuntary manslaughter for the death of a man who was being held at Wyandotte County Detention Center in July. www.kansascity.com/news/local/w...

A man accused of shooting at vehicles at a Tesla location in Kansas City allegedly told investigators last week he targeted the business because he was angry with Elon Musk over his work in the Trump administration. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

An Overland Park man on the run from a murder charge for more than a year was taken into custody in Mexico, a family member of the victim said. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

Dispatch from @judylt.bsky.social out of a large Labor Day rally in Kansas City where many denounced plans to gerrymander Missouri's congressional map: www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

Two people died after a small plane crashed and was consumed by fire north of the Midwest National Air Center near Mosby, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office said. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

A gun lost by someone attending an event at Lee’s Summit West High School last month was found at the school Tuesday. After the gun was reported missing, school officials were never told there could possibly be a weapon left on campus, superintendent says. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

A Kansas City, Kansas, officer died this morning after he was hit by a car fleeing other officers, officials said. They alleged the driver of the fleeing car swerved intentionally and struck the officer. www.kansascity.com/news/local/c...

Prosecutors have charged a Kansas City man after he and a group of ATV and dirt bike riders allegedly chased a vehicle and fired shots into it, injuring two adults and narrowly missing two children inside, according to police and court documents. www.kansascity.com/news/local/c...

NWSL's commissioner threatened to fine the Kansas City Current after a disagreement over extreme heat procedures that delayed Saturday's match, sources told The Athletic. www.nytimes.com/athletic/656...

Teacher who worked in Kansas City-area school districts in recent years faces federal charges, accused of filming children while they were in his care in school settings. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...