In case you were sleeping this morning: Caleb Furnell and his Team USA squad sit in ninth halfway through four-man bobsled competition.

Four-man bobsled hits the ice this weekend to close out #MilanoCortina2026. Here's how to watch Lee's Summit West's Caleb Furnell as he pushes for a medal at the Olympics (set an alarm): www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

The south Kansas City warehouse tied to plans for an ICE detention facility was set on fire Thursday, and police are investigating. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

After weeks of scrutiny, Kansas City development company Platform Ventures backs away from selling a warehouse to the federal government. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

One person is in custody after two employees exchanged gunfire during a confrontation at a Leawood nursing home early Tuesday, police said. www.kansascity.com/news/local/c...

As Argentina and Leo Messi defend their World Cup title this summer, Kansas City will be their base camp. www.kansascity.com/sports/fifa-...

Kansas City’s notorious Independence Avenue Truck-Eating Bridge snares another victim: www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

Police Chief Stacey Graves is calling for “drastic” cuts at the Kansas City Police Department as a result of a budget imbalance, according to an internal police memo. www.kansascity.com/news/local/c...

Dispatches from ICE protests in Kansas City on a frigid Friday: www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

A large AI data center is set to open in Independence, and city officials plan to reopen and expand an old power plant to fuel it. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

Lee's Summit West grad Caleb Furnell will compete on a four-man bobsled team representing the United States at #MilanoCortina2026 next month. A look back at his path through a significant injury in high school and how it sent him to the Winter Olympics: www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

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

Liberty's Trinity Parriman had navigated his way through a field of 456 players to get a 1-in-5 shot at $4.56 million on Netflix's Squid Game: The Challenge. Here's why he walked away from the game: www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

The latest on a large warehouse in Kansas City targeted for a possible ICE detention facility: www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

Bursts of snow showers and more intense snow squalls expected to sweep across the Kansas City region this afternoon and evening, according to the National Weather Service. www.kansascity.com/news/weather...

Took a trip out to Tonganoxie today to learn about Flashbacks, a beloved community institution that for years has served up breakfast food and community before it was destroyed by a fire on Friday: www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

Independence city officials mulling changes to the city's law enforcement vehicle pursuit policy after years of deadly crashes and questions about how police choose to chase at high speeds. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

Kansas City police arrested two volunteers with Kansas City Food Not Bombs for trespassing in a parking lot where the group has long served meals, the group said. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

"I think it’s senseless. I just pray that we don’t have more violence over it." A Kansas City neighbor of Renee Good recalls woman killed by ICE officer, says her family moved out a year ago and planned a move to Canada ahead of Trump's second term. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

A woman shot and killed by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis earlier today has ties to Kansas City. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

Kansas City police are investigating a suspected road rage shooting on U.S. 71 that left one man dead. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

A lovely recap of Kansas City's 2025 in photos made by our stellar visuals team: www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

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...