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News

FILE — The proposed change would allow law enforcement agents to stop, inspect, or detain a...

Proposed state law would crack down on Missouri’s temporary vehicle tags

Updated: 56 minutes ago
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By Joe McLean (KCTV5)
The proposed change would allow law enforcement agents to stop, inspect, or detain a person “solely to determine whether a temporary permit is current.”

News

File: Woman identified in deadly crash on I-70, in Independence

Woman identified in deadly crash on I-70, in Independence

Updated: 2 hours ago
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By Julia Scammahorn
At 11:40 p.m. Wednesday Independence Police responded to a deadly crash on I-70.

Weather Forecast

What we're Tracking

FIRST WARN FORECAST: Unseasonably warm Thursday with highs in the 60s

Updated: 3 hours ago
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By Warren Sears
Highs will make a run to the lower 60s in the afternoon under a mostly sunny sky.

Education

Hickman Mills School District broke ground on its Real-World Learning Center on Wednesday...

Hickman Mills School District breaks ground on Real-World Learning Center

Updated: 12 hours ago
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By Mark Poulose
Hickman Mills School District broke ground on its Real-World Learning Center on Wednesday afternoon.

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Veronica Cano said her residence has already been targeted by porch pirates.

KCPD seeing uptick in porch pirates

Updated: 12 hours ago
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By Grace Smith
Kansas City Police say they’re already seeing an uptick in stolen packages, some happening in broad daylight.

News

KCTV5 is learning more about the environment five-year-old Grayson O’Connor was living in...

Neighbor of Grayson O’Connor shares interactions with him & his mother

Updated: 14 hours ago
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By Alex Love
KCTV5 is learning more about the environment Grayson O’Connor was living in before his death. One neighbor shared her interactions with the five-year-old and his mother.

Kansas State Wildcats

FILE: Kansas State forward Nae'Qwan Tomlin celebrates after a basket during the first half of...

K-State’s Tomlin ‘no longer able to continue’ with program

Updated: 15 hours ago
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By Gabe Swartz
Kansas State forward Nae’Qwan Tomlin will not return to the program, AD Gene Taylor announced Wednesday night.

Education

The Shawnee Mission school board voted during their Monday meeting to slash the requirement...

‘It’s horrible’: Some parents are not pleased with SMSD cutting PE requirement to half

Updated: 15 hours ago
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By Jiani Navarro
The Shawnee Mission school board voted during their Monday meeting to slash the requirement for physical education and some parents are not too pleased with the recent change.

Consumer News

State lawmakers in Kansas announced last year they would 'axe the food tax' as part of an...

‘Any penny counts.’ Shoppers look forward to relief with food tax reduction in 2024

Updated: 15 hours ago
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By Nydja Hood
State lawmakers announced last year plans to ‘axe the food tax,’ as part of an effort to allow Kansas residents to keep more money in their pocket.

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12-year-old girl missing from KCMO

Updated: 16 hours ago
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By KCTV5 Staff
KCPD said 12-year-old Lily Gow was last seen Wednesday at approximately 3:25 p.m.
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Community

For the last three days, Broadway Village Senior Housing has been without electricity and they...

Senior housing community in Pleasant Hill on day 3 of no power

Updated: 16 hours ago
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By Ryan Hennessy
For the last three days, Broadway Village Senior Housing has been without electricity and they are speaking out.

Consumer News

Popular KC BBQ joint to re-open in 2024

Updated: 16 hours ago
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By Gabe Swartz
On Monday, Roscoe’s BBQ in Edwardsville announced its return.

News

Victoria Shaw is a mother of two. After hearing how 5-year-old Grayson O'Connor died, she felt...

Kansas City mom sets up toy drive benefitting foster kids in honor of Grayson O’Connor

Updated: 16 hours ago
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By Alex Love
It’s been more than a week since 5-year-old Grayson O’Connor was found dead in an alleyway in downtown Kansas City. Police called his death “suspicious.” Now, a Kansas City mom is organizing a toy drive in Grayson’s honor.

News

Kansas City Police investigate a crash that killed two people in the westbound lanes of I-70...

Kansas City deadly crash kills 2 on I-70 near Benton curve

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By Heidi Schmidt
Kansas City police are investigating a crash that killed two people in the westbound lanes of I-70 at Benton Boulevard.

Kansas State Wildcats

Kansas State forward Nae'Qwan Tomlin (35) controls the ball next to Michigan State forward...

K-State’s Nae’Qwan Tomlin no longer with team

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By Vince Lovergine
Kansas State Athletics Director Gene Taylor announced that Tomlin will no longer be able to continue with the K-State men’s basketball team.

News

The city of Raymore is gaining some allies from neighboring communities as it continues to...

Raymore trash talk: Proactive steps taken in effort to block proposed landfill

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By Heidi Schmidt
Missouri Senators and a State Representative pre-filed bills to extend a required buffer zone and effectively kill a proposed landfill near Raymore.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Aerial picture shows GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium and Kauffman Stadium...

Future of Chiefs-Royals remain unclear, unions demand action

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By Janae' Hancock
The Greater Kansas City Building and Construction Trades Council says the conversations around the future of the Royals and Chiefs has become “intolerable.”

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Federal prosecutors released a picture of meth they allegedly found hidden in a suitcase at a...

Charges filed after suitcase filled with drugs found at Kansas City bus station

Updated: 18 hours ago
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By Heidi Schmidt
Kansas City agents arrest an Ohio man accused of transporting meth hidden in a suitcase across the country while he traveled by bus.

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Ohio man charged for transporting meth through KC aboard bus

Updated: 18 hours ago
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By KCTV5 Staff
An Akron, Ohio, man was charged in federal court Wednesday with transporting more than 27 kilograms of methamphetamine through Kansas City, aboard a bus.

News

FILE — The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department

Kansas City, KS police identify victim in hit-and-run crash

Updated: 18 hours ago
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By Heidi Schmidt
Kansas City, Kansas, police release the name of a woman killed in a hit-and-run crash on North 55th Street and Leavenworth Road.

News

Raytown Middle School classes resume following alleged threat

Updated: 19 hours ago
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By Heidi Schmidt
Raytown Quality Schools resumed classes at the middle school after investigating an alleged threat made by a student.

News

The FBI is working with Lamar Advertising to publicize the search for 3 wanted fugitives...

FBI steps up search for 3 Missouri fugitives wanted on drug crimes

Updated: 19 hours ago
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By Heidi Schmidt
Kansas City FBI releases pictures, puts up billboards, as agents search for three fugitives wanted on drug-related crimes.

News

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Dylan Coleman throws against the Houston Astros during the...

Royals acquire pitcher Carlos Mateo from Astros for pitcher Dylan Coleman

Updated: 20 hours ago
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By The Associated Press
Coleman, 27, was 5-4 with a 3.88 ERA over 92 2/3 innings in 96 games over parts of three seasons with Kansas City

News

Some neighbors in the northland are saying Not in our backyard! A plan to move the Todd Creek...

Proposed site of wastewater facility now undergoing environmental study

Updated: 20 hours ago
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By Joe Hennessy
The proposed site of the current Todd Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility, which could be in both Kansas City and unincorporated Platte County, is still up in the air.

News

Blue Valley Southwest quarterback Dylan Dunn won the Thomas A. Simone Award winner, given to...

Blue Valley Southwest quarterback wins coveted Simone Award

Updated: 20 hours ago
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By Marleah Campbell
Dylan Dunn finished his senior season with 3,777 passing yards, 47 touchdowns and five interceptions.

News

The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office said nearly 1,000 fentanyl pills were seized during a...

Kansas City teens join in the fight against fentanyl

Updated: 21 hours ago
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By Nathan Brennan
High school students in the Northland are helping city officials brainstorm ways to get drugs off the streets.

News

Page Communications released pictures of Metro North Crossing, which will open in Kansas City,...

New Northland restaurants announced at site of former mall

Updated: 21 hours ago
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By Heidi Schmidt
Kansas City's Metro North Crossing prepares to open new businesses in 2024 as the development brings more entertainment, restaurant options to the Northland.

Entertainment

The Kansas City Zoo announced its GloWild Lantern Festival will be open from Sept. 29 to Dec. 30.

Kansas City Zoo ‘GloWild’ ticket includes aquarium certain dates

Updated: 22 hours ago
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By Heidi Schmidt
Kansas City Zoo announced its Sobela Aquarium will be open late on Dec. 10 & 17, allowing people with GloWild tickets to also explore the new attraction.

News

Trash pickup will be rescheduled in Jackson, Mo. for Thanksgiving (Source: Pexels)

Independence extends litter pickup program that fights homelessness

Updated: 22 hours ago
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By Heidi Schmidt
Independence secures funding and plans to expand a program that helps fight homelessness by paying vulnerable people to pick up trash.

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Grayson O'Connor

Police called several times in recent years to downtown apartment where 5-year-old fell

Updated: 23 hours ago
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By Cyndi Fahrlander and Angie Ricono
The records show six of the eight calls were for disturbances and two for welfare checks on an individual.

News

Taylor Swift watches an NFL football game between the Los Angeles Chargers and against the...

Taylor Swift reveals relationship with Travis Kelce began before anyone knew

Updated: 24 hours ago
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By KCTV5 Staff and TMX
The relationship “started when Travis very adorably put me on blast on his podcast, which I thought was metal as hell,” Swift said.

News

FILE — Former K-State offensive coordinator Collin Klein.

Former K-State star QB, offensive coordinator leaves for same role at Texas A&M, per report

Updated: Dec. 6, 2023 at 9:27 AM CST
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By KCTV5 Staff
Klein was a Heisman Trophy finalist for the Wildcats in 2012 and had coached at K-State for seven years.

Weather Forecast

Next 3 Days

FIRST WARN FORECAST: Temperatures mild Wednesday and tomorrow with winds ramping up overnight

Updated: Dec. 6, 2023 at 6:49 AM CST
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By Savannah Tennyson
Before the weekend, we will see warming temperatures today and tomorrow with breezy to windy conditions.

News

Two years ago, two days after Thanksgiving, Chastity Cooper got in a horrible car crash.

KC family giving gifts away to turn tragedy into triumph

Updated: Dec. 5, 2023 at 10:34 PM CST
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By Grace Smith
One local family is giving gifts as a way to turn tragedy into triumph.

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Olathe Police locate missing 13-year-old

Updated: Dec. 5, 2023 at 10:04 PM CST
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By KCTV5 Staff
The Olathe Police Department is seeking the public’s help to locate a missing 13-year-old.

Crime

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Lenexa Police: 15-year-old charged with aggravated robbery

Updated: Dec. 5, 2023 at 9:09 PM CST
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By Gabe Swartz
A teenager in Lenexa is in custody following an armed robbery over the weekend.

News

KCK mayor Tyrone Garner gave a state of the county address on Tuesday.

KCK mayor says Wyandotte “not at its best” in state of the county address

Updated: Dec. 5, 2023 at 8:08 PM CST
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By Ryan Hennessy
ayor Tyrone Garner gave his first Unified Government of Wyandotte County Address and summed it up simply saying, Wyandotte is “not at its best.”

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Teammates of Nolan Davidson were among those who participated in a walk to support the...

Lenexa community walks to support 9-year-old injured in car crash

Updated: Dec. 5, 2023 at 6:40 PM CST
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By Nydja Hood
People gathered in Lenexa on Tuesday for a walk to honor a 9-year-old boy hit in a car crash.

News

Former Kansas City Mayor Richard "Dick" Berkley died Wednesday, Nov. 29, at the age of 92.

Date, time for public service honoring former mayor Dick Berkley announced

Updated: Dec. 5, 2023 at 6:12 PM CST
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By KCTV5 Staff
A date and time for a celebration of life honoring former Kansas City mayor Richard “Dick” Berkley, has been set.

News

Soccer players at The Soccer Lot in Kansas City, shared their excitement for Copa America...

With Copa America coming to KC local socceer fans say it’s ‘surreal’

Updated: Dec. 5, 2023 at 5:52 PM CST
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By Jiani Navarro
KCTV5 visited a local indoor soccer complex, and many of the players said they are counting down the days until the Copa America comes to their city.

News

CBS Sports and Nickelodeon announce the Kansas City Chiefs and Las Vegas Raiders will play in...

Chiefs, Raiders joined by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for Christmas Day Game

Updated: Dec. 5, 2023 at 4:23 PM CST
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By Heidi Schmidt
The Kansas City Chiefs-Las Vegas Raiders game at Arrowhead on Christmas Day will be known as the Nickmas Game and be shown on Nickelodeon featuring animated slime, ninja turtles, and Christmas decorations.

News

Bert L. Torrey, 81, was last seen about 6 a.m. Tuesday at his home near NE 77th Street and...

Silver Alert issued for missing 81-year-old Missouri man in need of medication

Updated: Dec. 5, 2023 at 3:12 PM CST
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By KCTV5 Staff
Bert Torrey was last seen in a black fur coat, blue overalls and brown work boots.

Crime

Terrion Gully-Henry was charged with murder after a Nov. 15 shooting at a Platte City,...

Platte City shooting suspect charged with murder

Updated: Dec. 5, 2023 at 2:58 PM CST
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By Gabe Swartz
A man who was alleged to have been part of a drug deal that turned into a double shooting has now been charged with murder.

News

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Missouri representative’s bill could help solve missing people cases

Updated: Dec. 5, 2023 at 2:25 PM CST
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By Heidi Schmidt
A Missouri lawmaker from the St. Louis area pre-filed a bill that would require law enforcement to use the NamUS database when investigating missing people in hopes of learning if they are found in other states.

News

Olathe Police Department shared video of Capt. Joel Yeldell throwing a football the length of...

VIDEO: Kansas police captain makes full court trick shot

Updated: Dec. 5, 2023 at 1:39 PM CST
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By Heidi Schmidt
Trick shot day: Olathe Police Captain Joel Yeldell threw a football the length of a basketball court to make a trick shot.

Community

Residents at Brookdale Senior Living and Rehabilitation didn’t just say how thankful they were...

Senior serenade: Brookdale residents sing praises to nursing staff

Updated: Dec. 5, 2023 at 1:10 PM CST
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By Nathan Brennan
During the holiday season, many people take days off to spend time with family and friends, but for many first responders and caretakers, there are no days off.

News

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Kansas City’s food scene up for 2024 ‘Eater’ honor

Updated: Dec. 5, 2023 at 12:47 PM CST
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By Heidi Schmidt
Kansas City is a finalist for Eater's Top 10 Cities to eat in 2024 list, but readers and foodies will have the final say through an online vote.

News

Andrew Mullin is approximately 6 feet tall, weighs 175 pounds and was last seen wearing orange...

Deputies ask public for help as concern grows over missing Missouri man

Updated: Dec. 5, 2023 at 12:45 PM CST
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By KCTV5 Staff
He is approximately 6 feet tall, weighs 175 pounds and was last seen wearing orange bib overalls.

News

The Kansas City Zoo is holding a naming contest to for its new baby tree kangaroo.

Here’s how you can help name a baby kangaroo at the KC Zoo

Updated: Dec. 5, 2023 at 12:20 PM CST
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By KCTV5 Staff
The deadline to vote is Friday, Dec. 8, at 5 p.m.

News

The Kansas City Current released new renderings for its Riverfront Stadium, expected be...

Kansas City Current announces farm-to-table restaurant for CPKC stadium

Updated: Dec. 5, 2023 at 10:58 AM CST
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By Heidi Schmidt
Kansas City Current announces Room 39 farm-to-table restaurant will be included in CPKC Stadium when it opens in early 2024.
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